Package com.intellij.ide.plugins

Interface PluginInfoProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginInfoProviderImpl

public interface PluginInfoProvider

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<IdeaPluginDescriptor>	loadCachedPlugins() Reads cached plugin descriptors from a file.
java.util.List<IdeaPluginDescriptor>	loadPlugins(ProgressIndicator indicator) Loads list of plugins, compatible with a current build, from a main plugin repository.

Method Detail

loadCachedPlugins

java.util.List<IdeaPluginDescriptor> loadCachedPlugins()
                                                throws java.io.IOException

Reads cached plugin descriptors from a file. Returns null if cache file does not exist.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

loadPlugins

java.util.List<IdeaPluginDescriptor> loadPlugins(ProgressIndicator indicator)
                                          throws java.io.IOException

Loads list of plugins, compatible with a current build, from a main plugin repository.

Throws:

java.io.IOException