Plugin development

This page is slowly being ported from the old Plugin FAQ page. Please check there if the wiki does not answer your questions.

For a list of classes and functions available in the latest release, visit The Plugin API javadoc .

For the list what's currently available, see PluginList.
What can be done with plugins? see Plugin interface features
Plugin class implementation
Plugin requirements
Tutorial: Creating a view in Azureus 2.3.0.6+
Tutorial: Upgrading to the new view API
Plugin interface details - Description of the various components of the Plugin API, and how they interact with Azureus
Getting !somelabel! in your plugin's UI? See Plugin UI text.
Plugin debugging in Eclipse
Plugin debugging in IntelliJ
Preferences and about dialog (Mac OS X)
IPC - Inter Plugin Communication (For advanced Devs)
Adding downloads from URLs - Quick tip on how to add a download into Azureus by retrieving the torrent from a URL.