/*
* Main.java
*
* Copyright (c) 2008, Ralf Biedert All rights reserved.
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package quickstart;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import net.xeoh.plugins.base.PluginManager;
import net.xeoh.plugins.base.impl.PluginManagerFactory;
import quickstart.outputservice.OutputService;
/**
* @author rb
*
*/
public class Main {
/**
* @param args
* @throws MalformedURLException
*/
public static void main(final String[] args) throws MalformedURLException {
/*
* The is the only time you have to access a class directly. Just returns the
* Plugin manager.
*/
final PluginManager pmf = PluginManagerFactory.createPluginManager();
/*
* Add plugins from somewhere. Be sure to put *the right path* in here. This
* method may be called multiple times. If you plan to deliver your application
* replace bin/ with for example myplugins.jar
*/
pmf.addPluginsFrom(new File("bin/").toURI());
/*
* Thats it. Technically all plugins have now been loaded and are running. If you
* would like to retrieve one, do it like this:
*/
final OutputService plugin = pmf.getPlugin(OutputService.class);
plugin.doSomething();
}
}