Overview (External Libraries)

External Libraries
Package	Description
org.netbeans.api.project.libraries	Representation of a library, and the ability to find the installed libraries.
org.netbeans.spi.project.libraries
org.netbeans.spi.project.libraries.support

ProjectLibrariesAPI The Project Libraries API permits definitions of libraries to be registered and persisted. Library type providers may be registered and can construct memory objects corresponding to persistent library definitions.

What is New (see all changes)?

Jan 16 '15 Added LibrariesSupport.getLibraryImplementationto obtain SPI for Library
Added LibrariesSupport.getLibraryImplementation into SPI support to obtain the SPI for given Library. Needed to remove an implementation dependency among project.libraries and project.libraries.ui.
Jul 1 '14 Moved the UI part of the project.libraries into a new project.libraries.uimodule
Moved the UI part of the project.libraries into a new project.libraries.uimodule. Added a new integration SPI and SPI support methods.
Aug 30 '11 Added a new factory method to create default implementation of LibraryImplementation3
Added a new factory method to create default implementation of LibraryImplementation3.
Jun 19 '11 Added methods to create a new Library with properties
Added new factory methods into LibraryManager to create a Library with associated properties.
Jun 16 '11 Allow user created library to provide display name
Added displayName property into the Library's SPI allowing an implementor to provide the a display name of the Library which differs from the system (identifying) name.

Use Cases

Different technology support modules will supply definitions of different kinds of libraries, e.g. Java JARs, that may be reused in user projects. Modules may register library predefinitions to wrap libraries they bundle. Project type providers can refer to available libraries in customizer dialogs.

Exported Interfaces

This table lists all of the module exported APIs with defined stability classifications. It is generated based on answers to questions about the architecture of the module. Read them all...

Group of java interfaces

Interface Name

In/Out

Stability

Specified in What Document?

ProjectLibrariesAPI

Exported

Official

The Project Libraries API permits definitions of libraries to be registered and persisted. Library type providers may be registered and can construct memory objects corresponding to persistent library definitions.

Group of dtd interfaces

Interface Name

In/Out

Stability

Specified in What Document?

Library-Declaration-DTD

Exported

Official

.../dtds/library-declaration-1_0.dtd

An XML DTD is used to define the library definition format.

Implementation Details

What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one, in addition to or instead of a plain module dependency?

Nothing.

Read more about the implementation in the answers to architecture questions.

External LibrariesOfficial