Auto Parameter and Configuration Parsing

see Input Arguments of Java Plugin for a brief background.

How does Parameter Auto Parsing work ¶

MCT Plugins are all triggered by a single command line, Parameter is extracted from command line arguments (in java, it's parameters of main() method).

// args is the source of "Parameter"
public static void main(String[] args) {}

You have to provide a class to tell Plugin Manager what type the Parameter is. Given a Parameter Class, Plugin Manager will list all the fields of the class through Java Reflection. Also, Plugin Manager will parse values from command line (the String[] args), then compare and set them to a new Parameter instance.

How does Configuration Auto Parsing work ¶

Plugin Manager supports parsing configuration properties from file, and set them to certain class.

Same as the usage of Parameter, you have to provide a class to tell Plugin Manager what type does the Configuration is. Also, Plugin Manager will read values from configuration file(default location is resources/config.properties), then compare and set them to a new Configuration instance.