IPluginLifecycleEvent (formcycle: bom 8.5.6 API)

```
public interface IPluginLifecycleEvent
```
Event that is fired during various phases of a plugin's lifecycle, before and after a single IFCPlugin is installed, activated, deactivated, or uninstalled.

Since:

8.5.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EPluginLifecycleEvent`	`phase()`	The phase of the lifecycle, either before or after the plugin is installed, activated, deactivated, or uninstalled.
`IFCPlugin`	`plugin()`	The plugin that is being affected.
`default <Plugin extends IFCPlugin> Plugin`	`plugin(Class<Plugin> pluginClass)`	Gets the affected plugin cast to the specified class, or null if the plugin is not of that class.
`PluginRuntime`	`runtime()`	The runtime that contains the plugin being affected.

- Method Detail
  - phase
```
EPluginLifecycleEvent phase()
```
    The phase of the lifecycle, either before or after the plugin is installed, activated, deactivated, or uninstalled.
    
    Returns:
    
    The lifecycle event phase.
  - plugin
```
IFCPlugin plugin()
```
    The plugin that is being affected.
    
    Returns:
    
    The affected plugin.
  - plugin
```
default <Plugin extends IFCPlugin> Plugin plugin(Class<Plugin> pluginClass)
```
    Gets the affected plugin cast to the specified class, or null if the plugin is not of that class.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    Plugin - The type of the plugin.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pluginClass - The class to cast the plugin to.
    
    Returns:
    
    The affected plugin cast to the specified class, or null if the plugin is not of that class.
  - runtime
```
PluginRuntime runtime()
```
    The runtime that contains the plugin being affected.
    
    Returns:
    
    The plugin runtime.