cytoscape.plugin
Class PluginProperties

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
      java.util.Hashtable<Object,Object>
          java.util.Properties
              cytoscape.plugin.PluginProperties

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Object,Object>

public class PluginProperties
extends Properties

This class reads the plugin.props file that is expected to be in each plugin jar file and turns it into a PluginInfo object for the PluginManager

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class

PluginProperties.PluginProperty Properties in the plugin.props file

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.Properties

defaults

Constructor Summary

PluginProperties(CytoscapePlugin Plugin)
The plugin.props file is expected to be in the jar file under the package directory.

Method Summary

PluginInfo

fillPluginInfoObject(DownloadableInfo info) Takes a PluginInfo object (can be null) and fills it in with information that would not come from a properties file like the unique identifier and download url.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Properties

getProperty, getProperty, list, list, load, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNames

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PluginProperties

public PluginProperties(CytoscapePlugin Plugin)
                 throws IOException

The plugin.props file is expected to be in the jar file under the package directory. It will not be found if it is anywhere else.

Parameters:

Plugin -

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

fillPluginInfoObject

public PluginInfo fillPluginInfoObject(DownloadableInfo info)
                                throws ManagerException

Takes a PluginInfo object (can be null) and fills it in with information that would not come from a properties file like the unique identifier and download url.

Parameters:

info -

Returns:

Throws:

ManagerException