001package net.sf.logdistiller;
002
003/*
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016
017/**
018 * Plugins' base class.
019 */
020public abstract class Plugin
021{
022    private final String id;
023
024    protected Plugin( String id )
025    {
026        this.id = id;
027    }
028
029    public String getId()
030    {
031        return id;
032    }
033
034    public abstract LogDistillation.Plugin newInstance( LogDistiller.Plugin conf )
035        throws PluginConfigException;
036}