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Scott Deboy commented on LOG4J2-191:
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The elementType will be stored after the plugin name in the plugin cache file
format. The elementType is required to construct the PluginType, but it won't
be written to disk twice even though it is part of the key and part of the
PluginType object.
> Improve plugin uniqueness by name and type, not just name
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>
> Key: LOG4J2-191
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-191
> Project: Log4j 2
> Issue Type: Bug
> Reporter: Scott Deboy
>
> I have a default/no-op 'advertiser' implementation:
> @Plugin(name = "default", type = "Core", elementType = "advertiser",
> printObject = false)
> public class DefaultLeftOut implements Advertiser {
> If some other person names another plugin as 'default' in core or even under
> a different 'type' (admittedly default is a terrible name and I should rename
> it)...we will have a problem.
> I think the element type should be part of the resolution..
> Still using:
> PluginManager pluginManager = new PluginManager("Core");
> pluginManager.collectPlugins();
> But instead of code using:
> PluginType type = getPluginManager().getPluginType(name);
> (with name = 'default' in this Advertiser case, giving me a DefaultAdvertiser)
> Maybe:
> PluginType type = getPluginmanager().getPluginType(elementType, name);
> (with elementType = 'advertiser' and name = 'default' in this advertiser case)
> In theory, we should also update the Maps in pluginmanager to support this
> uniqueness...right now we collide just on 'name' in the type.
> Right now, the last one wins, which isn't ideal.
> At least we'd reduce the likelihood of collisions.
> Along with passing in type type and name in the lookup, collisions of name
> and type (another 'default' in 'core') should be logged at warn level. I
> suppose last one registered should still win.
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