ApplicationPlugin


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19  package org.java.plugin.boot;
20  
21  import org.java.plugin.Plugin;
22  import org.java.plugin.util.ExtendedProperties;
23  
24  /**
25   * This class is for "application" plug-ins - a JPF based program entry point.
26   * The class is part of "standard boot scenario" when
27   * {@link org.java.plugin.boot.DefaultApplicationInitializer} is used for
28   * application initializing.
29   * 
30   * @version $Id: ApplicationPlugin.java,v 1.4 2006/01/27 20:52:15 ddimon Exp $
31   */
32  public abstract class ApplicationPlugin extends Plugin {
33      /**
34       * This method should instantiate and configure application instance that
35       * will then be started.
36       * @param config application configuration data, see
37       *               {@link DefaultApplicationInitializer} for description on
38       *               how plug-in configuration data composed from
39       *               <code>boot.properties</code>
40       * @param args command line arguments as they passed to program
41       *             <code>main</code> method
42       * @return initialized ready to start application instance
43       * @throws Exception if any error has occurred during application
44       *                   initializing
45       */
46      protected abstract Application initApplication(ExtendedProperties config,
47              String  [] args) throws Exception  ;
48  }
49
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