PluginManager Class Reference

This manager provides utilities for plugin loading. More...

#include <PluginManager.h>

Static Public Member Functions
static void *	openLibrary (const std::string &path)
	Opens a shared library.
static void *	lookupLibrary (void *handle, const std::string &name)
	Looks up a symbol from an opened library.
static void	closeLibrary (void *handle)
	Closes an opened shared library.
static bool	loadPlugin (const std::string &path)
	Loads a plugin from a file.
static void	loadPlugins (const std::string &path="")
	Loads all plugins found in a folder.

Detailed Description

This manager provides utilities for plugin loading.

Member Function Documentation

closeLibrary()

static void PluginManager::closeLibrary ( void * handle )

static

Closes an opened shared library.

Parameters

handle

The handle to the library to be closed.

loadPlugin()

static bool PluginManager::loadPlugin ( const std::string & path )

static

Loads a plugin from a file.

Parameters

path	The path to the file.

Returns

Whether the file could successfully be loaded.

loadPlugins()

static void PluginManager::loadPlugins ( const std::string & path = "" )

static

Loads all plugins found in a folder.

Parameters

path	The path to the folder containing the plugins.

lookupLibrary()

static void * PluginManager::lookupLibrary ( void * handle, const std::string & name )

static

Looks up a symbol from an opened library.

Parameters

handle	The handle to the opened library.
name	The name of the symbol to look up.

Returns

The symbol or nullptr if the symbol was not found.

openLibrary()

static void * PluginManager::openLibrary ( const std::string & path )

static

Opens a shared library.

Parameters

path	The path to the file.

Returns

A handle to the library or nullptr if opening failed.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• plugin/PluginManager.h