PluginManager (OpenStego v0.8.2)

java.lang.Object
- com.openstego.desktop.util.PluginManager

```
public class PluginManager
extends Object
```
Utility class to load and manage the available stego plugins

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>>`	`getDataHidingPlugins()`	Method to get the list of the data hiding plugins
`static OpenStegoPlugin<?>`	`getPluginByName(String name)`	Method to get the plugin object based on the name of the plugin
`static List<String>`	`getPluginNames()`	Method to get the list of names of the loaded plugins
`static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>>`	`getPlugins()`	Method to get the list of the loaded plugins
`static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>>`	`getWatermarkingPlugins()`	Method to get the list of the watermarking plugins
`static void`	`loadPlugins()`	Method to load the stego plugin classes

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

- Method Detail
  - loadPlugins
```
public static void loadPlugins()
                        throws OpenStegoException
```
    Method to load the stego plugin classes
    
    Throws:
    
    OpenStegoException - Processing issues
  - getPluginNames
```
public static List<String> getPluginNames()
```
    Method to get the list of names of the loaded plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    List of names of the loaded plugins
  - getPlugins
```
public static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>> getPlugins()
```
    Method to get the list of the loaded plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    List of the loaded plugins
  - getDataHidingPlugins
```
public static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>> getDataHidingPlugins()
```
    Method to get the list of the data hiding plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    List of the data hiding plugins
  - getWatermarkingPlugins
```
public static List<OpenStegoPlugin<?>> getWatermarkingPlugins()
```
    Method to get the list of the watermarking plugins
    
    Returns:
    
    List of the watermarking plugins
  - getPluginByName
```
public static OpenStegoPlugin<?> getPluginByName(String name)
```
    Method to get the plugin object based on the name of the plugin
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - Name of the plugin
    
    Returns:
    
    Plugin object