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- /* This file is part of the KDE libraries
- Copyright (C) 1999 Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
-
- This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
- License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
- This library 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
- Library General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
- along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
- the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
- Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
- */
- #ifndef KLIBLOADER_H
- #define KLIBLOADER_H
-
- #include <qobject.h>
- #include <qstring.h>
- #include <qstringlist.h>
- #include <qasciidict.h>
- #include <qptrlist.h>
- #include <kglobal.h>
-
- #include <stdlib.h> // For backwards compatibility
-
- class KInstance;
- class QTimer;
- class KLibrary;
- class KLibFactory;
- class KLibFactoryPrivate;
- class KLibLoaderPrivate;
- class KLibraryPrivate;
-
- # define K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( libname, factory ) \
- extern "C" { KDE_EXPORT void *init_##libname() { return new factory; } }
-
- /**
- * @short Represents a dynamically loaded library.
- *
- * KLibrary allows you to look up symbols of the shared library.
- * Use KLibLoader to create a new instance of KLibrary.
- *
- * @see KLibLoader
- * @author Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
- */
- class KDECORE_EXPORT KLibrary : public QObject
- {
- friend class KLibLoader;
- friend class QAsciiDict<KLibrary>;
-
- Q_OBJECT
- public:
- /**
- * Don't create KLibrary objects on your own. Instead use KLibLoader.
- */
- KLibrary( const QString& libname, const QString& filename, void * handle );
-
- /**
- * Returns the name of the library.
- * @return The name of the library like "libkspread".
- */
- QString name() const;
-
- /**
- * Returns the file name of the library.
- * @return The filename of the library, for example "/opt/kde2&/lib/libkspread.la"
- */
- QString fileName() const;
-
- /**
- * Returns the factory of the library.
- * @return The factory of the library if there is any, otherwise 0
- */
- KLibFactory* factory();
-
- /**
- * Looks up a symbol from the library. This is a very low level
- * function that you usually don't want to use. Usually you should
- * check using hasSymbol() whether the symbol actually exists,
- * otherwise a warning will be printed.
- * @param name the name of the symbol to look up
- * @return the address of the symbol, or 0 if it does not exist
- * @see hasSymbol
- */
- void* symbol( const char* name ) const;
-
- /**
- * Looks up a symbol from the library. This is a very low level
- * function that you usually don't want to use.
- * Unlike symbol(), this method doesn't warn if the symbol doesn't exist,
- * so if the symbol might or might not exist, better use hasSymbol() before symbol().
- * @param name the name of the symbol to check
- * @return true if the symbol exists
- * @since 3.1
- */
- bool hasSymbol( const char* name ) const;
-
- /**
- * Unloads the library.
- * This typically results in the deletion of this object. You should
- * not reference its pointer after calling this function.
- */
- void unload() const;
-
- private slots:
- void slotObjectCreated( QObject *obj );
- void slotObjectDestroyed();
- void slotTimeout();
-
- private:
- /**
- * @internal
- * Don't destruct KLibrary objects yourself. Instead use unload() instead.
- */
- ~KLibrary();
-
- QString m_libname;
- QString m_filename;
- KLibFactory* m_factory;
- void * m_handle;
- QPtrList<QObject> m_objs;
- QTimer *m_timer;
- KLibraryPrivate *d;
- };
-
- class KLibWrapPrivate;
-
- /**
- * The KLibLoader allows you to load libraries dynamically at runtime.
- * Dependent libraries are loaded automatically.
- *
- * KLibLoader follows the singleton pattern. You can not create multiple
- * instances. Use self() to get a pointer to the loader.
- *
- * @see KLibrary
- * @author Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
- */
- class KDECORE_EXPORT KLibLoader : public QObject
- {
- friend class KLibrary;
-
- Q_OBJECT
- public:
- /**
- * You should NEVER destruct an instance of KLibLoader
- * until you know what you are doing. This will release
- * the loaded libraries.
- */
- ~KLibLoader();
-
- /**
- * Loads and initializes a library. Loading a library multiple times is
- * handled gracefully.
