DynamicExtension (ipf 4.0.0 API)

```
public interface DynamicExtension
```
DSL extensions implementing this marker interface can be auto discovered by IPF's extension configuration framework.
This is an alternative to the standard Extension Module mechanism provided by Groovy Instead of a module descriptor in META-INF/services you simply define a Spring bean that extends this type and adheres to the structure described in http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GROOVY/Creating+an+extension+module.
This interface defines method that provide information that the module descriptor would usually deliver. Bean instance of this type are picked up by Spring when it contains a DynamicExtensionConfigurer and dynamically registered in Groovy's metaclass/metamethod registry.
The advantage is that due to late initialization your extensions can be stateful (e.g. providing a configuration object), which is normally only possible by accessing a global registry via ContextFacade.getBean(Class). The disadvantage is that you need to define a bunch of Spring beans (including the extension bean) in order to get the machinery working.

Author:

Christian Ohr

See Also:

DynamicExtensionConfigurer

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getModuleName()
  
  String getModuleVersion()
  
  boolean isStatic()

- Method Detail
  - getModuleName
```
String getModuleName()
```
  - getModuleVersion
```
String getModuleVersion()
```
  - isStatic
```
boolean isStatic()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the extensions methods shall have static access from the extended class, false otherwise.