/*
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 */
package com.servoy.j2db.plugins;


import java.net.URL;
import java.util.List;

import com.servoy.j2db.IManager;

/**
 * Public interface for the plugin manager
 * 
 * @author jblok
 */
public interface IPluginManager extends IManager
{
	/**
	 * Create a bean based from an classname.
	 * 
	 * @param pluginSubType the class
	 * @param name the plugin name
	 * @return the instance
	 */
	public <T extends IPlugin> T getPlugin(Class<T> pluginSubType, String name);

	/**
	 * Get a list of all loaded plugins for a class type
	 * 
	 * @param pluginSubType the class name
	 * @return instances
	 */
	public <T extends IPlugin> List<T> getPlugins(Class<T> pluginSubType);

	/**
	 * Get the plugin classloader
	 * 
	 * @return ClassLoader
	 */
	public ClassLoader getClassLoader();

	/**
	 * Dynamically add a client plugin, only to be used from OSGi bundles
	 * @since 8.0
	 */
	public void addClientExtension(String clientPluginClassName, URL extension, URL[] supportLibs) throws PluginException;
}