External Libraries
Official

ProjectLibrariesAPI The Project Libraries API permits definitions of libraries to be registered and persisted.

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Description

External Libraries

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)?

• 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.

• Mar 14 '11 Added a name of the properties property into LibraryImplementation3

  Added the missing LibraryImplementation3.PROP_PROPERTIES providing the name of the properties property.

• Mar 13 '11 Allow Library to provide properties

  Allow Library to provide properties.

• Mar 27 '08 URI used for relative library entries instead of URL

  API review of Sharable Libraries requested using URI for relative paths instead of URL.

  Added LibraryCustomizerContext class to provide richer context to libraries customizer.

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.