#include <plugin.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for pion::plugin_ptr< InterfaceClassType >:

Collaboration diagram for pion::plugin_ptr< InterfaceClassType >:

Public Member Functions
	plugin_ptr (void)
	default constructor & destructor More...

virtual	~plugin_ptr ()

	plugin_ptr (const plugin_ptr &p)
	copy constructor More...

plugin_ptr &	operator= (const plugin_ptr &p)
	assignment operator More...

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

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

Public Member Functions inherited from pion::plugin
virtual	~plugin ()

bool	is_open (void) const
	returns true if a shared library is loaded/open More...

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

void	open (const std::string &plugin_name)

void	open_file (const std::string &plugin_file)

void	close (void)
	closes plug-in library More...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

static void	reset_plugin_directories (void)
	clears all directories from the plug-in search path More...

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

Protected Member Functions inherited from pion::plugin
	plugin (void)
	default constructor is private (use plugin_ptr class to create objects) More...

	plugin (const plugin &p)
	copy constructor More...

plugin &	operator= (const plugin &p)
	assignment operator More...

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

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

void	release_data (void)
	releases the plug-in's shared library symbols More...

void	grab_data (const plugin &p)
	grabs a reference to another plug-in's shared library symbols More...