Plugin (CMS API 15.5.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.hippoecm.frontend.plugin.Plugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, org.apache.wicket.util.io.IClusterable, IPlugin

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractListColumnProviderPlugin, CmsLogoutService, DefaultFileUploadPreProcessorPlugin, HTMLDiffPlugin, UnitPlugin, UploadValidationPlugin, WireframePlugin
```
public abstract class Plugin
extends Object
implements IPlugin
```
Base class for plugins. Implements the IPlugin lifecycle events with no-ops, storing references to the IPluginContext and IPluginConfig.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.hippoecm.frontend.plugin.IPlugin
  CLASSNAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Plugin(IPluginContext context, IPluginConfig config)
Construct a new Plugin.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected IPluginConfig`	`getPluginConfig()`	The `IPluginConfig` for the plugin.
`protected IPluginContext`	`getPluginContext()`	The `IPluginContext` for the plugin.
`void`	`start()`	This method can be implemented by plugins to delay part of the initialization until subclasses have finished their construction.
`void`	`stop()`	Release references to external resources.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Plugin
```
public Plugin(IPluginContext context,
              IPluginConfig config)
```
    Construct a new Plugin.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the plugin context
    
    config - the plugin config
- Method Detail
  - getPluginContext
```
protected IPluginContext getPluginContext()
```
    The IPluginContext for the plugin.
  - getPluginConfig
```
protected IPluginConfig getPluginConfig()
```
    The IPluginConfig for the plugin.
  - start
```
public void start()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPlugin
    
    This method can be implemented by plugins to delay part of the initialization until subclasses have finished their construction.
    
    Specified by:
    
    start in interface IPlugin
  - stop
```
public void stop()
```
    Description copied from interface: IPlugin
    
    Release references to external resources. It is not necessary to unregister services or trackers; this is handled by the framework.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stop in interface IPlugin