Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.andami;

import java.io.File;

import java.util.Iterator;

import java.util.List;

import org.gvsig.andami.plugins.ExclusiveUIExtension;

import org.gvsig.andami.plugins.IExtension;

import org.gvsig.installer.lib.api.PackageInfo;

public interface PluginsManager {

    /**

     * Return the associated pluginServices to the extension class passed as parameter.

     * @param extension

     * @return

     */

        public PluginServices getPlugin(Class<? extends IExtension> extension);

        public PluginServices getPlugin(String pluginName);

        public PackageInfo getPackageInfo(Class<? extends IExtension> extension);

        public List<PluginServices> getPlugins();

        public IExtension getExtension(Class<? extends IExtension> extension);

        public Iterator<IExtension> getExtensions();

        public void setExclusiveUIExtension(ExclusiveUIExtension extension);

        public ExclusiveUIExtension getExclusiveUIExtension();

    /**

     * @deprecated @see {@link #getPluginsFolder()}

     */

    @Deprecated

        public File getPluginsDirectory();

    public String getText(Object obj, String msg);

    /**

     * Returns the main application folder, where the application is installed.

     * 

     * @return the main application folder

     */

    public File getApplicationFolder();

    /**

     * Returns the application folder in the home of user.

     * 

     * @return the main application folder

     */

    public File getApplicationHomeFolder();

    /**

     * Returns the plugins folder.

     * 

     * @return the plugins folder

     */

    public File getPluginsFolder();

    /**

     * Returns the default folder with the installable package bundles.

     * 

     * @return the default folder with the installable package bundles

     */

    public File getInstallFolder();

}