# Add plugins from classpath in embedded Elasticsearch client node

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269 "2015-12-03T10:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-plugins-from-classpath-in-embedded-elasticsearch-client-node/36269/2 "2015-12-03T10:24:11Z")

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I'm unsure if this would help, but here is what I'm doing in tests.

Create a MockNode class:

```java
public class MockNode extends Node {

    // these are kept here so a copy of this MockNode can be created, since Node does not store them
    private Version version;
    private Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> plugins;

    public MockNode(Settings settings, Version version, Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> classpathPlugins) {
        super(settings, version, classpathPlugins);
        this.version = version;
        this.plugins = classpathPlugins;
    }

    public Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> getPlugins() {
        return plugins;
    }

    public Version getVersion() {
        return version;
    }
}

```

Then starts a Node this way:

```java
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
        Settings.Builder settings = Settings.builder().build();
        final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
        final Node node = new MockNode(settings.build(), Version.CURRENT, Collections.singletonList(MyClassPlugin.class));
        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                node.close();
                latch.countDown();
            }
        });
        node.start();
        latch.await();
    }

```

Does this help?

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