2 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/Plugins.java b/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/Plugins.java
index 7a7e5f4..87e6146 100644
--- a/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/Plugins.java
+++ b/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/Plugins.java
@@ -69,12 +69,16 @@ public class Plugins {
      * @param pluginRoot The root od the directory tree to scan for Jars
      * containing plugins.
      */
-    public Plugins(File pluginRoot) {
-        scanPlugins(pluginRoot);
+    public Plugins(File pluginRoot) throws IOException {
+            scanPlugins(pluginRoot);    
     }
     
-    private void scanPlugins(File dir) {
+    private void scanPlugins(File dir) throws IOException {
         File[] files = dir.listFiles();
+        if (files == null) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Plugin directory "+dir.getName()+
+                " not found.");
+        }
         for(int i=0;i<files.length;i++){
             File f = files[i];
             if (f.getName().endsWith(".jar")) { // process JAR file
diff --git a/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/test/PluginTest.java b/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/test/PluginTest.java
index a5ea39d..af7ef82 100644
--- a/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/test/PluginTest.java
+++ b/src/java/net/java/games/util/plugins/test/PluginTest.java
@@ -82,11 +82,18 @@ class ListUpdater implements Runnable{
 
 public class PluginTest {
     static final boolean DEBUG = false;
-    Plugins plugins = new Plugins(new File("test_plugins"));
+    
+    Plugins plugins;
     JList plist;
     Class[] piList; // holder for current list of plugins
     /** Creates a new instance of PluginTest */
     public PluginTest() {
+        try {
+            plugins = new Plugins(new File("test_plugins"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
         JFrame f = new JFrame("PluginTest");
         plist = new JList(new DefaultListModel());
         plist.setCellRenderer(new ClassRenderer());