IBeanProvidingPluginLocator (formcycle: bom 8.5.6 API)

Type Parameters:

Key - The key used to identify which bean to retrieve, e.g. a workflow node handler's type.

Plugin - The interface type of the plugin that provides the beans, must implement IFCPlugin.

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

PromptServicePluginLocator
```
public interface IBeanProvidingPluginLocator<Key,Plugin extends IFCPlugin>
extends Serializable
```
Used by GuiBeanCache. Locates the plugin, if any, for a given key. When the UI is from a built-in, may return null to indicate so.

Since:

8.5.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Plugin`	`findPlugin(Mandant client, Key key)`	Finds the plugin that provides the UI and the bean for the given key.

- Method Detail
  - findPlugin
```
Plugin findPlugin(Mandant client,
                  Key key)
           throws Exception
```
    Finds the plugin that provides the UI and the bean for the given key. When the UI is from a built-in, this method should return null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    client - The current client scope, or null if no client is available. When given, plugins from that client scope should be included. When not given, only system scoped should be considered.
    
    key - The key used to identify which bean to retrieve, e.g. a workflow node handler's type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The plugin that provides the bean for the given key, or null if it comes from a built-in.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - If an error occurs while finding the plugin.