Index (Jonion 1.3.0 API)

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AbstractPluginManager - Class in dev.siea.jonion.manager: Base implementation of PluginManager that discovers plugins from a directory, creates wrappers, and loads them in dependency order.
AbstractPluginManager() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Creates a manager that scans the default plugins directory with YAML descriptor and configuration finders.
AbstractPluginManager(Path) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Creates a manager that scans the given directory with the default YAML descriptor finder.
AbstractPluginManager(Path, PluginDescriptorFinder) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Creates a manager with a custom descriptor finder and default YAML configuration finder.
AbstractPluginManager(Path, PluginDescriptorFinder, PluginConfigurationFinder) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Creates a manager with custom descriptor and configuration finders.
addDependency(PluginDependency) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor: Appends a dependency to this descriptor.

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CircularDependencyException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Exception thrown when a circular dependency is detected in the dependency graph.
CircularDependencyException(String) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.CircularDependencyException: Constructs a new CircularDependencyException with the specified detail message.
ConfigException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Base exception for configuration-related errors (read, parse, validation).
ConfigException(String) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigException: Constructs a new ConfigException with the specified detail message.
ConfigException(String, Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigException: Constructs a new ConfigException with the specified detail message and cause.
ConfigException(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigException: Constructs a new ConfigException with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
ConfigException(Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigException: Constructs a new ConfigException with the specified cause.
ConfigSaveException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Thrown when a plugin configuration file cannot be saved (e.g.
ConfigSaveException(String) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigSaveException: Constructs a new ConfigSaveException with the specified detail message.
ConfigSaveException(String, Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigSaveException: Constructs a new ConfigSaveException with the specified detail message and cause.
ConfigSaveException(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigSaveException: Constructs a new ConfigSaveException with the specified detail message, cause, suppression enabled or disabled, and writable stack trace enabled or disabled.
ConfigSaveException(Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.ConfigSaveException: Constructs a new ConfigSaveException with the specified cause.
containsKey(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns whether a key is present in the configuration.
containsKey(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
containsKey(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
CREATED - Enum constant in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Wrapper created from descriptor; plugin not yet loaded.
createPlugin(PluginDescriptor, CustomClassLoader) - Static method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginFactory: Creates a new plugin instance from the descriptor using the provided class loader.
createPluginWrapperFromPath(Path) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Creates a single PluginWrapper from a JAR path and adds it to the internal list if the descriptor is valid and the plugin ID is not already registered.
createPluginWrappers() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Scans the plugin directory for JAR files and creates a PluginWrapper for each.
CustomClassLoader - Class in dev.siea.jonion.loader: Class loader that loads classes from a plugin JAR and its manifest Class-Path entries.
CustomClassLoader(Path, ClassLoader) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.loader.CustomClassLoader: Creates a class loader that loads from the given JAR and its manifest Class-Path.

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DefaultPluginDescriptor - Class in dev.siea.jonion.descriptor: Mutable implementation of PluginDescriptor used by descriptor finders to build metadata from YAML or XML.
DefaultPluginDescriptor(String, String, String, String, List<String>, String) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor: Creates a new descriptor with the given metadata.
DefaultPluginManager - Class in dev.siea.jonion.manager: Default implementation of AbstractPluginManager that adds start/stop lifecycle support for SimplePlugin instances.
DefaultPluginManager() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.DefaultPluginManager: Creates a manager that scans the default plugins directory with the default YAML descriptor finder.
DefaultPluginManager(Path) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.DefaultPluginManager: Creates a manager that scans the given directory with the default YAML descriptor finder.
DefaultPluginManager(Path, PluginDescriptorFinder) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.manager.DefaultPluginManager: Creates a manager with a custom descriptor finder and default YAML configuration finder.
DependencyException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Exception thrown when a dependency issue is detected in the dependency graph.
DependencyException(String) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.DependencyException: Constructs a new DependencyException with the specified detail message.
dev.siea.jonion - package dev.siea.jonion
dev.siea.jonion.configuration - package dev.siea.jonion.configuration
dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder - package dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder
dev.siea.jonion.dependency - package dev.siea.jonion.dependency
dev.siea.jonion.descriptor - package dev.siea.jonion.descriptor
dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder - package dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder
dev.siea.jonion.exceptions - package dev.siea.jonion.exceptions
dev.siea.jonion.impl - package dev.siea.jonion.impl
dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle - package dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle
dev.siea.jonion.loader - package dev.siea.jonion.loader
dev.siea.jonion.manager - package dev.siea.jonion.manager

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equals(Object) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.dependency.PluginDependency

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FAILED - Enum constant in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Load or startup failed; plugin is not active.
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path) - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.PluginConfigurationFinder: Finds the default configuration for the plugin (convention-based file name).
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.XmlConfigurationFinder
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.YamlConfigurationFinder
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path, String) - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.PluginConfigurationFinder: Finds a named configuration file for the plugin.
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path, String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.XmlConfigurationFinder
findPluginConfiguration(String, Path, String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.YamlConfigurationFinder
findPluginDescriptor(Path) - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.PluginDescriptorFinder: Attempts to find and parse a plugin descriptor from the given JAR path.
findPluginDescriptor(Path) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.XmlDescriptorFinder
findPluginDescriptor(Path) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.YamlDescriptorFinder

