Plugin

In LOCKSS jargon, a Plugin is an XML structured file that conforms to the organization of content into Archival Units on a web server.  It instructs the LOCKSS software how to crawl, in terms of defining a starting URL, where to look for manifest pages, and how to decide which URLs to ingest/copy from the content-providing website.

Plugin Identifier JAVA style identifier (e.g. org.lockss.ingest) that identifies a plugin uniquely in a LOCKSS network.

Plugin Name short descriptive name for your plugin.

Plugin Repository LOCKSS daemons are configured to read plugin definitions from web accessible plugin repositories. Plugins are deployed to plugin repositories as signed and jarred files.

Learn how to create plugins at: Building a Plugin

As of 2023-02, some older plugins are no longer working due to a Java update that makes the older plugins appear Unsigned. See: Repackaging some plugins required for OpenJDK 8u362 or Oracle Java 8u351

External Links

• ADPNet Wiki: LOCKSS Plugin
• ADPNet Annotation: Example Plugin formatting (PDF)