}

    /**
     * Simply parse the given xml string.
     *
     * @param xml the input xml string
     * @return the parsed object
     * @throws XmlReaderException if an error occurs during the parsing
     * @see #toXmlString(Object)
     */
    public static PluginDescriptor fromXml(@Nonnull String xml) throws XmlReaderException {
        return new DefaultPluginXmlFactory().fromXmlString(xml);
    }