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get(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the raw value for the key.
get(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
get(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
get(String, Object) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the raw value for the key, or the default if absent or null.
getAuthors() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getAuthors() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the list of author names.
getBoolean(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the boolean value for the key.
getBoolean(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getBoolean(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getBoolean(String, boolean) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the boolean value for the key, or the default if absent or false.
getByte(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the byte value for the key (0 if absent or unparseable).
getByte(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getByte(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getByte(String, byte) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the byte value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getChar(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the char value for the key (null character if absent or empty).
getChar(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getChar(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getChar(String, char) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the char value for the key, or the default if absent or null character.
getConfig(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin: Returns a named configuration file for this plugin.
getDefaultConfig() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin: Returns the default configuration for this plugin (convention-based name).
getDependencies() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getDependencies() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the list of plugin dependencies (required and optional).
getDescription() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getDescription() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns a short description of the plugin.
getDocument() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig: Returns the underlying DOM document for advanced use.
getDouble(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the double value for the key (0.0 if absent or unparseable).
getDouble(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getDouble(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getDouble(String, double) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the double value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getFloat(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the float value for the key (0.0f if absent or unparseable).
getFloat(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getFloat(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getFloat(String, float) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the float value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getInt(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the int value for the key (0 if absent or unparseable).
getInt(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getInt(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getInt(String, int) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the int value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getLicense() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getLicense() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the license identifier or name.
getLogger() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin: Returns a logger named with the plugin ID for use within this plugin.
getLong(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the long value for the key (0L if absent or unparseable).
getLong(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getLong(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getLong(String, long) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the long value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getMetaData() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin: Returns the plugin metadata (ID, version, description, dependencies, etc.).
getPath() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Returns the path to the plugin JAR file.
getPlugin() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Returns the loaded plugin instance.
getPlugin(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager
getPlugin(String) - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.manager.PluginManager: Looks up a plugin by its unique identifier.
getPluginClass() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getPluginClass() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the fully qualified name of the plugin main class (extends Plugin).
getPluginDescriptor() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Returns the plugin metadata (ID, version, class name, dependencies, etc.).
getPluginId() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.dependency.PluginDependency: Returns the plugin ID this dependency refers to.
getPluginId() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getPluginId() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the unique plugin identifier.
getPluginManager() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Returns the plugin manager that owns this wrapper.
getPlugins() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager
getPlugins() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.manager.PluginManager: Returns all plugins known to this manager, in load order (dependencies first).
getPlugins(PluginState) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager
getPlugins(PluginState) - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.manager.PluginManager: Returns plugins that are in the given lifecycle state.
getPluginWrapper() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin: Returns the wrapper that owns this plugin (provides access to manager, path, state).
getShort(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the short value for the key (0 if absent or unparseable).
getShort(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getShort(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getShort(String, short) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the short value for the key, or the default if absent or zero.
getState() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Returns the current lifecycle state of this plugin.
getString(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the string value for the key, or null if absent.
getString(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
getString(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
getString(String, String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Returns the string value for the key, or the default if absent or null.
getVersion() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.DefaultPluginDescriptor
getVersion() - Method in interface dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.PluginDescriptor: Returns the plugin version string.
getYamlConfiguration() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig: Returns the underlying YAML configuration for advanced use.

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isOptional() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.dependency.PluginDependency: Returns whether this dependency is optional (may be missing).

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load() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Loads the plugin: creates a class loader from the JAR path, instantiates the plugin via PluginFactory, and sets state to PluginState.LOADED.
loadClass(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.loader.CustomClassLoader: Loads the class, delegating to the parent first and then finding in this loader's URLs.
LOADED - Enum constant in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Plugin instance loaded and ready to use.
logger - Variable in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager

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MissingDependencyException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Exception thrown when a dependency is missing in the dependency graph.
MissingDependencyException(String) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.MissingDependencyException: Constructs a new MissingDependencyException with the specified detail message.

