eVaf::Plugins Namespace Reference

Library for managing loadable modules (plugins). More...

Namespaces
	Internal
	Internal implementation of the plugin manager library.

Classes
class	iPlugin
	Common interface for all the eVaf modules. More...
class	iPluginFactory
	Common plugin factory interface for eVaf modules. More...
class	PluginManager
	Plugin manager for eVaf applications. More...

Functions
QString	expandPluginName (QString const &name)
	Expands plugin names for the selected platform. More...

Detailed Description

Library for managing loadable modules (plugins).

The Plugins library adds loadable modules (plugins) support to the eVaf application. A module is one external library (.so or .dll file) that implements one or more plugins. A plugin is an individual object that is created and initialized as one entirety.

Modules are loaded and plugins created by the plugin manager. Plugin manager uses the application's XML file to define which modules should be loaded and which plugins to be created.

Function Documentation

QString eVaf::Plugins::expandPluginName ( QString const &  name )

inline

Expands plugin names for the selected platform.

Parameters

name	Name of the plugin

Returns

Expanded plugin name

This function expands the plugin name so that it becomes valid for the selected platform. For example, on Linux it adds the prefix "lib" to the beginning and extension ".so" to the end.

Definition at line 58 of file pluginmanager.h.