Protecting or locking a created plugin

[Cabinetman]

Maybe this is an easy question .....or maybe not.

 

I have spent many hours writing my java code and creating different scripts to access certain APIs. I don't want just anyone who gets a copy of the plugin to be able to use it.

 

Is there a way to lock the plugin ... maybe make it call my website for verification before loading the functions ??

 

I'm not a great Java person .... but if it's not possible to lock the whole thing maybe someone can advise me on the idea of incorporating such a call into each function before continuing with the rest of it ??

[Cabinetman]

Over a week and no comments .... OK.

 

Maybe the only way is to have all of them loaded as variables ... something I ditched because the Plugin created with Scriptmaster was easier.