org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util
Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginManager

public class PluginManager
extends Object

Loads and manages all the plugins.

Constructor Summary

PluginManager(String category)
Constructs a PluginManager for the plugin category name given.

Method Summary

static void	addPackage(String p) Adds a package name to be scanned for plugins.
static void	addPackages(Collection<String> packages) Adds a list of package names to be scanned for plugins.
void	collectPlugins() Locates all the plugins.
void	collectPlugins(List<String> packages) Locates all the plugins including search of specific packages.
Map<String,PluginType<?>>	getPlugins() Returns all the matching plugins.
PluginType<?>	getPluginType(String name) Returns the type of a specified plugin.
static void	main(String[] args) Deprecated. Use PluginProcessor instead. To do so, simply include log4j-core in your dependencies and make sure annotation processing is not disabled. By default, supported Java compilers will automatically use that plugin processor provided log4j-core is on the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluginManager

public PluginManager(String category)

Constructs a PluginManager for the plugin category name given.

Parameters:

category - The plugin category name.

Method Detail

main

@Deprecated
public static void main(String[] args)

Deprecated. Use PluginProcessor instead. To do so, simply include log4j-core in your dependencies and make sure annotation processing is not disabled. By default, supported Java compilers will automatically use that plugin processor provided log4j-core is on the classpath.

Process annotated plugins.

addPackage

public static void addPackage(String p)

Adds a package name to be scanned for plugins. Must be invoked prior to plugins being collected.

Parameters:

p - The package name. Ignored if null or empty.

addPackages

public static void addPackages(Collection<String> packages)

Adds a list of package names to be scanned for plugins. Convenience method for addPackage(String).

Parameters:

packages - collection of package names to add. Empty and null package names are ignored.

getPluginType

public PluginType<?> getPluginType(String name)

Returns the type of a specified plugin.

Parameters:

name - The name of the plugin.

Returns:

The plugin's type.

getPlugins

public Map<String,PluginType<?>> getPlugins()

Returns all the matching plugins.

Returns:

A Map containing the name of the plugin and its type.

collectPlugins

public void collectPlugins()

Locates all the plugins.

collectPlugins

public void collectPlugins(List<String> packages)

Locates all the plugins including search of specific packages. Warns about name collisions.

Parameters:

packages - the list of packages to scan for plugins

Since:

2.1