PluginProvider Class Reference

#include <plugins.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual PluginList	getPlugins ()=0
virtual bool	isFilePluginProvider ()

Detailed Description

Abstract base class for Plugin factories. Subclasses of this are responsible for creating plugin objects, e.g. by loading loadable modules from storage media; by creating "fake" plugins from static code; or whatever other means.

Member Function Documentation

getPlugins()

virtual PluginList PluginProvider::getPlugins ( )

pure virtual

Return a list of Plugin objects. The caller is responsible for actually loading/unloading them (by invoking the appropriate Plugin methods). Furthermore, the caller is responsible for deleting these objects eventually.

Returns

a list of Plugin instances

isFilePluginProvider()

virtual bool PluginProvider::isFilePluginProvider ( )

inlinevirtual

Returns

whether or not object is a FilePluginProvider.

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

• base/plugins.h