org.xwiki.extension
Interface InstalledExtension

All Superinterfaces:

Extension, LocalExtension

All Known Implementing Classes:

WrappingInstalledExtension

public interface InstalledExtension
extends LocalExtension

Represent a local extension.

An installed extension.

Since:

4.0M2

Version:

$Id: bb12a9520ecb0773b60f732a4a2cc96bc5a60118 $

Field Summary

static String	PKEY_DEPENDENCY Custom property key containing isDependency(String) with null namespace.
static String	PKEY_INSTALLED Custom property key containing isInstalled().
static String	PKEY_NAMESPACES Custom property key containing getNamespaces().
static String	PKEY_NAMESPACES_DEPENDENCY Custom property key containing isInstalled(String).
static String	PKEY_NAMESPACES_NAMESPACE Custom property key containing getNamespaces().

Fields inherited from interface org.xwiki.extension.LocalExtension

PKEY_FILE

Method Summary

LocalExtension	getLocalExtension()
Collection<String>	getNamespaces()
boolean	isDependency() Deprecated. since 4.3M1 use isDependency(String) with null namespace instead
boolean	isDependency(String namespace) Indicate if the extension as been installed as a dependency of another one.
boolean	isInstalled()
boolean	isInstalled(String namespace) Indicate if the extension is installed in the provided namespace.
boolean	isValid(String namespace) Indicate if the extension is working.

Methods inherited from interface org.xwiki.extension.LocalExtension

getFile

Methods inherited from interface org.xwiki.extension.Extension

getAuthors, getDependencies, getDescription, getFeatures, getId, getLicenses, getName, getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, getRepository, getSummary, getType, getWebSite

Field Detail

PKEY_INSTALLED

static final String PKEY_INSTALLED

Custom property key containing isInstalled().

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Constant Field Values

PKEY_NAMESPACES

static final String PKEY_NAMESPACES

Custom property key containing getNamespaces().

Since 4.3M1 it's a Map.

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Constant Field Values

PKEY_NAMESPACES_NAMESPACE

static final String PKEY_NAMESPACES_NAMESPACE

Custom property key containing getNamespaces().

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Constant Field Values

PKEY_NAMESPACES_DEPENDENCY

static final String PKEY_NAMESPACES_DEPENDENCY

Custom property key containing isInstalled(String).

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Constant Field Values

PKEY_DEPENDENCY

static final String PKEY_DEPENDENCY

Custom property key containing isDependency(String) with null namespace.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getLocalExtension

LocalExtension getLocalExtension()

Returns:

the actual extension

isInstalled

boolean isInstalled()

Returns:

indicate if the extension is installed

isInstalled

boolean isInstalled(String namespace)

Indicate if the extension is installed in the provided namespace.

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace to look at, if null it means the extension is installed on the root namespace

Returns:

true if the extension is installed in the provided namespace

isValid

boolean isValid(String namespace)

Indicate if the extension is working.

An installed extension can be invalid for example when one of the core extensions has been changed and is now incompatible with this installed extension.

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace to look at, if null it means the extension is installed on the root namespace

Returns:

true is valid

Since:

4.2M1

getNamespaces

Collection<String> getNamespaces()

Returns:

the namespaces in which this extension is enabled. null means root namespace (i.e all namespaces).

isDependency

@Deprecated
boolean isDependency()

Deprecated. since 4.3M1 use isDependency(String) with null namespace instead

Indicate if the extension as been installed as a dependency of another one.

The idea is to be able to make the difference between extension specifically installed by a user so that it's possible to know which extension are not really required anymore.

Returns:

true if the the extension has been installed only because it was a dependency of another extension

isDependency

boolean isDependency(String namespace)

Indicate if the extension as been installed as a dependency of another one.

The idea is to be able to make the difference between extension specifically installed by a user so that it's possible to know which extension are not really required anymore.

Parameters:

namespace - the namespace to look at, null indicate the root namespace

Returns:

true if the the extension has been installed only because it was a dependency of another extension