001/*
002 * SonarQube
003 * Copyright (C) 2009-2016 SonarSource SA
004 * mailto:contact AT sonarsource DOT com
005 *
006 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
017 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
018 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
019 */
020package org.sonar.api;
021
022import java.util.List;
023
024/**
025 * Plugin entry-point used to declare its extensions (see {@link org.sonar.api.Extension}.
026 * <p/>
027 * <p>The JAR manifest must declare the name of the implementation class in the property <code>Plugin-Class</code>.
028 * This property is automatically set by sonar-packaging-maven-plugin when building plugin.</p>
029 * 
030 * @since 2.8
031 */
032public abstract class SonarPlugin {
033
034  /**
035   * Classes of the implemented extensions.
036   */
037  public abstract List getExtensions();
038
039  /**
040   * Returns a string representation of the plugin, suitable for debugging purposes only.
041   */
042  @Override
043  public String toString() {
044    return getClass().getSimpleName();
045  }
046
047}