Java library : Gate Creole ResourceInstantiationException

Question

I am using GATE library and am getting the error

gate.creole.ResourceInstantiationException: Couldn't get resource data for com.jpetrak.gate.stringannotation.extendedgazetteer2.ExtendedGazetteer2.

You may need first to load the plugin that contains your resource.
For example, to create a gate.creole.tokeniser.DefaultTokeniser
you need first to load the ANNIE plugin.

Go to the menu File->Manage CREOLE plugins or use the method
Gate.getCreoleRegister().registerDirectories(pluginDirectoryURL).

I am initialised my plugins folder and also have added the following line

Gate.getCreoleRegister().registerDirectories(new URL("file:///home/latest/plugins/ANNIE"));

and folder ANNIE contains the file cerole.xml

as told here

why am I still getting the error?

Thank you

Answer 1

You have to register any plugin you are using.

The class

com.jpetrak.gate.stringannotation.extendedgazetteer2.ExtendedGazetteer2

is a GATE processing resource from a very old version of gateplugin-stringannotation .

So except ANNIE, you have to register the directory of this plugin as well.