- *
- * This is a convenience function that returns the factory immediately
- * @param libname This is the library name without extension. Usually that is something like
- * "libkspread". The function will then search for a file named
- * "libkspread.la" in the KDE library paths.
- * The *.la files are created by libtool and contain
- * important information especially about the libraries dependencies
- * on other shared libs. Loading a "libfoo.so" could not solve the
- * dependencies problem.
- *
- * You can, however, give a library name ending in ".so"
- * (or whatever is used on your platform), and the library
- * will be loaded without resolving dependencies. Use with caution.
- * @return the KLibFactory, or 0 if the library does not exist or it does
- * not have a factory
- * @see library
- */
- KLibFactory* factory( const char* libname );
-
- /**
- * Loads and initializes a library. Loading a library multiple times is
- * handled gracefully.
- *
- * @param libname This is the library name without extension. Usually that is something like
- * "libkspread". The function will then search for a file named
- * "libkspread.la" in the KDE library paths.
- * The *.la files are created by libtool and contain
- * important information especially about the libraries dependencies
- * on other shared libs. Loading a "libfoo.so" could not solve the
- * dependencies problem.
- *
- * You can, however, give a library name ending in ".so"
- * (or whatever is used on your platform), and the library
- * will be loaded without resolving dependencies. Use with caution.
- * @return KLibrary is invalid (0) when the library couldn't be dlopened. in such
- * a case you can retrieve the error message by calling KLibLoader::lastErrorMessage()
- *
- * @see factory
- */
- virtual KLibrary* library( const char* libname );
-
- /**
- * Loads and initializes a library. Loading a library multiple times is
- * handled gracefully. The library is loaded such that the symbols are
- * globally accessible so libraries with dependencies can be loaded
- * sequentially.
- *
- * @param name This is the library name without extension. Usually that is something like
- * "libkspread". The function will then search for a file named
- * "libkspread.la" in the KDE library paths.
- * The *.la files are created by libtool and contain
- * important information especially about the libraries dependencies
- * on other shared libs. Loading a "libfoo.so" could not solve the
- * dependencies problem.
- *
- * You can, however, give a library name ending in ".so"
- * (or whatever is used on your platform), and the library
- * will be loaded without resolving dependencies. Use with caution.
- * @return KLibrariy is invalid (0) when the library couldn't be dlopened. in such
- * a case you can retrieve the error message by calling KLibLoader::lastErrorMessage()
- *
- * @see factory
- */
- KLibrary* globalLibrary( const char *name );
-
- /**
- * Returns an error message that can be useful to debug the problem.
- * Returns QString::null if the last call to library() was successful.
- * You can call this function more than once. The error message is only
- * reset by a new call to library().
- * @return the last error message, or QString::null if there was no error
- */
- QString lastErrorMessage() const;
-
- /**
- * Unloads the library with the given name.
- * @param libname This is the library name without extension. Usually that is something like
- * "libkspread". The function will then search for a file named
- * "libkspread.la" in the KDE library paths.
- * The *.la files are created by libtool and contain
- * important information especially about the libraries dependencies
- * on other shared libs. Loading a "libfoo.so" could not solve the
- * dependencies problem.
- *
- * You can, however, give a library name ending in ".so"
- * (or whatever is used on your platform), and the library
- * will be loaded without resolving dependencies. Use with caution.
- */
- virtual void unloadLibrary( const char *libname );
-
- /**
- * Returns a pointer to the factory. Use this function to get an instance
- * of KLibLoader.
- * @return a pointer to the loader. If no loader exists until now
- * then one is created.
- */
- static KLibLoader* self();
-
- /**
- * @internal
- * Internal Method, called by the KApplication destructor.
- * Do not call it.
- * This is what makes it possible to rely on ~KLibFactory
- * being called in all cases, whether the library is unloaded
- * while the application is running or when exiting.
- */
- static void cleanUp();
-
- /**
- * Helper method which looks for a library in the standard paths
- * ("module" and "lib" resources).
- * Made public for code that doesn't use KLibLoader itself, but still
- * wants to open modules.
- * @param name of the library. If it is not a path, the function searches in
- * the "module" and "lib" resources. If there is no extension,
- * ".la" will be appended.
