CHANGELOG.md

Change Log

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Fixed

Changed

Added

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3.10.0 - 2023-09-06

Fixed

• #526: Path Traversal when unzip zip file
• #527: Wrong judgment condition for ignoreComments

Changed

• Update compile-testing dependency from 0.18 to 0.21.0
• #514: Switch to slf4j-2.x and replace log4j with slf4j-simple
• #515: Improve class generation for testing
• #517: Update Gradle demo to pass plugin dependencies into Manifest
• #524: Keep the access modifier consistent

3.9.0 - 2023-01-30

Changed

• #512: Relax Plugin construction (remove dependency on PluginWrapper)

3.8.0 - 2022-10-27

Fixed

• #492: Loading extensions crashes kotlin application
• #508: Not create extensions.idx if no extensions exist

Changed

• Make ServiceProviderExtensionFinder optional in demo (commented code)

Added

• Add support for reading plugin descriptor from zip
• Use logger instead of System.out.println for demo

3.7.0 - 2022-06-28

Fixed

• #435: Fix the path separator used in the SingletonExtensionFactoryTest.java
• #451: Fix Dependency version check fails even if required is '*'
• #490: Fix memory leak in SingletonExtensionFactory

Changed

• Update mockito version from 2.24.0 to 3.8.0
• #426: Update module-info.java
• #455: Do not rely on version from Manifest
• Update Log4j version to 2.17.1

Added

• #430: Add a unit test in AbstractExtensionFinderTest to reproduce #428
• #450: Add wrapper to plugin manager (SecurePluginManagerWrapper)
• Add code analyses via Sonar
• Add support for reading plugin descriptor from zip

3.6.0 - 2021-01-16

Fixed

• #394: DependencyResolver lost dependent info after plugin stop

Added

• #415: Externalize some useful classes from testing

3.5.0 - 2020-11-08

Fixed

• #378: Wrong log message
• #396: WrongDependencyVersionException logs do not contain any info

Changed

• #395: Make ClassLoadingStrategy's constructor public
• #398: Make DefaultPluginDescriptor#addDependency usable
• #402: Bucketed caching in SingletonExtensionFactory

Added

• #400: Add support for JPMS (module-info.java)
• #404: Support multiple plugin root directories

3.4.1 - 2020-08-14

Fixed

• #371: ClosedFileSystemException when I run demo (Windows)
• #391: Incorrect enum selection in ClassLoadingStrategy.ADP

3.3.0 - 2020-04-21

Fixed

• #355: Cannot remove plugin jar file after unloading
• #359: Calls to File.mkdirs in unzip logic may silently fail
• #363: StackOverflow in AbstractExtensionFinder.findExtensionAnnotation
• #366: Check proper list for debug logging

Changed

• #364: Failed plugin state added. When plugin failed to start previous state was kept
• #370: Improve annotation processor error messages

Added

• #352: Add equals/hashCode to some data classes
• #365: PluginClassLoader does not resolve classpath resources from plugin dependencies

3.2.0 - 2019-11-29

Fixed

• Fix flaky test DefaultPluginRepositoryTest.testGetPluginArchive
• #349: Fix Gradle demo

Changed

• Add more defense in ExtensionAnnotationProcessor (error message if something is wrong)
• Add more tests in ExtensionAnnotationProcessorTest

Added

• #348: Found extensions when using decorated annotations
• #350: Support any interface as an ExtensionPoint

3.1.0 - 2019-09-08

Fixed

• #335: DefaultPluginStatusProvider.enablePlugin function seems to be wrong

Changed

• #328: Modified PluginState to an enum
• #330: Make AbstractPluginManager fields protected

Added

• #323: Add IDEA classpath for Development mode
• #337: Implement PluginClassLoader.getResources

3.0.0 - 2019-06-12

Fixed

• #297: Loading extensions may shutdown the application
• Fix the plugin directory will be deleted anyway in unzip extract method
• #309: Can't delete/remove unloaded plugin
• #311: Wrong file delete on JarPluginRepository.deletePluginPath
• #322: Fix FileSystemException in Windows on plugin delete

