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* [webhelp] Fixes for TXP00152, TXP00002, test build 27 Jul 22:26 * [webhelp] Fixes for Part #4 TXP00010, EXCEPT decimal numbers in section titles * [webhelp] Fixes for Part #5 TXP00017 * [webhelp] Fixes for Part #4 TXP00010 - removed numbers from page section titles in "Custom Language Support Tutorial" and "Testing a Custom Language Plugin". * [webhelp] Removed numbers from page section titles in rest of project *.md files. * [new webhelp] Build #44 changes * [new webhelp] Maintenance merge from master * [new webhelp] Add placeholder file for webhelp import. * [webhelp] Correct redirects for file name changes * [webhelp] TOC not needed in webhelp * [format] {:toc} not needed for webhelp * add {:disable-links} to ensure demo links are not interpreted as real links. * Put all badges on the same line to simplify composition. * formatter.md: fix upsource link * fix some links * api_changes_list.md: remove note * migrate to webhelp - initial * fix GH edit URL * remove sdkdocs-template setup in VCS config * remove recently_updated.md * restore COC/CONTRIBUTING.md * api_changes_list.md: remove note * useful_links.md: IPE Co-authored-by: JohnHake <john.hake@jetbrains.com> Co-authored-by: Yann Cébron <yann.cebron@jetbrains.com>
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A separate class loader is used to load the classes of each plugin. This allows each plugin to use a different library version, even if the same library is used by the IDE itself or by another plugin.
By default, the main IDE class loader loads classes that are not found in the plugin class loader.
However, in the plugin.xml file, you may use the <depends> element to specify that a plugin depends on one or more other plugins.
In this case, the class loaders of those plugins will be used for classes not found in the current plugin.
This allows a plugin to reference classes from other plugins.
Using ServiceLoader
Some libraries use ServiceLoader to detect and load implementations.
For this to work in a plugin, the context class loader must be set to the plugin's classloader and restored afterwards with original one around initialization code:
ClassLoader current = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
try {
Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(this.getClass().getClassLoader());
// code working with ServiceLoader here
} finally {
Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(current);
}