Plugin

java.lang.Object
- com.nomagic.magicdraw.plugins.Plugin

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseEmfUml2XmiPlugin, MofPlugin
```
@OpenApiAll
public abstract class Plugin
extends java.lang.Object
```
The base abstract class for any MagicDraw plugin. Plugin must be extended from this class. Every plugin has it own descriptor.
MagicDraw calls method init() for plugin on startup.
MagicDraw will not exit if at least one plugin close() method returns false.

See Also:

init(), close()

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Plugin()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract boolean`	`close()`	MagicDraw calls this method before exiting the application.
`PluginDescriptor`	`getDescriptor()`	Returns plugin descriptor.
`abstract void`	`init()`	Plugin initialization method.
`abstract boolean`	`isSupported()`	MagicDraw calls this method to identify if this plugin is supported.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Plugin
```
public Plugin()
```
- Method Detail
  - getDescriptor
```
public PluginDescriptor getDescriptor()
```
    Returns plugin descriptor.
    
    Returns:
    
    plugin descriptor.
  - init
```
public abstract void init()
```
    Plugin initialization method. Every plugin must override this method and do any action related to plugin initialization. For example registers actions configurators to MagicDraw application. This method is called by MagicDraw application during MagicDraw startup.
  - close
```
public abstract boolean close()
```
    MagicDraw calls this method before exiting the application. If at least one plugin returns 'false', MagicDraw application will not exit. Override this method and do any exit specific action(your plugin state saving and etc).
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if plugin can be closed normally; false, if plugin cannot be closed and MagicDraw application can not exit.
  - isSupported
```
public abstract boolean isSupported()
```
    MagicDraw calls this method to identify if this plugin is supported. Plugin is initialized and started only if this method returns true. Override this method to check specific conditions for the plugin supportability.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if plugin is supported; false, if plugin is not supported.