- * @param instance a KInstance used to get the standard paths
- */
- static QString findLibrary( const char * name, const KInstance * instance = KGlobal::instance() );
-
- protected:
- KLibLoader( QObject* parent = 0, const char* name = 0 );
-
- private slots:
- void slotLibraryDestroyed();
- private:
- void close_pending( KLibWrapPrivate * );
- QAsciiDict<KLibWrapPrivate> m_libs;
-
- static KLibLoader* s_self;
-
- protected:
- virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
- private:
- KLibLoaderPrivate *d;
- };
-
- /**
- * If you develop a library that is to be loaded dynamically at runtime, then
- * you should return a pointer to your factory. The K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY
- * macro is provided for this purpose:
- * \code
- * K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( libkspread, KSpreadFactory )
- * \endcode
- *
- * The first macro argument is the name of your library, the second specifies the name
- * of your factory.
- *
- * NOTE: you probably want to use KGenericFactory<PluginClassName>
- * instead of writing your own factory.
- *
- * In the constructor of your factory you should create an instance of KInstance
- * like this:
- * \code
- * s_global = new KInstance( "kspread" );
- * \endcode
- * This KInstance is comparable to KGlobal used by normal applications.
- * It allows you to find resource files (images, XML, sound etc.) belonging
- * to the library.
- *
- * If you want to load a library, use KLibLoader. You can query KLibLoader
- * directly for a pointer to the libraries factory by using the KLibLoader::factory()
- * function.
- *
- * The KLibFactory is used to create the components, the library has to offer.
- * The factory of KSpread for example will create instances of KSpreadDoc,
- * while the Konqueror factory will create KonqView widgets.
- * All objects created by the factory must be derived from QObject, since QObject
- * offers type safe casting.
- *
- * KLibFactory is an abstract class. Reimplement the
- * createObject() method to give it functionality.
- *
- * @author Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
- */
- class KDECORE_EXPORT KLibFactory : public QObject
- {
- Q_OBJECT
- public:
- /**
- * Create a new factory.
- * @param parent the parent of the QObject, 0 for no parent
- * @param name the name of the QObject, 0 for no name
- */
- KLibFactory( QObject* parent = 0, const char* name = 0 );
- virtual ~KLibFactory();
-
- /**
- * Creates a new object. The returned object has to be derived from
- * the requested classname.
- *
- * It is valid behavior to create different kinds of objects
- * depending on the requested @p classname. For example a koffice
- * library may usually return a pointer to KoDocument. But
- * if asked for a "QWidget", it could create a wrapper widget,
- * that encapsulates the Koffice specific features.
- *
- * create() automatically emits a signal objectCreated to tell
- * the library about its newly created object. This is very
- * important for reference counting, and allows unloading the
- * library automatically once all its objects have been destroyed.
- *
- * @param parent the parent of the QObject, 0 for no parent
- * @param name the name of the QObject, 0 for no name
- * @param classname the name of the class
- * @param args a list of arguments
- */
-
- QObject* create( QObject* parent = 0, const char* name = 0, const char* classname = "QObject", const QStringList &args = QStringList() );
-
- signals:
- /**
- * Emitted in #create
- * @param obj the new object
- */
- void objectCreated( QObject *obj );
-
-
- protected:
-
- /**
- * Creates a new object. The returned object has to be derived from
- * the requested classname.
- *
- * It is valid behavior to create different kinds of objects
- * depending on the requested @p className. For example a koffice
- * library may usually return a pointer to KoDocument. But
- * if asked for a "QWidget", it could create a wrapper widget,
- * that encapsulates the Koffice specific features.
- *
- * This function is called by #create()
- * @param parent the parent of the QObject, 0 for no parent
- * @param name the name of the QObject, 0 for no name
- * @param className the name of the class
- * @param args a list of arguments
- */
- virtual QObject* createObject( QObject* parent = 0, const char* name = 0,
- const char* className = "QObject",
- const QStringList &args = QStringList() ) = 0;
-
-
- protected:
- virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
- private:
- KLibFactoryPrivate *d;
- };
-
- #endif
-