VDS Plug-in XML File (Required)

An XML file called

vdsplugin.xml

. The XML file describes configuration and plug-in details for the custom entity type.

VDS Plug-in JAR File (Required)

The VDS plug-in JAR file contains the implementation of a VDS interface.

Plug-in Dependant Java Class Libraries (Optional)

The Java class libraries are libraries on which the implementation of the custom entity type depends. Store the Java class libraries in a directory called

lib

. The lib directory can contain multiple JAR files.

Plug-in Dependant Native Libraries (Optional)

Native libraries are shared objects (

.so

files) for Linux and dynamically loaded library (

DLL

files) for Windows. Native libraries are required if the Java libraries have native dependencies. Store the native libraries in a directory called

native

. The native directory can contain multiple .so or DLL files.

plugin
  |- vdsplugin.xml                  VDS plug-in XML file
  |- <MyVDSPlugin>.jar              VDS plug-in JAR file 
  +- lib                            Directory that contains Java class libraries
  |   |- <JavaClassLibrary1>.jar                 
  |   |- <JavaClassLibrary2>.jar           
  +- native                         Directory that contains native libraries
  |   |- <SharedObject1>.so 
  |   |- <SharedObject2>.so