org.cytoscape.app
Class AbstractCyApp

java.lang.Object
  org.cytoscape.app.AbstractCyApp

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractCySwingApp

public abstract class AbstractCyApp
extends Object

The primary app interface for Cytoscape that all apps must extend. App developers will have access to all core Cytoscape 3.X services, but are not required to know about or use Maven or OSGi. This interface does not provide access to Swing or GUI related services, for that use AbstractCySwingApp found in the org.cytoscape.app.swing package. There are limitations on which packages may be included in the app jar based on those already loaded in the classpath. To load alternative versions of the same library used by other apps or Cytoscape itself, it will be necessary to write your app using OSGi.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (Abstract Class): This class is abstract and meant to be extended by users. This means that we may add methods for minor version updates. Methods will only be removed for major version updates.

Field Summary

protected CyAppAdapter

adapter Reference to access Cytoscape functionality -- various managers and factories that are normally available as OSGi services.

Constructor Summary

AbstractCyApp(CyAppAdapter adapter)
The constructor that all apps must call using "super(adapter);" where the "adapter" is a CyAppAdapter reference provided as an argument to the constructor.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

adapter

protected CyAppAdapter adapter

Reference to access Cytoscape functionality -- various managers and factories that are normally available as OSGi services.

Constructor Detail

AbstractCyApp

public AbstractCyApp(CyAppAdapter adapter)

The constructor that all apps must call using "super(adapter);" where the "adapter" is a CyAppAdapter reference provided as an argument to the constructor. Cytoscape's app loader will execute the constructor and provide the proper CyAppAdapter reference.

 
 public class MyApp extends AbstractCyApp {
    public MyApp(CyAppAdapter adapter) {
       super(adapter);
       // app code here
    }
 }
 

Parameters:

adapter - a CyAppAdapter reference provided as an argument to the constructor.