Package org.openide.modules

NetBeans is capable of being extended by pluggable modules providing additional functionality.

See: Description

Class Summary

Class	Description
Dependency	A dependency a module can have.
InstalledFileLocator	Service providing the ability to locate a module-installed file in the NetBeans application's installation.
ModuleInfo	General information about a module.
ModuleInstall	Optional custom module lifecycle hooks.
Modules	Information about the set of available modules.
Places	Provides access to standard file locations.
SpecificationVersion	Utility class representing a specification version.

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
ConstructorDelegate	Marks a code that implements constructor contract for backward compatibility.
OnStart	An annotation to place on a Runnable with public default constructor that you wish to be instantiated and invoked on start of your module.
OnStop	Annotation that can be applied to Runnable or Callable<Boolean> subclasses with default constructor which will be invoked during shutdown sequence or when the module is being shutdown.
PatchedPublic	Marks a method or constructor as being intended to be public.
PatchFor	Marks a class, which provides binary-compatible implementation for a changed API class.

Package org.openide.modules Description

NetBeans is capable of being extended by pluggable modules providing additional functionality. These modules are stored as JAR files containing the extension's classes, whose manifest file specifies how the module should be installed. The Modules API describes how this works.