Core::PluginManager Class Reference

Public Member Functions
	PluginManager (QString path="plugins/")
	Creates a new plug-in manager and reads the metadata files of all plug-ins in the specified plug-in folder. More...
	~PluginManager ()
	Unloads all plug-ins. More...
QList< PluginInfo >	getAllLoadedPluginsInfo ()
	Returns a list containing copies of the metadata for all plug-ins which are currently loaded in the system. More...
EnvisionPlugin *	getLoadedPluginInterface (QString pluginId)
	Returns the interface of a loaded plug-in. More...
bool	isPluginLoaded (QString pluginId)
	Returns true if the specified plugin is loaded. More...
void	loadAllPlugins (EnvisionManager &envisionManager)
	Loads and initializes all plug-ins found in the plug-ins folder. More...
void	unloadAllPlugins ()
	Unloads all currently loaded plug-ins. More...

Private Member Functions
QString	getLibraryFileName (const QString pluginId)
PluginInfo	readPluginMetaData (const QString fileName)
void	scanAllPluginsMetaData ()
void	scanSharedLibraries ()

Private Attributes
QMap< QString, QString >	_allFoundSharedLibraryFiles
	lower to mixed case maps. More...
QMap< QString, PluginInfo * >	idToMetaDataMap
QMap< QString, QPluginLoader * >	idToPluginLoaderMap
QList< QPluginLoader * >	loadedPlugins
QList< PluginInfo >	pluginMetaData
QDir	pluginsDir

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PluginManager()

Core::PluginManager::PluginManager

(

QString

path = "plugins/"

)

Creates a new plug-in manager and reads the metadata files of all plug-ins in the specified plug-in folder.

~PluginManager()

Core::PluginManager::~PluginManager

(

)

Unloads all plug-ins.

Member Function Documentation

getAllLoadedPluginsInfo()

QList< PluginInfo > Core::PluginManager::getAllLoadedPluginsInfo

(

)

Returns a list containing copies of the metadata for all plug-ins which are currently loaded in the system.

getLibraryFileName()

QString Core::PluginManager::getLibraryFileName ( const QString  pluginId )

private

getLoadedPluginInterface()

EnvisionPlugin * Core::PluginManager::getLoadedPluginInterface

(

QString

pluginId

)

Returns the interface of a loaded plug-in.

This can be used to make calls into the plugin.

isPluginLoaded()

bool Core::PluginManager::isPluginLoaded

(

QString

pluginId

)

Returns true if the specified plugin is loaded.

loadAllPlugins()

void Core::PluginManager::loadAllPlugins

(

EnvisionManager &

envisionManager

)

Loads and initializes all plug-ins found in the plug-ins folder.

Before a plug-in is loaded all its dependencies are loaded first. Each plug-in is given a reference to the EnvisionManager object to communicate to the core.

readPluginMetaData()

PluginInfo Core::PluginManager::readPluginMetaData ( const QString  fileName )

private

scanAllPluginsMetaData()

void Core::PluginManager::scanAllPluginsMetaData ( )

private

scanSharedLibraries()

void Core::PluginManager::scanSharedLibraries ( )

private

unloadAllPlugins()

void Core::PluginManager::unloadAllPlugins

(

)

Unloads all currently loaded plug-ins.

Before a plug-in is unloaded it's unload() method will be called giving the plug-in a chance to clean up.

Member Data Documentation

_allFoundSharedLibraryFiles

QMap<QString, QString> Core::PluginManager::_allFoundSharedLibraryFiles

private

lower to mixed case maps.

idToMetaDataMap

QMap<QString, PluginInfo*> Core::PluginManager::idToMetaDataMap

private

idToPluginLoaderMap

QMap<QString, QPluginLoader*> Core::PluginManager::idToPluginLoaderMap

private

loadedPlugins

QList<QPluginLoader*> Core::PluginManager::loadedPlugins

private

pluginMetaData

QList<PluginInfo> Core::PluginManager::pluginMetaData

private

pluginsDir

QDir Core::PluginManager::pluginsDir

private