Changed

• Improve run-demo scripts
• #294: Configure compound classes to use JAR plugins first
• #296: Return extension classes with wildcard type arguments
• #298: update ASM library to version 7.1
• Migrate to JUnit 5
• Improve PluginZip (used in tests)
• Improve readability of PropertiesPluginDescriptorFinderTest
• Convert PluginException in PluginRuntimeException and use unchecked exceptions in PF4J

Added

• #278: Make the project build on Java 11
• #287: Check no plugin with same pluginId is loaded
• #288: Document thread safety of PluginManagers
• #292: Communicate errors with Exceptions where appropriate
• #306: Provide an Archetype for new PF4J based projects
• #307: Add JarPluginManager and ZipPluginManager
• Add constants for manifest's attributes names
• Add constants for properties names
• Add PluginJar (used in tests)
• Add AbstractPluginManagerTest
• Add DirectedGraphTest
• Add JarPluginManagerTest
• Extract constants for some system property names

Removed

• Remove deprecated constructor in DefaultPluginManager

2.6.0 - 2019-02-01

Fixed

• #273: ServiceProviderExtensionFinder should scan the whole classpath
• #276: The plugins in the demo did not load successfully
• #277: Configures plugin manager to load "HowdyGreeting" using the services

Changed

• Improve run demo scripts
• #248: Load extensions from plugin libraries
• #271: Update slf4j dependency to version 1.7.25

Added

• #265: Explicitly configure extension points for an extension
• #270: Optional plugin dependencies
• #275: Add automatic module name to pf4j.jar

2.5.0 - 2018-12-12

Fixed

• #248: Plugin upgrade version order not guaranteed
• #250: Method DependencyResolver.resolve removes dependents in check version block

Changed

• #209: Why "plugin.properties" is required?

Added

• #242: Add delete hook method in Plugin
• #256: Adds ability to configure plugin directory

2.4.0 - 2018-08-01

Fixed

• #222: Correct the class passed to DefaultPluginFactory's logger
• #223: A disabled plugin is automatically started by pluginManager.startPlugins()
• #229: Can't find plugin.properties file inside .jar
• Fix error in FileUtils.getFileSystem

Added

• #229: Add SingletonExtensionFactory
• #229: Allow a way to query all extension classes for a given plugin

2.3.0 - 2018-06-04

Fixed

• #202: Spaces in name produce 'Illegal character in opaque part at index'
• #203: File lock on plugin jar not released

Changed

• #171: Change the copyright text from the head of files
• #218: It should not return null after it detects that the plugin has been loaded
• #219: Improve support for Gradle and Kotlin

Added

• #199: Make optional the plugin class attribute of plugin manifest
• #206: Support multiple plugin directories
• Add aliases to the runtime modes (dev for development and prod for deployment)

2.2.0 - 2018-02-11

Fixed

• #197: Close JarFile stream after getManifest in ManifestPluginDescriptorFinder.find(Path pluginPath)
• Before start a plugin check if the plugin is resolved
• #200: Compiling with Maven under Java9 breaks project

Changed

• #194: Changing packaging from ZIP to JAR for demo
• Improve VersionManager (prepare a new pf4j-update release)

Added

• #166: Simplify main README (move the content to http://www.pf4j.org)
• #190: Add methods to just get extension classes
• Add LoggingPluginStateListener as listener in DefaultPluginManager (only for development mode)
• Add new RESOLVED as plugin state
• Add support for PARENT FIRST loading strategy

2.1.0 - 2018-01-10

Fixed

• #177: Fix Gradle demo
• #178: @Override should not change method signature
• #184: Bug in FileUtils while creating URI on Windows

Changed

• #180: Refactoring to make PluginDescriptor more usable

2.0.0 - 2017-10-17

Fixed

• #156: FileSystemException when I call deletePlugin after getExtensions
• Fix Maven warnings

Changed

• #149: Updated gradle demo dependencies and switched from System.out.println to slf4j log
• Update some code to Java 7
• #168: Change root package from ro.fortsoft.pf4j to org.pf4j
• Open a new extension (protected method) point in PropertiesPluginDescriptorFinder

Added

• #146: Kotlin plugin example added and README updated for Kotlin
• #150: Enforce dependencies versions
• #155: Add VersionManager abstractization (breaking change)
• #172: Add CompoundPluginDescriptorFinder
• Add CompoundPluginLoader

