G2PluginInterface (Senzing G2 Java SDK 2.9.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

G2ExpressedFeaturePlugin, G2ScoringPlugin, G2StandardizationPlugin, G2SuppressedFeaturePlugin
```
public interface G2PluginInterface
```

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`G2PluginInterface.InitContext`	Context for initializing.
`static class`	`G2PluginInterface.VersionContext`	Context for version.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`PLUGIN_CRITICAL_ERROR`
`static int`	`PLUGIN_OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE_ERROR`
`static int`	`PLUGIN_SIMPLE_ERROR`
`static int`	`PLUGIN_SUCCESS`
`static int`	`PLUGIN_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getVersion(G2PluginInterface.VersionContext context)`	Gets the plugin version context information
`int`	`init(G2PluginInterface.InitContext context)`	Initializes the plugin
`int`	`shutdown()`	Shuts down the plugin

- Field Detail
  - PLUGIN_SUCCESS
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static final int PLUGIN_SUCCESS
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  - PLUGIN_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO
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static final int PLUGIN_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO
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  - PLUGIN_SIMPLE_ERROR
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static final int PLUGIN_SIMPLE_ERROR
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  - PLUGIN_CRITICAL_ERROR
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static final int PLUGIN_CRITICAL_ERROR
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  - PLUGIN_OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE_ERROR
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static final int PLUGIN_OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE_ERROR
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- Method Detail
  - init
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int init(G2PluginInterface.InitContext context)
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    Initializes the plugin
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - The plugin initialization context
    
    Returns:
    
    a status code for the initialization
  - shutdown
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int shutdown()
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    Shuts down the plugin
    
    Returns:
    
    a status code for the initialization
  - getVersion
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int getVersion(G2PluginInterface.VersionContext context)
```
    Gets the plugin version context information
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - The version context for performing the operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    A non-negative number on success and a negative number on failure.