The goal of the DynamicPlugins work is to make writing, maintaining and using dynamic plug-ins both easier and more failsafe. An overview of the plug-in states is given here.The main issues involved are:

• Deactivating plugins whose main problem is
  • managing classloaders and loaded classes
• How to be a good dynamic plugin
• Mechanisms to support being a good dynamic plug-in

Glossary of terms used in the dynamic plugin area is available.