IControlCenterPlugin (Jadex Active Component Platform 4.0.177 API)

All Superinterfaces:

IPropertiesProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComponentPlugin, AbstractGenericPlugin, AbstractJCCPlugin, AbstractServicePlugin, AppStorePlugin, ChatPlugin, ComanalyzerPlugin, ComponentViewerPlugin, ConversationPlugin, DebuggerPlugin, EmailClientPlugin, FileTransferPlugin, LibraryServicePlugin, MonitoringServicePlugin, SecurityServicePlugin, SimulationServicePlugin, StarterPlugin, TestCenterPlugin
```
public interface IControlCenterPlugin
extends IPropertiesProvider
```
Interface for control center plugins.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`javax.swing.JMenu[]`	`getMenuBar()`	Get the menu bar containing the menus that should be added to the JCC menu bar.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Return the unique name of this plugin.
`javax.swing.JComponent[]`	`getToolBar()`	Create a tool bar containing the items that should be added to the JCC tool bar.
`javax.swing.Icon`	`getToolIcon(boolean selected)`	Return the icon representing this plugin.
`javax.swing.JComponent`	`getView()`	Return the panel that is shown in the center of the JCC design.
`IFuture<java.lang.Void>`	`init(IControlCenter main)`	This initializes a plugin and is done in context of a swing thread.
`boolean`	`isLazy()`	Lazy plugins are inited on first access.
`IFuture<java.lang.Void>`	`pushPlatformSettings()`	Store settings if any in platform settings service.
`IFuture<java.lang.Void>`	`shutdown()`	Informs the plugin that it should stop all its computation

Methods inherited from interface jadex.commons.IPropertiesProvider
getProperties, setProperties

- Method Detail
  - isLazy
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boolean isLazy()
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    Lazy plugins are inited on first access.
  - init
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IFuture<java.lang.Void> init(IControlCenter main)
```
    This initializes a plugin and is done in context of a swing thread.
  - shutdown
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IFuture<java.lang.Void> shutdown()
```
    Informs the plugin that it should stop all its computation
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName()
```
    Return the unique name of this plugin. This method may be called before init(). Used e.g. to store properties of each plugin.
  - getToolIcon
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javax.swing.Icon getToolIcon(boolean selected)
```
    Return the icon representing this plugin. This method may be called before init().
  - getView
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javax.swing.JComponent getView()
```
    Return the panel that is shown in the center of the JCC design. This is called in swing thread context.
  - getMenuBar
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javax.swing.JMenu[] getMenuBar()
```
    Get the menu bar containing the menus that should be added to the JCC menu bar.
  - getToolBar
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javax.swing.JComponent[] getToolBar()
```
    Create a tool bar containing the items that should be added to the JCC tool bar.
  - pushPlatformSettings
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IFuture<java.lang.Void> pushPlatformSettings()
```
    Store settings if any in platform settings service.