001    package 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     */
020    public 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    }