Class ValidatingSystemPluginLocator

This class is an extension to an existing IPluginLocator interface and allows installed third party plugins to be validated against their .sdlplugin packages and it's embedded signature.

Inheritance
object
ValidatingSystemPluginLocator
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: Sdl.Core.PluginFramework
Assembly: Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.dll
Syntax
public class ValidatingSystemPluginLocator : IValidatingPluginLocator, IPluginLocator, IDisposable

Constructors

ValidatingSystemPluginLocator(IPluginLocator)

Constructs a ValidatingPluginLocator class using the supplied IPluginLocator base class and if Studio is started in secure mode.

Declaration
public ValidatingSystemPluginLocator(IPluginLocator baseLocator)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IPluginLocator baseLocator

A base class that implements IPluginLocator.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException

Properties

InvalidDescriptors

This property exposes a list of plug-in descriptors that have failed to validate against the original .sdlplugin package and it's embedded signature.

Declaration
public List<IPluginDescriptor> InvalidDescriptors { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
List<IPluginDescriptor>

ValidatedDescriptors

This property exposes a list of validated plug-in descriptors that can be inspected or added to.

Declaration
public List<IPluginDescriptor> ValidatedDescriptors { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
List<IPluginDescriptor>
Remarks

If any plug-in descriptors are added to this list then they will also be returned by a call to GetPluginDescriptors().

Methods

Dispose()

Disposes the plug-in locator.

Declaration
public void Dispose()
Remarks

This method is called automatically when the owning plug-in registry is disposed.

GetPluginDescriptors()

Returns an array of plug-in descriptors for plug-ins found.

Declaration
public IPluginDescriptor[] GetPluginDescriptors()
Returns
Type Description
IPluginDescriptor[]

An array of plug-in descriptors.

Implements