IPluginFileHelper (formcycle: bom 8.1.0-RC.7 API)

```
public interface IPluginFileHelper
```
Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`File`	`getPluginFile()`
`File`	`getPluginFolder()`
`File`	`getPluginUnpackedDir()`
`File`	`getPropertiesFile()`
`boolean`	`isUnpacked()`	Checks whether the plugin JAR file was unpacked and the class path points to the unpacked files, or whether class path points directly to the JAR file.

- Method Detail
  - getPluginFolder
```
File getPluginFolder()
```
  - getPropertiesFile
```
File getPropertiesFile()
```
  - getPluginFile
```
File getPluginFile()
```
    Returns:
    
    The path to the JAR file with the plugin.
  - getPluginUnpackedDir
```
File getPluginUnpackedDir()
```
    Returns:
    
    The path to the root directory with the unpacked files from the plugin. This directory may not exist if this is not an unpacked plugin.
  - isUnpacked
```
boolean isUnpacked()
```
    Checks whether the plugin JAR file was unpacked and the class path points to the unpacked files, or whether class path points directly to the JAR file.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the class loader uses a classpath constructed with the files from an unpacked JAR file; false if it uses a classpath constructed directly from the plugin JAR file. Also returns false if this is a temporary runtime without a class loader.