Public Member Functions
	PionPluginPtr (void)
	default constructor & destructor

	PionPluginPtr (const PionPluginPtr &p)
	copy constructor

PionPluginPtr &	operator= (const PionPluginPtr &p)
	assignment operator

InterfaceClassType *	create (void)
	creates a new instance of the plug-in object

void	destroy (InterfaceClassType *object_ptr)
	destroys an instance of the plug-in object

Public Member Functions inherited from pion::PionPlugin
bool	is_open (void) const
	returns true if a shared library is loaded/open

std::string	getPluginName (void) const
	returns the name of the plugin that is currently open

void	open (const std::string &plugin_name)

void	openFile (const std::string &plugin_file)

void	openStaticLinked (const std::string &plugin_name, void create_func, void destroy_func)

void	close (void)
	closes plug-in library

Protected Types
typedef InterfaceClassType *	CreateObjectFunction(void)
	data type for a function that is used to create object instances

typedef void	DestroyObjectFunction(InterfaceClassType *)
	data type for a function that is used to destroy object instances

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from pion::PionPlugin
static bool	findPluginFile (std::string &path_to_file, const std::string &name)

static bool	findConfigFile (std::string &path_to_file, const std::string &name)

static bool	findStaticEntryPoint (const std::string &plugin_name, void create_func, void destroy_func)

static void	addStaticEntryPoint (const std::string &plugin_name, void create_func, void destroy_func)

static void	checkCygwinPath (boost::filesystem::path &final_path, const std::string &path_string)

static void	addPluginDirectory (const std::string &dir)
	appends a directory to the plug-in search path

static void	resetPluginDirectories (void)
	clears all directories from the plug-in search path

static void	getAllPluginNames (std::vector< std::string > &plugin_names)
	returns a list of all Plugins found in all Plugin directories

Protected Member Functions inherited from pion::PionPlugin
	PionPlugin (void)
	default constructor is private (use PionPluginPtr class to create objects)

	PionPlugin (const PionPlugin &p)
	copy constructor

PionPlugin &	operator= (const PionPlugin &p)
	assignment operator

void *	getCreateFunction (void)
	returns a pointer to the plug-in's "create object" function

void *	getDestroyFunction (void)
	returns a pointer to the plug-in's "destroy object" function

void	releaseData (void)
	releases the plug-in's shared library symbols

void	grabData (const PionPlugin &p)
	grabs a reference to another plug-in's shared library symbols

Detailed Description

PionPluginPtr: smart pointer that manages plug-in code loaded from shared object libraries

Definition at line 364 of file PionPlugin.hpp.

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

Public Member Functions