This class implements a manager for all plugins available for the Ocean framework. More...

Inheritance diagram for Ocean::PluginManager:

Data Structures
class	Plugin
	This class implements a plugin interface. More...

Public Types
enum	PluginType { TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0 , TYPE_DEVICE = 1 << 0 , TYPE_INTERACTION = 1 << 1 , TYPE_MEDIA = 1 << 2 , TYPE_RENDERING = 1 << 3 , TYPE_SCENEDESCRIPTION = 1 << 4 , TYPE_PHYSICS = 1 << 5 , TYPE_ANY = TYPE_DEVICE \| TYPE_INTERACTION \| TYPE_MEDIA \| TYPE_RENDERING \| TYPE_SCENEDESCRIPTION \| TYPE_PHYSICS }
	Definition of different plugin types. More...

enum	PluginPriority { PRIORITY_UNDEFINED , PRIORITY_LOW , PRIORITY_MEDIUM , PRIORITY_HIGH , PRIORITY_VERY_HIGH }
	Definition of different plugin load priority values. More...

typedef std::set< PluginType >	PluginTypeSet
	Definition of a set holding plugin types. More...

typedef std::vector< std::string >	Names
	Definition of a vector holding plugin names. More...

Public Member Functions
const std::string &	fileExtension () const
	Returns the file extension for plugin files. More...

bool	setPluginFileExtension (const std::string &extension)
	Sets the file extension for plugin files. More...

unsigned int	collectPlugins (const std::string &directory, const bool removeAlreadyCollected=true)
	Collects all Ocean supported plugins available in a given directory. More...

bool	loadPlugin (const std::string &name)
	Loads a specific plugin. More...

bool	loadPlugins (const Names &names)
	Loads several plugins and uses the internal dependency order. More...

bool	loadPlugins (const PluginType type)
	Loads all plugins with a specified type. More...

bool	loadAllPlugins ()
	Loads all available plugins. More...

bool	unloadAllPlugins ()
	Unloads all loaded plugins. More...

Names	plugins () const
	Returns all available plugins. More...

Names	loadedPlugins () const
	Returns all loaded plugins. More...

Names	unloadedPlugins () const
	Returns all not loaded plugins. More...

void	release ()
	Releases the plugin manager and unloads all plugins. More...

Private Types
typedef std::vector< Plugin >	Plugins
	Definition of a vector holding plugin objects. More...

typedef std::set< Plugin >	PluginSet
	Definition of a set holding plugin objects. More...

Private Member Functions
	PluginManager ()
	Creates a new plugin manager object. More...

	~PluginManager ()
	Destructs a plugin manager object. More...

Static Private Member Functions
static bool	determinePlugin (const std::string &filename, Plugin &plugin)
	Determines whether a given file is a plugin. More...

static bool	determinePluginApple (const std::string &filename, Plugin &plugin)
	Determines whether a given file is a plugin (specialization for Apple platforms) More...

static PluginType	translateType (const std::string &type)
	Translates a plugin type string to a plugin type id. More...

Private Attributes
Plugins	collectedPlugins_
	Vector holding all collected plugins. More...

Plugins	loadedPlugins_
	Vector holding all loaded plugins. More...

std::string	pluginFileExtension_
	File extension for plugins. More...

Lock	lock_
	Lock for the manager. More...

Friends
class	Singleton< PluginManager >

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Ocean::Singleton< PluginManager >
static PluginManager &	get ()
	Returns a reference to the unique object. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from Ocean::Singleton< PluginManager >
	Singleton ()=default
	Default constructor. More...

Detailed Description

This class implements a manager for all plugins available for the Ocean framework.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Names

typedef std::vector<std::string> Ocean::PluginManager::Names

Definition of a vector holding plugin names.

◆ Plugins

typedef std::vector<Plugin> Ocean::PluginManager::Plugins

private

Definition of a vector holding plugin objects.

◆ PluginSet

typedef std::set<Plugin> Ocean::PluginManager::PluginSet

private

Definition of a set holding plugin objects.

◆ PluginTypeSet

typedef std::set<PluginType> Ocean::PluginManager::PluginTypeSet

Definition of a set holding plugin types.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ PluginPriority

enum Ocean::PluginManager::PluginPriority

Definition of different plugin load priority values.

Higher priority means that the plugin will be loaded earlier than plugins with lower priority.

Enumerator
PRIORITY_UNDEFINED	Undefined plugin load priority.
PRIORITY_LOW	Low plugin load priority.
PRIORITY_MEDIUM	Medium plugin load priority.
PRIORITY_HIGH	High plugin load priority.
PRIORITY_VERY_HIGH	Very high plugin load priority.

◆ PluginType

enum Ocean::PluginManager::PluginType

Definition of different plugin types.

Enumerator
TYPE_UNKNOWN	Unknown plugin type.
TYPE_DEVICE	Device plugin.
TYPE_INTERACTION	Interaction plugin.
TYPE_MEDIA	Media plugin.
TYPE_RENDERING	Rendering plugin.
TYPE_SCENEDESCRIPTION	Scene description plugin.
TYPE_PHYSICS	Physics plugin.
TYPE_ANY	Any plugin.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PluginManager()

Ocean::PluginManager::PluginManager ( )

private

Creates a new plugin manager object.

