Plug-in Developer Manual
This manual describes first how to create plug-ins for HIPE. It ends with a description of the mechanism that HIPE component developers can use to become aware of plug-ins.
Quick guide: Creating Simple Plug-ins
Plug-ins can be created to do lots of fancy things, but most of the time people will want to use to share some pools, some Jython scripts, and/or possible some Java code. These standard cases are described here. One case does not exclude the other; combining the steps from the different cases described here will work.
How to create a plug-in with some pools
How to create a plug-in with some Jython code
How to create a plug-in with some Java code
What you must avoid / Invalid plug-ins
- having a file called pools
- having a file or directory called work
Slightly more advanced topics
Customizing your plug-in
the plugin.xml options
Advanced: The plug-in installation process
Using a custom installer
Using a WebStart installer
Configuring the plug-in post-installation
Advanced: Using Java code from your plug-in from Jython
Remove? Works automatically?
For HIPE component developers: Reacting to plug-ins from your component
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PaulBalm - 27 Aug 2010