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package pluginloader;

import pluginloader.load.PluginClassLoader;
import pluginloader.load.PluginCompiler;
import pluginloader.load.SourceCodeParser;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

/**
 * This class loads plugins and instantiates them
 */
public class PluginLoader {
    public static class LoadingException extends Exception{
        public LoadingException(String message) {
            super(message);
        }

        public LoadingException(Throwable cause) {
            super(cause);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Compiles a plugin given as a java class in source code form and loads it into the Java Runtime.
     * It only loads classes that extend the given java class.
     * After successfully loading it, an instance of each found class that extends the given class
     * will be returned to the caller.
     * If a class already exists, it will be updated if its code has changed. If the code has
     * not changed, the loading is skipped and a new instance of the class is returned.
     * @param plugin The string containing the source code of the plugin class
     * @param pluginInterface The interface/class the plugin class has to implement/extend
     * @param