◆ ~PluginManager()

Ocean::PluginManager::~PluginManager ( )

private

Destructs a plugin manager object.

Member Function Documentation

◆ collectPlugins()

unsigned int Ocean::PluginManager::collectPlugins	(	const std::string &	directory,
		const bool	removeAlreadyCollected = `true`
	)

Collects all Ocean supported plugins available in a given directory.

Parameters

directory	Plugin directory
removeAlreadyCollected	State determining whether previous collected (but not loaded) plugins will be remove before

Returns: Number of collected plugins

◆ determinePlugin()

static bool Ocean::PluginManager::determinePlugin	(	const std::string &	filename,
		Plugin &	plugin
	)

staticprivate

Determines whether a given file is a plugin.

Parameters

filename	Filename of the potential plugin
plugin	Resulting plugin object, if succeeded

Returns: True, if succeeded

◆ determinePluginApple()

static bool Ocean::PluginManager::determinePluginApple	(	const std::string &	filename,
		Plugin &	plugin
	)

staticprivate

Determines whether a given file is a plugin (specialization for Apple platforms)

See also: determinePlugin()

Parameters

filename	Filename of the potential plugin
plugin	Resulting plugin object, if succeeded

Returns: True, if succeeded

◆ fileExtension()

const std::string & Ocean::PluginManager::fileExtension ( ) const

inline

Returns the file extension for plugin files.

Returns: File extension of plugins

◆ loadAllPlugins()

bool Ocean::PluginManager::loadAllPlugins ( )

Loads all available plugins.

Returns: True, if at least one plugin has been loaded

◆ loadedPlugins()

Names Ocean::PluginManager::loadedPlugins ( ) const

Returns all loaded plugins.

Returns: Plugin names

◆ loadPlugin()

bool Ocean::PluginManager::loadPlugin ( const std::string & name )

Loads a specific plugin.

Parameters

name	The name of the plugin to load.

Returns: True, if succeeded

◆ loadPlugins() [1/2]

bool Ocean::PluginManager::loadPlugins ( const Names & names )

Loads several plugins and uses the internal dependency order.

Parameters

names Names of the plugins to load

Returns: True, if at least one plugin has been loaded

◆ loadPlugins() [2/2]

bool Ocean::PluginManager::loadPlugins ( const PluginType type )

Loads all plugins with a specified type.

Parameters

type	Plugin type to load, can be a combination of all defined plugin types

Returns: True, if at least one plugin has been loaded

◆ plugins()

Names Ocean::PluginManager::plugins ( ) const

Returns all available plugins.

Returns: Plugin names

◆ release()

void Ocean::PluginManager::release ( )

Releases the plugin manager and unloads all plugins.

◆ setPluginFileExtension()

bool Ocean::PluginManager::setPluginFileExtension ( const std::string & extension )

Sets the file extension for plugin files.

Parameters

extension File extension to be set

Returns: True, if succeeded

◆ translateType()

static PluginType Ocean::PluginManager::translateType ( const std::string & type )

staticprivate

Translates a plugin type string to a plugin type id.

Parameters

type	Plugin type string to translate

Returns: Plugin type id

◆ unloadAllPlugins()

bool Ocean::PluginManager::unloadAllPlugins ( )

Unloads all loaded plugins.

Returns: True, if all plugins could be unloaded successfully

◆ unloadedPlugins()

Names Ocean::PluginManager::unloadedPlugins ( ) const

Returns all not loaded plugins.

Returns: Plugin names

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ Singleton< PluginManager >

friend class Singleton< PluginManager >

friend

Field Documentation

◆ collectedPlugins_

Plugins Ocean::PluginManager::collectedPlugins_

private

Vector holding all collected plugins.

◆ loadedPlugins_

Plugins Ocean::PluginManager::loadedPlugins_

private

Vector holding all loaded plugins.

◆ lock_

Lock Ocean::PluginManager::lock_

mutableprivate

Lock for the manager.

◆ pluginFileExtension_

std::string Ocean::PluginManager::pluginFileExtension_

private

File extension for plugins.

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

PluginManager.h

Data Structures

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Private Types

Private Member Functions

Static Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Friends

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Names

◆ Plugins

◆ PluginSet

◆ PluginTypeSet

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ PluginPriority

◆ PluginType

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PluginManager()

◆ ~PluginManager()

Member Function Documentation

◆ collectPlugins()

◆ determinePlugin()

◆ determinePluginApple()

◆ fileExtension()

◆ loadAllPlugins()

◆ loadedPlugins()

◆ loadPlugin()

◆ loadPlugins() [1/2]

◆ loadPlugins() [2/2]

◆ plugins()

◆ release()

◆ setPluginFileExtension()

◆ translateType()

◆ unloadAllPlugins()

◆ unloadedPlugins()

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ Singleton< PluginManager >

Field Documentation

◆ collectedPlugins_

◆ loadedPlugins_

◆ lock_

◆ pluginFileExtension_