interface PluginLoader

Interface to implement different Strategies to load plugins. E.g. AmdPluginLoader in the future to load plugins if they are needed.

Methods

string

void

boolean

Promise

Method Details

• getStrategyName() Method

  Signature:

  getStrategyName(): string;

  Returns:

  string

  name from the loading strategy. This name is used to register and retrieve the plugin loader instance.

• init(registry) Method

  initiates the plugin loader with the plugin registry. This is needed, in order that the loader can check if a plugin is already loaded, or if the loading process was successful

  Signature:

  init(registry: PluginRegistry): void;

  Returns:

  void

  Parameter	Type	Description
  registry	PluginRegistry	the plugin registry

• isLoaded(plugin) Method

  Checks if the given plugin is already loaded.

  Signature:

  isLoaded(plugin: PluginName): boolean;

  Returns:

  boolean

  true if the given plugin is already loaded. Otherwise false.

  Parameter	Type	Description
  plugin	PluginName

• load(plugin) Method

  Loads the given Plugin and resolves the promise after successful loading. If the loading fails, the Promise will be rejected with an Error.

  load can called as often as the callee like, the me thod implementation should implement the optimal handling, to prevent duplicate loading

  Signature:

  load(plugin: PluginName): Promise<never>;

  Returns:

  Promise

  Promise to get notified after loading is done

  Parameter	Type	Description
  plugin	PluginName