Method loadSpecificPlugin

src/utils/PluginLoader.java:94–115

Searches the class path for the specific plugin of a given type Note: If you want to load JARs dynamically, you need to call #loadJAR or #loadJARs methods with the proper file or directory first, otherwise this will only search whatever was loaded on startup. WARNIN

(final String name, 
      final Class<T> type)

   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the plugin name is null or empty
   */
  public static <T> T loadSpecificPlugin(final String name, 
      final Class<T> type) {
    if (name.isEmpty()) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing plugin name");
    }
    ServiceLoader<T> serviceLoader = ServiceLoader.load(type);
    Iterator<T> it = serviceLoader.iterator();
    if (!it.hasNext()) {
      LOG.warn("Unable to locate any plugins of the type: " + type.getName());
      return null;
    }
    
    while(it.hasNext()) {
      T plugin = it.next();
      if (plugin.getClass().getName().equals(name) || plugin.getClass().getSuperclass().getName().equals(name)) {
        return plugin;
      }
    }
    
    LOG.warn("Unable to locate plugin: " + name);
    return null;
  }
  
  /**
   * Searches the class path for implementations of the given type, returning a