| 7 | | Every HeuristicLab feature, even the [[UsersManual#Optimizer| Optimizer]] user interface, is available as a plugin. The plugin management mechanism contains a discovery service that can be used to retrieve all types implementing an interface required by the developer. It takes care of locating all installed plugins, scanning for types, and instantiating objects. As a result, building extensible applications is just as easy as dening appropriate interfaces (contracts) and using the discovery service to retrieve all objects fullfilling a contract. |
| | 7 | Every HeuristicLab feature, even the [[Documentation/First Steps#Optimizer|Optimizer]] user interface, is available as a plugin. The plugin management mechanism contains a discovery service that can be used to retrieve all types implementing an interface required by the developer. It takes care of locating all installed plugins, scanning for types, and instantiating objects. As a result, building extensible applications is just as easy as dening appropriate interfaces (contracts) and using the discovery service to retrieve all objects fullfilling a contract. |
