Jarl,
I think there might be a bit of confusion due to the terms used...
I think it is more like this...
Ref: Integrating-710.pdf pg 102
Figure 7-2: C plug-in call sequence
ARPluginIdentify ()
ARPluginSetProperties ()
ARPluginInitialization ()
ARPluginCreateInstance() -- one or more times
AREA, ARDBC, or AR Filter calls --
I think this is per Filter Action
ARPluginDeleteInstance ()
ARPluginTermination ()
I think... the plugin server calls the first 4 methods as soon as _it_
starts up. Then when the ARS Server talks to the Plugin Server the
only things that are done are the "AREA, ARDBC, or AR Filter calls"
portion(s) of the code.
I think this makes some sense too. But I do not think it prevents the
"AREA, ARDBC, or AR Filter calls" from doing things like spawning new
threads (ARPluginCreateInstance() ) or other calls to the previous
methods. ( With a possible exception of the ARPluginIdentify ()
method. I doubt the Plugin Server would deal with a loaded plugin
trying to change its identity very well. But I could be wrong about.)
Then... when the Plugin server is being shut down I think the
ARPluginDeleteInstance () and ARPluginTermination () methods are
called.
So in summary "when the plugin loads" is when the Plugin Server reads
and loads the plugin into memory on startup. (And not when a Plugin
Call from the ARS server is executed.) The plugins are "standing
daemons" that wait and listen for inquiries.
But that is just my read of things. (Reality might be very different
than what the docs indicate.)
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On 10/4/07, Jarl Grøneng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hugo,
>
> The documentation of the java plugin states this:
>
> public void initialize(ARPluginContext context) throws ARException {}
> "An initialization routine called once at startup load time for each
> plugin that is loaded. The plugin can do all its initialization and
> setup in this method."
>
> I see benefits running initialize when the plugin loads.
>
> --
> Jarl
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