org.jivesoftware.spark.plugin
Class PluginClassLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      java.security.SecureClassLoader
          java.net.URLClassLoader
              org.jivesoftware.spark.plugin.PluginClassLoader

public class PluginClassLoader
extends java.net.URLClassLoader

A simple classloader to extend the classpath to include all jars in a lib directory.

The new classpath includes all *.jar files.

Author:

Derek DeMoro

Constructor Summary

PluginClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader parent, java.io.File libDir)
Constructs the classloader.

Method Summary

void	addPlugin(java.io.File pluginDir) Adds all archives in a plugin to the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.net.URLClassLoader

addURL, definePackage, findClass, findResource, findResources, getPermissions, getURLs, newInstance, newInstance

Methods inherited from class java.security.SecureClassLoader

defineClass, defineClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PluginClassLoader

public PluginClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader parent,
                         java.io.File libDir)
                  throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Constructs the classloader.

Parameters:

parent - the parent class loader (or null for none).

libDir - the directory to load jar files from.

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException - if the libDir path is not valid.

Method Detail

addPlugin

public void addPlugin(java.io.File pluginDir)
               throws java.net.MalformedURLException

Adds all archives in a plugin to the classpath.

Parameters:

pluginDir - the directory of the plugin.

Throws:

java.net.MalformedURLException - the exception thrown if URL is not valid.