cytoscape.plugin
Class CytoscapePlugin

java.lang.Object
  cytoscape.plugin.CytoscapePlugin

public abstract class CytoscapePlugin

extends Object

A CytoscapePlugin is the new "Global" plugin. A CytoscapePlugin constructor does not have any arguments, since it is Network agnostic. Instead all access to the Cytoscape Data Structures is handled throught the static methods provided by cytoscape.Cytoscape. It is encouraged, but not mandatory, for plugins to override the describe method to state what the plugin does and how it should be used.

Constructor Summary

CytoscapePlugin()
There are no arguments required or allowed in a CytoscapePlugin constructor.

Method Summary

void	activate() If implemented, then this plugin will be activated after being initialized
void	deactivate() If implemented then this plugin can remove itself from the Menu system, and anything else, when the user decides to deactivate it.
String	describe() method returning a String description of the plugin.
String	getScriptName() If this plugin is scriptable, then this will return a unique script name, that will come after the colon like: :name
CyNetwork	interpretScript(String[] args, CyNetwork network) Take a CyNetwork as input along with some arguments, and return a CyNetwork, which can be the same, or different, it doesn't really matter, and is up to the individual plugin.
boolean	isScriptable() If true, this plugin is capable if accepting scripts, and we will find out what its script name is
static boolean	loadPlugin(Class pluginClass) Attempts to instantiate a plugin of the class argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CytoscapePlugin

public CytoscapePlugin()

There are no arguments required or allowed in a CytoscapePlugin constructor.

Method Detail

isScriptable

public boolean isScriptable()

If true, this plugin is capable if accepting scripts, and we will find out what its script name is

getScriptName

public String getScriptName()

If this plugin is scriptable, then this will return a unique script name, that will come after the colon like: :name

interpretScript

public CyNetwork interpretScript(String[] args,
                                 CyNetwork network)

Take a CyNetwork as input along with some arguments, and return a CyNetwork, which can be the same, or different, it doesn't really matter, and is up to the individual plugin.

activate

public void activate()

If implemented, then this plugin will be activated after being initialized

deactivate

public void deactivate()

If implemented then this plugin can remove itself from the Menu system, and anything else, when the user decides to deactivate it.

describe

public String describe()

method returning a String description of the plugin.

loadPlugin

public static boolean loadPlugin(Class pluginClass)

Attempts to instantiate a plugin of the class argument.

Returns:

true if the plugin was successfulyl constructed, false otherwise