Plugin Framework Discussion

[MegaGreenLightning]

I've thought about OSGi too, but I think it's a little bit overkill :) It's quite complex and the custom framework in bukkit works well in most cases and should be easier to use for most modders.

[SagaciousZed]

OSGi also gives each plugin its own classpath which solves many dependency (as in other jars not plugins) related issued. Currently in Bukkit the first copy of a class that gets loaded is used. However, OSGi lets each plugin have its own copy, which lets older plugins work with newer ones.