PluginPrerequisite

All Superinterfaces:

Documentable<PluginPrerequisite>, Identity, PluginElement<PluginPrerequisite>, UniqueIdentity

All Known Implementing Classes:

MockPluginPrerequisite
```
public interface PluginPrerequisite
extends UniqueIdentity, PluginElement<PluginPrerequisite>
```
This interface abstracts inter plug-ins dependencies.
Plug-in prerequisite UID is a combination of declaring plug-in ID and prerequisite ID (may be auto-generated) that is unique within whole set of registered plug-ins.

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MatchingRule`	`getMatchingRule()`
`java.lang.String`	`getPluginId()`
`Version`	`getPluginVersion()`
`boolean`	`isExported()`
`boolean`	`isOptional()`
`boolean`	`isReverseLookup()`
`boolean`	`matches()`

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Documentable
getDocsPath, getDocumentation

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Identity
getId

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.PluginElement
getDeclaringPluginDescriptor, getDeclaringPluginFragment

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.UniqueIdentity
getUniqueId

- Method Detail
  - getPluginId
```
java.lang.String getPluginId()
```
    Returns:
    
    ID of plug-in, this plug-in depends on
  - getPluginVersion
```
Version getPluginVersion()
```
    Returns:
    
    desired plug-in version identifier or null if not specified
  - isExported
```
boolean isExported()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this prerequisite is propagated on depending plug-ins
  - isOptional
```
boolean isOptional()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this prerequisite is not required
  - isReverseLookup
```
boolean isReverseLookup()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this prerequisite allows reverse look up of classes in imported plug-in
  - matches
```
boolean matches()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this prerequisite is fulfilled
  - getMatchingRule
```
MatchingRule getMatchingRule()
```
    Returns:
    
    the match rule as it specified in manifest