Class

GPluginLoader

Description [src]

abstract class GPlugin.Loader : GObject.Object
{
  /* No available fields */
}

An abstract class that should not be accessed directly.

Ancestors

GObject

Instance methods

gplugin_loader_get_id

Gets the identifier of loader.

since: 0.34

gplugin_loader_get_supported_extensions

Returns a GSList of strings containing the extensions that the loader supports. Each extension should not include the dot. For example: so, dll, py, etc.

gplugin_loader_load_plugin

This function is called by the plugin manager to ask loader to load plugin.

gplugin_loader_query_plugin

This function is called by the plugin manager to ask loader to query filename and determine if it’s a usable plugin.

gplugin_loader_unload_plugin

This function is called by the plugin manager to ask loader to unload plugin.

Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

Properties

GPlugin.Loader:id

The identifier of the loader.

since: 0.34

Signals

Signals inherited from GObject (1)

GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.

Class structure

struct GPluginLoaderClass {
  GSList* (* supported_extensions) (
    GPluginLoader* loader
  );
  GPluginPlugin* (* query) (
    GPluginLoader* loader,
    const char* filename,
    GError** error
  );
  gboolean (* load) (
    GPluginLoader* loader,
    GPluginPlugin* plugin,
    GError** error
  );
  gboolean (* unload) (
    GPluginLoader* loader,
    GPluginPlugin* plugin,
    gboolean shutdown,
    GError** error
  );
  
}

GPluginLoaderClass defines the behavior for loading plugins.

Class members

supported_extensions: GSList* (* supported_extensions) ( GPluginLoader* loader ): The supported_extensions vfunc returns a GList of file extensions that this loader supports without the leading dot. For example: ‘so’, ‘dll’, ‘py’, etc.
query: GPluginPlugin* (* query) ( GPluginLoader* loader, const char* filename, GError** error ): The query vfunc is called when the plugin manager needs to query a plugin that has a file extension from supported_extensions.
load: gboolean (* load) ( GPluginLoader* loader, GPluginPlugin* plugin, GError** error ): The load vfunc is called when the plugin manager wants to load a plugin that was previously queried by this loader.
unload: gboolean (* unload) ( GPluginLoader* loader, GPluginPlugin* plugin, gboolean shutdown, GError** error ): The unload vfunc is called when the plugin manager wants to unload a previously loaded plugin from this loader.

Virtual methods

GPlugin.LoaderClass.load

The load vfunc is called when the plugin manager wants to load a plugin that was previously queried by this loader.

GPlugin.LoaderClass.query

The query vfunc is called when the plugin manager needs to query a plugin that has a file extension from supported_extensions.

GPlugin.LoaderClass.supported_extensions

The supported_extensions vfunc returns a GList of file extensions that this loader supports without the leading dot. For example: ‘so’, ‘dll’, ‘py’, etc.

GPlugin.LoaderClass.unload

The unload vfunc is called when the plugin manager wants to unload a previously loaded plugin from this loader.