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Software Developers
Here is the Java'Doced API of the BiGZiP Plugin API.
File Notes
  API Documentation in 1.2 Format

Note that the API is actually contained within the application. It has been separated and placed in this archive so that it can be added to your development environment without all the superfluous classes.

  Presentation on Plugin Development

Here is a presentation on developing a plugin as presented to the Australian Java User Group in Sydney (AJUG).

In HTML/XML format.

  Presentation on Plugin Development

Here is a presentation on developing a plugin as presented to the Australian Java User Group in Sydney (AJUG).

In Adobe PDF format.

 

Developing a Plugin
To develop a plugin you must at the very least:

  • Implement com.bigzip.plugin.BiGZiPPlugin
  • Extend com.bigzip.plugin.ArchiveModel
  • Any actions (such as extract ...) must extend the ArchiveAction object.
  • Add the Plugin Class into com.bigzip.arhive.PluginListing

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