Getting plugin info from internet web server  
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Paul Taylor





PostPosted: 2005-2-9 2:43:00 Top

java-programmer, Getting plugin info from internet web server Hi,

I have written an application that is used for programming
flash/SRAM devices that are soldered to a PCB. The application is written
in Java, and I have split the functionality between the main application
and plugins that can be user selected then loaded. Currently I have 3
different plugins, for programming devices via JTAG and via a serial port.

What I would like to do is download information relating to the
plugins (version, dependencies, jar filename etc) and the plugins
themselves (packaged as jar files) from the internet. I plan to include a
file manager in my main application to access this information from a web
server, so that a user of the software doesn't have to manually download
plugins and copy them to the appropriate place in their local filesystem.
In addition, the file manager will also be able to check that the plugins
on a user's systems are the latest, compared to those available on the
web server.

My question is what is the easiest way to do this? If possible, I would
like to keep the web server side as simple as possible.

Thanks,

Paul Taylor.

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Wendy S





PostPosted: 2005-2-9 3:31:00 Top

java-programmer >> Getting plugin info from internet web server "Paul Taylor" <email***@***.com> wrote in message > What I would
like to do is download information relating to the
> plugins (version, dependencies, jar filename etc) and the plugins
> themselves (packaged as jar files) from the internet. I plan to include a
> file manager in my main application to access this information from a web
> server, so that a user of the software doesn't have to manually download
> plugins and copy them to the appropriate place in their local filesystem.
> In addition, the file manager will also be able to check that the plugins
> on a user's systems are the latest, compared to those available on the
> web server.

You might want to look at what JEdit has done-- its plugin manager does
exactly what you're describing.
http://www.jedit.org

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Wendy