GLib 2.39.0
[glib.git] / gio / giomodule.h
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1 /* GIO - GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library
3 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Red Hat, Inc.
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
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17 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
18 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
20 * Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
23 #ifndef __G_IO_MODULE_H__
24 #define __G_IO_MODULE_H__
26 #if !defined (__GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GIO_COMPILATION)
27 #error "Only <gio/gio.h> can be included directly."
28 #endif
30 #include <gio/giotypes.h>
31 #include <gmodule.h>
33 G_BEGIN_DECLS
35 typedef struct _GIOModuleScope GIOModuleScope;
37 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
38 GIOModuleScope * g_io_module_scope_new (GIOModuleScopeFlags flags);
39 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
40 void g_io_module_scope_free (GIOModuleScope *scope);
41 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
42 void g_io_module_scope_block (GIOModuleScope *scope,
43 const gchar *basename);
45 #define G_IO_TYPE_MODULE (g_io_module_get_type ())
46 #define G_IO_MODULE(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), G_IO_TYPE_MODULE, GIOModule))
47 #define G_IO_MODULE_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), G_IO_TYPE_MODULE, GIOModuleClass))
48 #define G_IO_IS_MODULE(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), G_IO_TYPE_MODULE))
49 #define G_IO_IS_MODULE_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), G_IO_TYPE_MODULE))
50 #define G_IO_MODULE_GET_CLASS(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((o), G_IO_TYPE_MODULE, GIOModuleClass))
52 /**
53 * GIOModule:
55 * Opaque module base class for extending GIO.
56 **/
57 typedef struct _GIOModuleClass GIOModuleClass;
59 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
60 GType g_io_module_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
61 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
62 GIOModule *g_io_module_new (const gchar *filename);
64 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
65 void g_io_modules_scan_all_in_directory (const char *dirname);
66 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
67 GList *g_io_modules_load_all_in_directory (const gchar *dirname);
69 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
70 void g_io_modules_scan_all_in_directory_with_scope (const gchar *dirname,
71 GIOModuleScope *scope);
72 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
73 GList *g_io_modules_load_all_in_directory_with_scope (const gchar *dirname,
74 GIOModuleScope *scope);
76 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
77 GIOExtensionPoint *g_io_extension_point_register (const char *name);
78 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
79 GIOExtensionPoint *g_io_extension_point_lookup (const char *name);
80 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
81 void g_io_extension_point_set_required_type (GIOExtensionPoint *extension_point,
82 GType type);
83 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
84 GType g_io_extension_point_get_required_type (GIOExtensionPoint *extension_point);
85 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
86 GList *g_io_extension_point_get_extensions (GIOExtensionPoint *extension_point);
87 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
88 GIOExtension * g_io_extension_point_get_extension_by_name (GIOExtensionPoint *extension_point,
89 const char *name);
90 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
91 GIOExtension * g_io_extension_point_implement (const char *extension_point_name,
92 GType type,
93 const char *extension_name,
94 gint priority);
96 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
97 GType g_io_extension_get_type (GIOExtension *extension);
98 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
99 const char * g_io_extension_get_name (GIOExtension *extension);
100 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
101 gint g_io_extension_get_priority (GIOExtension *extension);
102 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
103 GTypeClass* g_io_extension_ref_class (GIOExtension *extension);
106 /* API for the modules to implement */
109 * g_io_module_load:
110 * @module: a #GIOModule.
112 * Required API for GIO modules to implement.
113 * This function is ran after the module has been loaded into GIO,
114 * to initialize the module.
116 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
117 void g_io_module_load (GIOModule *module);
120 * g_io_module_unload:
121 * @module: a #GIOModule.
123 * Required API for GIO modules to implement.
124 * This function is ran when the module is being unloaded from GIO,
125 * to finalize the module.
127 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
128 void g_io_module_unload (GIOModule *module);
131 * g_io_module_query:
133 * Optional API for GIO modules to implement.
135 * Should return a list of all the extension points that may be
136 * implemented in this module.
138 * This method will not be called in normal use, however it may be
139 * called when probing existing modules and recording which extension
140 * points that this model is used for. This means we won't have to
141 * load and initialze this module unless its needed.
143 * If this function is not implemented by the module the module will
144 * always be loaded, initialized and then unloaded on application startup
145 * so that it can register its extension points during init.
147 * Note that a module need not actually implement all the extension points
148 * that g_io_module_query returns, since the exact list of extension may
149 * depend on runtime issues. However all extension points actually implemented
150 * must be returned by g_io_module_query() (if defined).
152 * When installing a module that implements g_io_module_query you must
153 * run gio-querymodules in order to build the cache files required for
154 * lazy loading.
156 * Returns: (transfer full): A %NULL-terminated array of strings, listing the supported
157 * extension points of the module. The array must be suitable for
158 * freeing with g_strfreev().
160 * Since: 2.24
162 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
163 char **g_io_module_query (void);
165 G_END_DECLS
167 #endif /* __G_IO_MODULE_H__ */