org.pentaho.platform.api.engine
Interface IPluginLifecycleListener

All Known Subinterfaces:

IPlatformPlugin

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlatformPlugin

public interface IPluginLifecycleListener

This interface provides entry points to the plugin manager for plugin loading, and unloading. In other words, a plugin can respond to it's state with respect to the plugin manager.

Author:

mbatchel

Method Summary

void	init() Called just prior to the plugin being registered with the platform.
void	loaded() Called after the plugin has been registered with the platform, i.e.
void	unLoaded() Called when the plugin needs to be unloaded.

Method Detail

init

void init()
          throws PluginLifecycleException

Called just prior to the plugin being registered with the platform. Note: This event does *not* precede the detection of the plugin by any IPluginProviders

Throws:

PluginLifecycleException - if an error occurred

loaded

void loaded()
            throws PluginLifecycleException

Called after the plugin has been registered with the platform, i.e. all content generators, components, etc. have been loaded.

Throws:

PluginLifecycleException - if an error occurred

unLoaded

void unLoaded()
              throws PluginLifecycleException

Called when the plugin needs to be unloaded. This method should release all resources and return things to a pre-loaded state.

Throws:

PluginLifecycleException - if an error occurred