Package de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.helper

Class ExtensionHelper

java.lang.Object

de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.helper.ExtensionHelper

public class ExtensionHelper
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExtensionHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static IExtension[]	loadAnalysisExtensions()	Loads all extensions which extends the "de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.analysis" extension point.
static List<IExtension>	loadAnalysisExtensions(DSEConstantsContainer.QualityAttribute attribute)	Loads all extensions which extends the "de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.analysis" extension point and which specify the given quality attribute.
static List<IExtension>	loadAnalysisExtensions(String dimensionId)
static Object	loadExecutableAttribute(IConfigurationElement element, String attributeName)	TODO: Method obsolete!? Given an IExtension, this method returns an new instance of the executable extension identified by the specified attribute.
static Collection<Object>	loadExtension(String id)	returns all found extensions for this id.
static String	loadStringAttribute(IExtension extension, String configurationElement, String attributeName)	Given an IExtension, this methods returns the content of the specified String attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExtensionHelper

public ExtensionHelper()

Method Detail

loadExtension

public static Collection<Object> loadExtension(String id)
                                        throws CoreException

returns all found extensions for this id.

Parameters:

id -

Returns:

Throws:

CoreException

loadAnalysisExtensions

public static IExtension[] loadAnalysisExtensions()

Loads all extensions which extends the "de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.analysis" extension point.

Returns:

all analysis method extensions

loadStringAttribute

public static String loadStringAttribute(IExtension extension,
                                         String configurationElement,
                                         String attributeName)

Given an IExtension, this methods returns the content of the specified String attribute.

Parameters:

extension -

configurationElement -

attributeName -

Returns:

the attribute content; null if the specified attribute does not exist.

loadExecutableAttribute

public static Object loadExecutableAttribute(IConfigurationElement element,
                                             String attributeName)
                                      throws CoreException

TODO: Method obsolete!? Given an IExtension, this method returns an new instance of the executable extension identified by the specified attribute.

Parameters:

extension -

configurationElement -

attributeName -

Returns:

a class instance; null if the passed attribute does not exist.

Throws:

CoreException

loadAnalysisExtensions

public static List<IExtension> loadAnalysisExtensions(DSEConstantsContainer.QualityAttribute attribute)

Loads all extensions which extends the "de.uka.ipd.sdq.dsexplore.analysis" extension point and which specify the given quality attribute.

Returns:

all analysis method extensions

loadAnalysisExtensions

public static List<IExtension> loadAnalysisExtensions(String dimensionId)