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Plugin - Class in dev.siea.jonion: Base class for all plugins loaded by the plugin system.
Plugin() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.Plugin
PluginConfig - Class in dev.siea.jonion.configuration: Abstract base for plugin configuration access: key presence check, typed getters with optional default values, setters, and save.
PluginConfig() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig
PluginConfigurationFinder - Interface in dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder: Strategy for locating and loading a plugin configuration file given a plugin ID and path.
PluginDependency - Class in dev.siea.jonion.dependency: Declares a dependency on another plugin by ID and whether it is optional.
PluginDependency(String, boolean) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.dependency.PluginDependency: Creates a dependency on the given plugin.
PluginDescriptor - Interface in dev.siea.jonion.descriptor: Metadata for a plugin: identity, version, main class, authors, license, and dependencies.
PluginDescriptorFinder - Interface in dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder: Strategy for locating and parsing a plugin descriptor from a JAR path.
PluginException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Base exception for plugin-related errors (load, lifecycle, etc.).
PluginException(String, Exception) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.PluginException: Constructs a new PluginException with the specified detail message and cause.
PluginException(String, Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.PluginException: Constructs a new PluginException with the specified detail message and cause.
PluginFactory - Class in dev.siea.jonion: Factory for creating Plugin instances from a descriptor and class loader.
PluginFactory() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.PluginFactory
PluginLoadException - Exception in dev.siea.jonion.exceptions: Thrown when a plugin cannot be loaded or instantiated (e.g. class not found, instantiation error, or dependency failure).
PluginLoadException(String, Exception) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.PluginLoadException: Constructs a new PluginLoadException with the specified detail message and cause.
PluginLoadException(String, Throwable) - Constructor for exception dev.siea.jonion.exceptions.PluginLoadException: Constructs a new PluginLoadException with the specified detail message and cause.
PluginManager - Interface in dev.siea.jonion.manager: Manages the lifecycle and registry of plugins.
PluginState - Enum Class in dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle: Lifecycle state of a plugin as managed by the plugin system.
PluginWrapper - Class in dev.siea.jonion: Wraps a single plugin with its descriptor, path, class loader, and lifecycle state.
PluginWrapper(PluginManager, PluginDescriptor, PluginConfigurationFinder, Path) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Creates a wrapper for a plugin.

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reloadPlugins() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Unloads all plugins, rescans the plugin directory, and loads plugins again in dependency order.

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save() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Persists the configuration to disk.
save() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
save() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
set(String, Object) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.PluginConfig: Sets the value for the key.
set(String, Object) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig
set(String, Object) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig
setState(PluginState) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Sets the lifecycle state (e.g. to PluginState.FAILED when dependency resolution fails).
SimplePlugin - Class in dev.siea.jonion.impl: Base plugin implementation with start/stop lifecycle hooks.
SimplePlugin() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.impl.SimplePlugin
start() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.impl.SimplePlugin: Called when the plugin is started.
start() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.DefaultPluginManager: Starts all loaded plugins by calling start() on each.
stop() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.impl.SimplePlugin: Called when the plugin is stopped.
stop() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.DefaultPluginManager: Stops all loaded plugins by calling stop() on each, then unloads every plugin.

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unload() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.PluginWrapper: Unloads the plugin by clearing the instance and class loader and setting state to PluginState.UNLOADED.
UNLOADED - Enum constant in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Plugin was unloaded; instance and class loader cleared.
unloadPlugin(String) - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Unloads a single plugin by ID and removes it from the manager.
unloadPlugins() - Method in class dev.siea.jonion.manager.AbstractPluginManager: Unloads all currently loaded plugins and clears the internal list of wrappers.

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valueOf(String) - Static method in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
values() - Static method in enum class dev.siea.jonion.lifecycle.PluginState: Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

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XmlConfigurationFinder - Class in dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder: Finds and loads plugin configuration from XML files.
XmlConfigurationFinder() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.XmlConfigurationFinder: Creates a finder that looks for config.xml.
XmlConfigurationFinder(String) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.XmlConfigurationFinder: Creates a finder that looks for the given config file name.
XmlDescriptorFinder - Class in dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder: Finds and parses a plugin descriptor from an XML file inside the plugin JAR.
XmlDescriptorFinder() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.XmlDescriptorFinder: Creates a finder that looks for plugin.xml in the JAR.
XmlDescriptorFinder(String) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.XmlDescriptorFinder: Creates a finder that looks for the given descriptor file name in the JAR.
XmlPluginConfig - Class in dev.siea.jonion.configuration: PluginConfig backed by an XML document (W3C DOM).
XmlPluginConfig(Document, Path) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.XmlPluginConfig: Creates a config wrapping the given document and optional file path for save.

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YamlConfigurationFinder - Class in dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder: Finds and loads plugin configuration from YAML files.
YamlConfigurationFinder() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.YamlConfigurationFinder: Creates a finder that looks for config.yml.
YamlConfigurationFinder(String) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.finder.YamlConfigurationFinder: Creates a finder that looks for the given config file name.
YamlDescriptorFinder - Class in dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder: Finds and parses a plugin descriptor from a YAML file inside the plugin JAR.
YamlDescriptorFinder() - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.YamlDescriptorFinder: Creates a finder that looks for plugin.yml in the JAR.
YamlDescriptorFinder(String) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.descriptor.finder.YamlDescriptorFinder: Creates a finder that looks for the given descriptor file name in the JAR.
YamlPluginConfig - Class in dev.siea.jonion.configuration: PluginConfig backed by a YAML file (Simple-YAML).
YamlPluginConfig(YamlConfiguration, Path) - Constructor for class dev.siea.jonion.configuration.YamlPluginConfig: Creates a config wrapping the given YAML configuration and file path for save.

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