Base class for all contexts that provide plugin support. More...

Inheritance diagram for swift::core::IPluginManager:

Public Member Functions
	IPluginManager (QObject *parent=nullptr)
	Constructor.

virtual void	collectPlugins ()
	Looks for all available plugins.

QString	getPluginConfigId (const QString &identifier)
	If the plugin specifies its config plugin, its identifier can be obtained using this method. You can get the plugin config instance later, using `getPluginById()`.

template<class T >
T *	getPluginById (const QString &identifier)
	Loads the given plugin (if necessary), casts it to the desired type and returns its instance. Returns `nullptr` on failure.

Protected Member Functions
virtual swift::misc::CSequence< QString >	acceptedIids () const =0
	Returns the list of valid IIDs for the implementation.

virtual const QString &	pluginDirectory () const
	Where to look for plugins, absolute path. Default implementation returns `plugins` in the application dir.

virtual bool	isValid (const QJsonObject &metadata) const
	Defines whether the given plugin is valid or not, based on its metadata. The default implementation checks if all values common for all plugins (i.e. MetaData and identifier) are present and valid. It also checks if each plugin meets one of the specified in acceptedIids() IIDs. Override custom plugin validation in the subclass if needed.

QString	pluginIdentifier (const QJsonObject &metadata) const
	Gets the plugin identifier from the metadata.

QString	getIdByPlugin (const QObject *instance) const
	Gets plugin identifier by its instance.

const swift::misc::CSequence< QJsonObject > &	getPlugins () const
	Gets direct access to all plugins' metadata.

Detailed Description

Base class for all contexts that provide plugin support.

It is responsible for locating, validating and loading plugins.

Definition at line 23 of file pluginmanager.h.

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Public Member Functions