Editor::PluginInfo Class Reference

This class it is responsible for plugin loading/unloading and contains all necessary plugin metadata (name, version, dependencies, etc.). It can also be used to check the current plugin state and get information on errors (if any). More...

#include <PluginInfo.h>

Public Types
enum	State {   State::INVALID, State::READ, State::RESOLVED, State::LOADED,   State::RUNNING, State::STOPPED, State::UNLOADED }
	Current plugin state. More...

Public Member Functions
	PluginInfo ()
	~PluginInfo ()
const char *	name () const
	Returns the name of the UnigineEditor plugin. More...
const char *	version () const
	Returns the version of the UnigineEditor plugin. More...
const char *	vendor () const
	Returns the vendor of the UnigineEditor plugin. More...
const char *	description () const
	Returns the description of the UnigineEditor plugin. More...
const char *	compatibleVersion () const
	Returns version of the plugin considered as compatible. More...
Unigine::Vector< PluginDependency >	dependencies () const
	Returns the list of dependencies for the plugin. More...
const char *	absoluteFilePath () const
	Returns an absolute filepath to the corresponding plugin's binary file. More...
bool	hasError () const
	Returns true if a plugin error has occurred. If the result is positive, you can use the errorString() method to get detailed error information. More...
const char *	errorString () const
	Returns a string describing a plugin error. More...
State	state () const
	Returns the current plugin state. More...
bool	isInstanceOf (const char *name, const char *version) const
	Returns true if the plugin can be used to resolve a dependency of the given name and version. More...
Plugin *	plugin () const
	Returns the Plugin interface. More...

Friends
class	PluginManagerPrivate

Detailed Description

This class it is responsible for plugin loading/unloading and contains all necessary plugin metadata (name, version, dependencies, etc.). It can also be used to check the current plugin state and get information on errors (if any).

Member Enumeration Documentation

State

enum Editor::PluginInfo::State

strong

Current plugin state.

Enumerator
INVALID	Initial plugin state indicating that initialization either has not yet started or an error has occurred during initialization.
READ	Plugin metadata is read and processed successfully.
RESOLVED	All required dependencies of the plugin are resolved.
LOADED	The plugin's dynamic link library is successfully loaded and processed by the dynamic linker.
RUNNING	The plugin is running - i.e., the Editor::Plugin::init() method was executed successfully.
STOPPED	The plugin is stopped - i.e., the Editor::Plugin::shutdown() method was called.
UNLOADED	The plugin's dynamic link library is successfully unloaded from memory.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PluginInfo()

Editor::PluginInfo::PluginInfo

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~PluginInfo()

Editor::PluginInfo::~PluginInfo

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Member Function Documentation

absoluteFilePath()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::absoluteFilePath

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const

Returns an absolute filepath to the corresponding plugin's binary file.

compatibleVersion()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::compatibleVersion

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const

Returns version of the plugin considered as compatible.

dependencies()

Unigine::Vector<PluginDependency> Editor::PluginInfo::dependencies

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const

Returns the list of dependencies for the plugin.

description()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::description

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const

Returns the description of the UnigineEditor plugin.

errorString()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::errorString

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const

Returns a string describing a plugin error.

hasError()

bool Editor::PluginInfo::hasError

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const

Returns true if a plugin error has occurred. If the result is positive, you can use the errorString() method to get detailed error information.

isInstanceOf()

bool Editor::PluginInfo::isInstanceOf	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	version
	)		const

Returns true if the plugin can be used to resolve a dependency of the given name and version.

Parameters

name	Plugin name.
version	Plugin version.

name()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::name

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const

Returns the name of the UnigineEditor plugin.

plugin()

Plugin* Editor::PluginInfo::plugin

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const

Returns the Plugin interface.

state()

State Editor::PluginInfo::state

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const

Returns the current plugin state.

Returns

One of the PluginInfo::State enum values.

vendor()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::vendor

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const

Returns the vendor of the UnigineEditor plugin.

version()

const char* Editor::PluginInfo::version

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const

Returns the version of the UnigineEditor plugin.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

PluginManagerPrivate

friend class PluginManagerPrivate

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