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authorBertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>2012-05-02 21:43:37 +0200
committerBertrand Marc <beberking@gmail.com>2012-05-02 21:43:37 +0200
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+/*
+ This file is part of GNUnet.
+ (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+
+ GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+ by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your
+ option) any later version.
+
+ GNUnet is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with GNUnet; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+ Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * @file include/gnunet_plugin_lib.h
+ * @brief plugin loading and unloading
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ */
+
+#ifndef GNUNET_PLUGIN_LIB_H
+#define GNUNET_PLUGIN_LIB_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#include "gnunet_common.h"
+#include "gnunet_configuration_lib.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Signature of any function exported by a plugin.
+ *
+ * @param arg argument to the function (context)
+ * @return some pointer, NULL if the plugin was
+ * shutdown or if there was an error, otherwise
+ * the plugin's API on success
+ */
+typedef void *(*GNUNET_PLUGIN_Callback) (void *arg);
+
+
+/**
+ * Test if a plugin exists.
+ *
+ * Note that the library must export a symbol called
+ * "library_name_init" for the test to succeed.
+ *
+ * @param library_name name of the plugin to test if it is installed
+ * @return GNUNET_YES if the plugin exists, GNUNET_NO if not
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_PLUGIN_test (const char *library_name);
+
+
+/**
+ * Setup plugin (runs the "init" callback and returns whatever "init"
+ * returned). If "init" returns NULL, the plugin is unloaded.
+ *
+ * Note that the library must export symbols called
+ * "library_name_init" and "library_name_done". These will be called
+ * when the library is loaded and unloaded respectively.
+ *
+ * @param library_name name of the plugin to load
+ * @param arg argument to the plugin initialization function
+ * @return whatever the initialization function returned, NULL on error
+ */
+void *
+GNUNET_PLUGIN_load (const char *library_name, void *arg);
+
+
+/**
+ * Signature of a function called by 'GNUNET_PLUGIN_load_all'.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param library_name full name of the library (to be used with
+ * 'GNUNET_PLUGIN_unload')
+ * @param lib_ret return value from the initialization function
+ * of the library (same as what 'GNUNET_PLUGIN_load' would
+ * have returned for the given library name)
+ */
+typedef void (*GNUNET_PLUGIN_LoaderCallback) (void *cls,
+ const char *library_name,
+ void *lib_ret);
+
+
+/**
+ * Load all compatible plugins with the given base name.
+ *
+ * Note that the library must export symbols called
+ * "basename_ANYTHING_init" and "basename_ANYTHING__done". These will
+ * be called when the library is loaded and unloaded respectively.
+ *
+ * @param basename basename of the plugins to load
+ * @param arg argument to the plugin initialization function
+ * @param cb function to call for each plugin found
+ * @param cb_cls closure for 'cb'
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_PLUGIN_load_all (const char *basename, void *arg,
+ GNUNET_PLUGIN_LoaderCallback cb, void *cb_cls);
+
+
+/**
+ * Unload plugin (runs the "done" callback and returns whatever "done"
+ * returned). The plugin is then unloaded.
+ *
+ * @param library_name name of the plugin to unload
+ * @param arg argument to the plugin shutdown function
+ * @return whatever the shutdown function returned, typically NULL
+ * or a "char *" representing the error message
+ */
+void *
+GNUNET_PLUGIN_unload (const char *library_name, void *arg);
+
+
+#if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
+{
+#endif
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/* ifndef GNUNET_PLUGIN_LIB_H */
+#endif
+/* end of gnunet_plugin_lib.h */