6.2.2 Dynamic Methods

Several methods are dynamically inserted onto each plugin. These methods do not need to be included in the plugin class, and will be overwritten if included. Additionally, a logger is inserted into each plugin as discussed in the next section.

The inserted methods are shown below (full definitions can be found in AbstractPlugin and AbstractPluginInfo):

• public void start() throws PluginStartException; (equivalent to the start method in 6.6.4 Plugin Control Service)
• public void stop() throws PluginStopException; (equivalent to the stop method in 6.6.4 Plugin Control Service)
• public Log getLog(); (see 6.2.3 Logging)
• public ConfigObject getAppConfig(); (see 6.2.5 Configuration)
• public String message(Map parameters); (see 6.2.4 i18n Messaging)
• public String getPluginType();
• public PluginState getState();
• public Integer getPollInterval();
• public Boolean getAutoStart();
• public Map<String, Object> getConfig(); (see 6.2.5 Configuration)

Many of these methods are provided for convenience and are discussed in the linked pages or the following sections.