[protege-discussion] Getting plugin code to run at Protege start-up time

[Daniel Holbert]

Hi all,

I'm developing a slot widget plugin that requires reading in some data 
files, which takes 10-15 seconds.   Right now, I've put the code for 
this in my widget's "initialize()" method, but I don't like this very 
much because it means the GUI hangs for 10-15 seconds the first time 
one of my widgets is displayed.

Is it possible for me to run this code when Protege starts up, instead 
of in "initialize()"?  And if so, what's the best way to do this? 
(ideally staying within the plugin framework -- I'd rather not have to 
edit the Protege sources)

Thanks!
~Daniel