/*
* File : PluginInterface.java
* Created : 2 nov. 2003 18:48:47
* By : Olivier
*
* Azureus - a Java Bittorrent client
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details ( see the LICENSE file ).
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package org.gudy.azureus2.plugins;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.sharing.ShareManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.sharing.ShareException;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.tracker.Tracker;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.utils.Utilities;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.logging.Logger;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.messaging.MessageManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.network.ConnectionManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ipc.IPCInterface;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ipfilter.IPFilter;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ddb.DistributedDatabase;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.download.DownloadManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.torrent.TorrentManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.platform.PlatformManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ui.*;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ui.config.Parameter;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ui.config.ConfigSection;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ui.config.PluginConfigUIFactory;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.update.UpdateManager;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.utils.ShortCuts;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.clientid.*;
import org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.dht.mainline.MainlineDHTManager;
/**
* Defines the communication interface between Azureus and Plugins
* @author Olivier
*/
public interface PluginInterface {
/**
* Retrieve the name of the application.
*
* @return the Application's name
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public String getAzureusName();
/**
* Returns the name of the application that the user sees - if you need to
* display the name of the program, you should use this method.
*
* @return 3.0.5.3
*/
public String getApplicationName();
/** Retrieve the Application's version as a string.
*
* @return Application's version. Typically in the following formats (regexp):<br>
* [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+<br>
* [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+_CVS<br>
* [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+_B[0-9]+
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public String
getAzureusVersion();
/**
* adds a tab under the 'plugins' tab in the config view.<br>
* Use {@link #getPluginConfigUIFactory()} to get the
* {@link PluginConfigUIFactory} class, from which you can create different
* types of parameters.
*
* @param parameters the Parameter(s) to be edited
* @param displayName the under which it should display.<br>
* Azureus will look-up for ConfigView.section.plugins.<i>displayName</i>; into the lang files
* in order to find the localized displayName. (see i18n)
*
* @since 2.0.6.0
* @deprecated Use of this is discouraged - use {@link UIManager#getBasicPluginViewModel(String)}
* to get a <tt>BasicPluginViewModel</tt> instance, and then use the methods on that to add
* parameters.
*/
public void addConfigUIParameters(Parameter[] parameters, String displayName);
/**
* adds a ConfigSection to the config view.<p>
* In contrast to addConfigUIParameters, this gives you total control over
* a tab. Please be kind and use localizable text.<BR>
*
* @param section ConfigSection to be added to the Config view
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
* @deprecated Use {@link UIManager#createBasicPluginConfigModel(String)} instead.
*/
public void addConfigSection(ConfigSection section);
/**
*
* @param section
* @since 2.3.0.5
*/
public void removeConfigSection( ConfigSection section );
/**
*
* @return List of ConfigSections for this plugin
*
* @since 2.5.0.1
*/
ConfigSection[] getConfigSections();
/**
* Gives access to the tracker functionality
* @return The tracker
*
* @since 2.0.6.0
*/
public Tracker getTracker();
/**
* Gives access to the logger
* @return The logger
*
* @since 2.0.7.0
*/
public Logger getLogger();
/**
* Gives access to the IP filter
* @return An object that allows access to IP Filtering
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
*/
public IPFilter
getIPFilter();
/**
* Gives access to the download manager
* @return An object that allows management of downloads
*
* @since 2.0.7.0
*/
public DownloadManager
getDownloadManager();
/**
* Gives access to the sharing functionality
* @return
*
* @since 2.0.7.0
*/
public ShareManager
getShareManager()
throws ShareException;
/**
* Gives access to the torrent manager
* @return An object to manage torrents
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
*/
public TorrentManager
getTorrentManager();
/**
* access to various utility functions
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public Utilities
getUtilities();
/**
* access to a set of convenience routines for doing things in a quicker, although less
* structured, fashion
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public ShortCuts
getShortCuts();
/**
* access to UI extension features
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public UIManager
getUIManager();
/**
* access to the update manager used to update plugins. required for non-Azureus SF hosted
* plugins (SF ones are managed automatically)
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public UpdateManager
getUpdateManager();
/**
* opens a torrent file given its name
* @param fileName The Name of the file that azureus must open
*
* @since 2.0.4.0
*
* @deprecated Use {@link DownloadManager#addDownload}
*/
public void openTorrentFile(String fileName);
/**
* opens a torrent file given the url it's at
* @param url The String representation of the url pointing to a torrent file
*
* @since 2.0.4.0
*
* @deprecated Use {@link DownloadManager#addDownload}
*/
public void openTorrentURL(String url);
/**
* gives access to the plugin properties
* @return the properties from the file plugin.properties
*
* @since 2.0.4.0
*/
public Properties getPluginProperties();
/**
* Gives access to the plugin installation path - note, if you want to use this
* path to store data files in, it would be better for you to use
* {@link PluginConfig#getPluginUserFile(String)} instead.
* @return the full path the plugin is installed in
*
* @since 2.0.4.0
*/
public String getPluginDirectoryName();
/**
* gives access to the per-user plugin directory. Useful for shared plugins that need to store
* per-user state. Will be same as getPluginDirectoryName for per-user installed plugins
* directory may not yet exist
* @return
*/
public String getPerUserPluginDirectoryName();
/**
* Returns the value of "plugin.name" if it exists in the properties file, otherwise the directory name is returned.
