PlugFace Framework

PLUGFACE IS STILL IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT. WAIT FOR THE 1.0.0-RELEASE FOR PRODUCTION USE
This README refers to versions 0.6.0+ which has undergone a major rewrite

PlugFace is a simple, lightweight, high abstraction plugin framework for Java applications. It focuses on simplicity, easy and clean API and modularity. Visit the Documentation for more in-depth information.

Browse the Javadoc here

Core Concepts

Simple Plugin annotation to mark entry points to be loaded and registered in the classpath at runtime.
PluginManager utility class to load, configure and register plugins. It should be the primary way for applications to manage the PlugFace echosystems.
A PluginContext that acts as a repository for registered plugins and managers. It holds the reference to all the plugins that have been registered.
Pluggable source mechanism. Implementing the PluginSource interface allows for nearly infinite possibilities as to from where plugins are loaded.
Dependency injection: plugins can require other plugins using the standard Java @Inject annotation. If using the plugface-spring module for Spring integration, plugins can also have Spring bean injected in their constructors (but not the other way around). (See [Dependency Injection]())

Download

There are many ways to download PlugFace. The easiest one is to use a build management system like Maven or Gradle.
Check out the Download section of the Docs for the full list.
If using Spring Framework you may want to use plugface-spring instead of plugface-core for an out-of-the-box integration

To download the latest stable release in Maven, add the following snippet to the <dependencies> section of your pom.xml:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.plugface</groupId>
    <artifactId>plugface-core</artifactId>
    <version>${release.version}</version>
</dependency>

For Gradle, add the following lines to build.gradle:

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

Then add:

dependencies {
    compile 'org.plugface:plugface-core:$RELEASEVERSION'
}

Quick Start

Check out the Quickstart guides for more detailed instructions.

License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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