Removed

• Remove JarPluginManager (the logic is included in DefaultPluginManager via CompoundXYZ concept)

1.3.0 - 2017-05-03

Fixed

• #129: Properties Descriptor finder bug fixes and a test
• #131: Fix bug in loadJars(), did not add /lib to classloader
• #134: getVersion() use wrong class for calculating PF4J version
• #135: deletePlugin() failed to delete plugin folder with contents
• #137: The requires Expression does not print well
• #140: Unzip plugin zip file in loadPluginFromPath()

Changed

• #130: Refactor validation of PluginDescriptors
• #138: Refactor of requires in PluginDescriptor (breaking change)

Added

• #133: Support for adding license information to the plugins
• #136: Delete plugin zip on uninstall
• #139: Ability to get pluginsRoot from PluginManager
• Add constructors with varargs in PluginException

1.2.0 - 2017-03-03

Fixed

• #125: Fix possible NPE

Changed

• #116: Updated PF4J to newest version in Gradle demo
• Reactivate protection against the issues similar with #97

Added

• #128: Add JarPluginManager, PluginLoader, AbstractPluginManager

1.1.1 - 2016-11-17

Fixed

• #116: Default/System extensions are duplicated

Added

• #111: Add inheritance support on Extension annotation

1.1.0 - 2016-08-22

Changed

• #107: PluginDescriptor can't be extended

Added

• #108: Return a list of all extensions from a plugin and optional for an extension point

1.0.0 - 2016-07-07

Fixed

• #99: NPE in DefaultPluginManager.stopPlugin()
• #100: Gradle build in demo_gradle is broken
• #103: Gradle demos don't build zip with libs
• Fix logging issue in demo

Changed

• Rework defense against #97
• Eliminate duplicate log messages from demo
• Improve debugging for "no extensions found"

0.13.1 - 2016-04-01

Fixed

• #98: WARN ro.fortsoft.pf4j.AbstractExtensionFinder (too many log lines)

0.13.0 - 2016-03-28

Fixed

• Fix issue with listing files from the jar file in readPluginsStorages()
• #89: Fix "URI is not hierarchical" issue
• #91: Using project lombok with pf4j causes javax.annotation.processing.FilerException

Changed

• Log with trace level on PluginClassLoader

Added

• Add distributionManagement section in pom.xml
• Add defense to #97
• Add helper DefaultExtensionFinder.addServiceProviderExtensionFinder()

Removed

• Disable ServiceProviderExtensionFinder from DefaultExtensionFinder

0.12.0 - 2016-01-29

Fixed

• #83: stopPlugin() throws NPE for dependents check
• In development mode hide plugins/target folder (it' is not a plugin)

Changed

• Add constructor with vararg and make addFileFilter() fluent in AndFileFilter
• #84: remove warn from DefaultPluginManager.whichPlugin()
• Pull method DefaultPluginManager.whichPlugin() to PluginManager
• Add getExtensionFactory() in PluginManager interface

Added

• Add constructor with vararg and make addFileFilter method fluent in AndFileFilter
• Add NameFileFilter and OrFileFilter
• #85: ExtensionStorage based on Java Service Provider (META-INf/services)

0.11.0 - 2015-11-19

Fixed

• #78: PluginManager.disablePlugin() throws UnsupportedOperationExeption

Changed

• Make more fields protected in DefaultPluginManager
• #70: Improve PluginDescriptorFinder implementations
• Make PluginManager available in Plugin via PluginWrapper

Added

• #66: Add possibility to overwrite DefaultPluginManager (to create a JarPluginManager)
• Added one more fail test to DefaultPluginFactory
• Added one more fail test to DefaultExtensionFactory
• Added ManifestPluginDescriptorFinder tests

0.10.0 - 2015-08-11

Fixed

• #39: Fix build on JDK 1.8
• [42]: Stop Plugin issue
• [60]: Failed tests

Changed

• Improve logging for DefaultExtensionFinder
• Add defense for #21: (not find META-INF/extensions.idx)
• #44: Replace Version class with semver lib
• #55: Stop plugin leafs first
• [63]: Extended pf4j to allow custom class loaders to be created

Added

• #33: Add demo build configuration with Gradle
• #40: Add Plugin status provider
• #41: Added plugin archive source abstraction
• Added test for DefaultPluginRepository