Specify module type in plugin.xml for a plugin
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Is there a way to specify a module type for a plugin so that the extensions of this plugin are triggered only if the module is of that type?
I know this can be achieved by overriding a certain method in the implementation of an extension. For example:
<findUsagesHandlerFactory implementation="com.thoughtworks.gauge.findUsages.CustomFindUsagesHandlerFactory"/>
For the above extension, I can override the following method(canFindUsages) in implementation
public class CustomFindUsagesHandlerFactory extends FindUsagesHandlerFactory {
@Override
public boolean canFindUsages(PsiElement psiElement) {
return false;
}
}
If I implement using the above approach, I need to have the check in every extension implementation.
Can I define a specific module type in plugin.xml for the plugin where the extension points of the plugin will be triggered?
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To the best of my knowledge some extension are by language, others are generic. In these you need to test for the pre-requisites in your code.
Considering how much needs to be written to implement an extension, having an extra one line to check if a file belongs to specific module seems like a very small inconvenience.
One line to test for the module:
A static method in some class:
public class Plugin {
public static boolean isRightModule(@NotNull PsiElement psiElement) {
Module module = ModuleUtilCore.findModuleForPsiElement(psiElement);
if (module != null) {
ModuleType moduleType = ModuleType.get(module);
// more tests as necessary
return true;
}
return false;
}
}