IPlugin

Plugin interface. More...

Inheritance diagram for IPlugin:

Public Types
enum class	tPluginState : uint32_t { Deinitialized = 0 , Initialized = 1 }
	lists the several types of plugin states
enum class	tPluginBuildType : uint32_t { Release = 0 , Debug = 1 }
	lists the several types of plugin states

Public Member Functions
	ADTF_IID (IPlugin, "plugin.ant.ucom.adtf.iid")
	Marks the IPlugin to be castable with the ucom_cast<> More...
virtual const char *	GetLabel () const =0
	Returns a label for the plugin. More...
virtual iterator_adapter< const tNamedVersion, pointer_iterator >	GetVersions () const =0
	Returns the versions of the plugin. More...
virtual uint32_t	GetBuildType () const =0
	Returns the versions of the plugin. More...
virtual tResult	SetState (tPluginState eState)=0
	Changes the state of the plugin. More...
virtual tPluginState	GetState () const =0
	Get plugin state. More...
virtual tResult	GetClassFactory (iobject_ptr< const IClassFactory > &pClassFactory) const =0
	Retrieve the class factory of the plugin. More...
virtual void	SetHandle (tHandle hModule)=0
	Sets the native handle (during loading of the plugin) More...
virtual tHandle	GetHandle () const =0
	Get native handle. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from IObject
	ADTF_IID (IObject, "object.ant.ucom.adtf.iid")
	Marks the IObject to be castable with the ucom_cast() More...

Protected Member Functions
	~IPlugin ()=default
	Protected destructor --> Use implemented Destroy() instead of delete!
Protected Member Functions inherited from IObject
	~IObject ()=default
	Protected destructor --> Use implemented Destroy() instead of delete!

Detailed Description

Plugin interface.

Definition at line 26 of file plugin_intf.h.

Member Function Documentation

ADTF_IID()

ADTF_IID	(	IPlugin	,
		"plugin.ant.ucom.adtf.iid"
	)

Marks the IPlugin to be castable with the ucom_cast<>

See also

ADTF_IID(_interface, _striid)

GetBuildType()

virtual uint32_t GetBuildType ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the versions of the plugin.

Returns

list of versions to iteratate.

GetClassFactory()

virtual tResult GetClassFactory ( iobject_ptr< const IClassFactory > &  pClassFactory ) const

pure virtual

Retrieve the class factory of the plugin.

Parameters

pClassFactory

Class factory reference

Returns

Returns a standard result code.

GetHandle()

virtual tHandle GetHandle ( ) const

pure virtual

Get native handle.

The GetHandle method returns the native handle of a plugin, if the operating system provides such information.

Returns

Returns the native handle of the plugin or nullptr if the operating system does not provide such information.

See also

SetHandle

GetLabel()

virtual const char* GetLabel ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns a label for the plugin.

Returns

The label as null terminated string.

GetState()

virtual tPluginState GetState ( ) const

pure virtual

Get plugin state.

The GetState method returns the plugin state.

Returns

Returns the state of a plugin.

GetVersions()

virtual iterator_adapter<const tNamedVersion, pointer_iterator> GetVersions ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the versions of the plugin.

Returns

list of versions to iteratate.

SetHandle()

virtual void SetHandle ( tHandle  hModule )

pure virtual

Sets the native handle (during loading of the plugin)

Parameters

[in]

hModule

handle of system dependend plugin handle

SetState()

virtual tResult SetState ( tPluginState  eState )

pure virtual

Changes the state of the plugin.

Parameters

[in]

eState

The new state

Returns

Returns a standard result code.