Java Plugin Framework

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Latest version: 1.5.0
Added 2007-01-10Updated 2007-03-12

JPF (Java Plugin Framework) provides a runtime engine that dynamically discovers and loads "plug-ins".
A plug-in is a structured component that describes itself to JPF using a "manifest". JPF maintains a registry of available plug-ins and the functions they provide (via extension points and extensions). One major goal of JPF is that the application (and its end-user) should not pay any memory or performance penalty for plug-ins that are installed, but not used. Plug-ins are added to the registry at application start-up or while the application is running but they are not loaded until they are called.

Features include:
- Open framework architecture
- Built-in integrity check
- Plug-ins are self-documenting
- Plug-in dependency check
- Strongly typed extension parameters
- Lazy plug-in activation
- "On the fly" plug-in registration and activation

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