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The plugin jar can use Java Service Provider to expose Servoy Plugin classes. There should be a file inside the plugin jar at the path: META-INF/services/com.servoy.j2db.plugins.IPlugin which contains a line for each class in the jar that  implements IPlugin (IClientPlugin or IServerPlugin). The plugin should also have a default constructor (with no parameters). If file com.servoy.j2db.plugins.IPlugin is missing or contains invalid entries Servoy will automatically scan the jar for all classes that implement interface IPlugin. NOTE: This automatic scanning will not happen anymore from 2022.09 on.

An example of file content (for whois plugin) is:

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