albert::PluginLoader Class Reference

#include <albert/pluginloader.h>

Detailed Description

Plugin loader interface class.

Public Member Functions
virtual QString	path () const =0
	The path to the plugin.
virtual const PluginMetaData &	metaData () const =0
	The plugin metadata.
virtual void	load ()=0
	Load the plugin.
virtual void	unload ()=0
	Unload the plugin.
virtual PluginInstance *	createInstance ()=0
	The plugin instance.

Protected Member Functions
virtual	~PluginLoader ()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

~PluginLoader()

virtual albert::PluginLoader::~PluginLoader ( )

protectedvirtual

Member Function Documentation

createInstance()

virtual PluginInstance * albert::PluginLoader::createInstance ( )

pure virtual

The plugin instance.

Not called unless loaded. Creates an instance of the plugin if it does not exist.

Returns

The plugin instance.

load()

virtual void albert::PluginLoader::load ( )

pure virtual

Load the plugin.

Called in a background thread. Expects the plugin to be loaded after this call.

Exceptions

std::exception

in case of errors.

metaData()

virtual const PluginMetaData & albert::PluginLoader::metaData ( ) const

pure virtual

The plugin metadata.

Returns

The plugin metadata.

path()

virtual QString albert::PluginLoader::path ( ) const

pure virtual

The path to the plugin.

Returns

The path to the plugin.

unload()

virtual void albert::PluginLoader::unload ( )

pure virtual

Unload the plugin.

Exceptions

std::exception

in case of errors.

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

• workspace/albert/include/albert/pluginloader.h