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public String getPluginName();
/**
* Returns the version number of the plugin it if can be deduced from either the name of
* the jar file it is loaded from or the properties file. null otherwise
*
* @return Version number as a string, or null
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public String
getPluginVersion();
/**
* Returns an identifier used to identify this particular plugin
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public String
getPluginID();
/**
* Whether or not this is a mandatory plugin. Mandatory plugins take priority over update checks, for example,
* over optional ones.
*
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isMandatory()}.
*/
public boolean
isMandatory();
/**
* Built-in plugins are those used internally by Azureus, for example the UPnP plugin
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isBuiltIn()}.
*/
public boolean
isBuiltIn();
/**
* gives access to the plugin config interface
* @return the PluginConfig object associated with this plugin
*/
public PluginConfig getPluginconfig();
/**
* gives access to the plugin Config UI Factory
* @return the PluginConfigUIFactory associated with this plugin
*
* @deprecated Use of this is discouraged - use {@link UIManager#getBasicPluginViewModel(String)}
* to get a <tt>BasicPluginViewModel</tt> instance, and then use the methods on that to add
* parameters.
*/
public PluginConfigUIFactory getPluginConfigUIFactory();
/**
* gives access to the ClassLoader used to load the plugin
* @return
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
*/
public ClassLoader
getPluginClassLoader();
/**
* Returns an initialised plugin instance with its own scope (e.g. for config params).
* Designed for loading secondary plugins directly from a primary one.
* Note - ensure that the bundled secondary plugins do *not* contain a plugin.properties as
* this will cause no end of problems.
* @param plugin must implement Plugin
* @param id the unique id of this plugin (used to scope config params etc)
* @return
*/
public PluginInterface
getLocalPluginInterface(
Class plugin,
String id )
throws PluginException;
/**
* get the inter-plugin-communcations interface for this plugin
* @return
*/
public IPCInterface
getIPC ();
/**
* Gives access to the plugin itself
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public Plugin
getPlugin();
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if the plugin is running, returns <tt>false</tt> if the
* plugin isn't running for some reason.
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isOperational()}.
*/
public boolean
isOperational();
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if the plugin has been marked as disabled, and prevented
* from initialising.
*
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isDisabled}.
*/
public boolean
isDisabled();
/**
* Sets whether the plugin can be loaded or not. If you are trying to affect if the plugin
* can be loaded at startup - use {@link #setLoadedAtStartup(boolean)} instead. This needs
* to be called prior to a plugin's initialisation to take effect.
*
* @since 2.3.0.1
* @param disabled
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#setDisabled(boolean)}.
*/
public void setDisabled(boolean disabled);
/**
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isUnloadable()}.
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public boolean
isUnloadable();
/**
* @since 2503/3005
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#isShared()}.
*/
public boolean
isShared();
/**
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#unload()}.
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public void
unload()
throws PluginException;
/**
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#reload()}.
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public void
reload()
throws PluginException;
/**
* Uninstall this plugin if it has been loaded from a plugin directory. Deletes the
* plugin directory
* @deprecated Use {@link PluginState#uninstall()}.
* @throws PluginException
*/
public void
uninstall()
throws PluginException;
/**
* Indicates whether or not the current thread is the one responsible for running
* plugin initialisation
* @return
*/
public boolean
isInitialisationThread();
/**
* gives access to the plugin manager
* @return
*
* @since 2.1.0.0
*/
public PluginManager
getPluginManager();
/**
*
* @return
* @since 2.2.0.3
*/
public ClientIDManager
getClientIDManager();
/**
* Get the connection manager.
* @since 2.2.0.3
* @return manager
*/
public ConnectionManager getConnectionManager();
/**
* Get the peer messaging manager.
* @since 2.2.0.3
* @return manager
*/
public MessageManager getMessageManager();
/**
* Get the distributed database
* @since 2.2.0.3
* @return
*/
public DistributedDatabase
getDistributedDatabase();
/**
* Gets the platform manager that gives access to native functionality
* @return
*/
public PlatformManager
getPlatformManager();
/**
*
* @since 2.0.7.0
*/
public void
addListener(
PluginListener l );
/**
*
* @since 2.0.7.0
*/
public void
removeListener(
PluginListener l );
/**
* Fire a plugin-specific event. See PluginEvent for details of type values to use
* @since 2403
* @param event
*/
public void
firePluginEvent(
PluginEvent event );
/**
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
*/
public void
addEventListener(
PluginEventListener l );
/**
*
* @since 2.0.8.0
*/
public void
removeEventListener(
PluginEventListener l );
/**
* Returns the manager object for registering plugins that connect to the
* Mainline DHT.
*
* @since 3.0.4.3
*/
public MainlineDHTManager getMainlineDHTManager();
/**
* Returns an object that provides information the current state of the plugin,
* and provides various mechanisms to query and control plugins and their
* integration with Azureus at a low-level.
*
* @since 3.1.1.1
*/
public PluginState getPluginState();
}