CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPluginConstants.h

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINCONSTANTS_H
#define CTKPLUGINCONSTANTS_H

#include <QString>

#include "CTKPluginFrameworkExport.h"


struct CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT PluginConstants {

  /**
   * Location identifier of the CTK <i>system plugin</i>, which is defined
   * to be &quot;System Plugin&quot;.
   */
  static const QString	SYSTEM_PLUGIN_LOCATION; // = "System Plugin"

  /**
   * Alias for the symbolic name of the CTK <i>system plugin</i>. It is
   * defined to be &quot;system.plugin&quot;.
   *
   */
  static const QString	SYSTEM_PLUGIN_SYMBOLICNAME; // = "system.plugin"


  /**
   * Specifies the persistent storage area used by the framework. The value of
   * this property must be a valid file path in the file system to a
   * directory. If the specified directory does not exist then the framework
   * will create the directory. If the specified path exists but is not a
   * directory or if the framework fails to create the storage directory, then
   * framework initialization must fail. The framework is free to use this
   * directory as it sees fit. This area can not be shared with anything else.
   * <p>
   * If this property is not set, the framework should use a reasonable
   * platform default for the persistent storage area.
   */
  static const QString FRAMEWORK_STORAGE; // = "org.commontk.pluginfw.storage"


  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the plugin's symbolic name.
   *
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>Plugin::getHeaders()</code> method.
   */
  static const QString	PLUGIN_SYMBOLICNAME; // = "Plugin-SymbolicName"

  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the plugin's copyright information.
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>ctkPlugin::getHeaders</code> method.
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT; // = "Plugin-Copyright"

  /**
   * Manifest header containing a brief description of the plugin's
   * functionality.
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>ctkPlugin::getHeaders</code> method.
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION; // = "Plugin-Description"

  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the plugin's name.
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>ctkPlugin::getHeaders</code> method.
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_NAME; // = "Plugin-Name"


  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the base name of the plugin's Qt .qm
   * files.
   *
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>Plugin::getHeaders</code> method.
   *
   * @see #PLUGIN_LOCALIZATION_DEFAULT_BASENAME
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_LOCALIZATION; // = "Plugin-Localization"

  /**
   * Default value for the <code>ctkPlugin-Localization</code> manifest header.
   *
   * @see #PLUGIN_LOCALIZATION
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_LOCALIZATION_DEFAULT_BASENAME; // = "CTK-INF/l10n/plugin"

  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the symbolic names of other plugins required
   * by the plugin.
   *
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>ctkPlugin::getHeaders</code> method.
   *
   */
  static const QString REQUIRE_PLUGIN; // = "Require-Plugin"

  /**
   * Manifest header attribute identifying a range of versions for a plugin
   * specified in the <code>Require-Plugin</code> manifest headers.
   * The default value is <code>0.0.0</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The attribute value is encoded in the Require-Plugin manifest header
   * like:
   *
   * <pre>
   *     Require-Plugin: com.acme.module.test; plugin-version=&quot;1.1&quot;
   *     Require-Plugin: com.acme.module.test; plugin-version=&quot;[1.0,2.0)&quot;
   * </pre>
   *
   * <p>
   * The plugin-version attribute value uses a mathematical interval notation
   * to specify a range of plugin versions. A plugin-version attribute value
   * specified as a single version means a version range that includes any
   * plugin version greater than or equal to the specified version.
   *
   * @see #REQUIRE_PLUGIN
   */
  static const QString PLUGIN_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE; // = "plugin-version"


  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the plugin's version.
   *
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>ctkPlugin::getHeaders()</code> method.
   */
  static const QString	PLUGIN_VERSION; // = "Plugin-Version"

  /**
   * Manifest header identifying the plugin's activation policy.
   * <p>
   * The attribute value may be retrieved from the <code>QHash</code>
   * object returned by the <code>Plugin::getHeaders()</code> method.
   *
   * @see #ACTIVATION_EAGER
   */
  static const QString	PLUGIN_ACTIVATIONPOLICY; // = "Plugin-ActivationPolicy"

  /**
   * Plugin activation policy declaring the plugin must be activated when the
   * first object is instantiated from the plugin.
   * <p>
   * A plugin with the lazy (default) activation policy
   * will wait in the ctkPlugin#STARTING state until the first
   * class instantiation from the plugin occurs. The plugin will then be activated
   * before the instance is returned to the requester.
   * <p>
   * A plugin with the eager activation policy that is started with the
   * ctkPlugin#START_ACTIVATION_POLICY option will be activating immediately when
   * the framework is started.
   * <p>
   * The activation policy value is specified as in the
   * Plugin-ActivationPolicy manifest header like:
   *
   * <pre>
   *       Plugin-ActivationPolicy: eager
   * </pre>
   *
   * @see #PLUGIN_ACTIVATIONPOLICY
   * @see ctkPlugin#start(int)
   * @see ctkPlugin#START_ACTIVATION_POLICY
   */
  static const QString	ACTIVATION_EAGER; // = "eager"

  /**
   * Manifest header directive identifying the resolution type in the
   * Require-Plugin manifest header. The default value is
   * {@link #RESOLUTION_MANDATORY mandatory}.
   *
   * <p>
   * The directive value is encoded in the Require-Plugin
   * manifest header like:
   *
   * <pre>
   *     Require-Plugin: com.acme.module.test; resolution:=&quot;optional&quot;
   * </pre>
   *
   * @see #REQUIRE_PLUGIN
   * @see #RESOLUTION_MANDATORY
   * @see #RESOLUTION_OPTIONAL
   */
  static const QString RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE; // = "resolution"

  /**
   * Manifest header directive value identifying a mandatory resolution type.
   * A mandatory resolution type indicates that the required plugin
   * must be resolved when the plugin is resolved. If such a
   * require plugin cannot be resolved, the module fails to resolve.
   *
   * <p>
   * The directive value is encoded in the Require-Plugin
   * manifest header like:
   *
   * <pre>
   *     Require-Plugin: com.acme.module.test; resolution:=&quot;manditory&quot;
   * </pre>
   *
   * @see #RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE
   */
  static const QString RESOLUTION_MANDATORY; // = "mandatory"

  /**
   * Manifest header directive value identifying an optional resolution type.
   * An optional resolution type indicates that the require plugin
   * is optional and the plugin may be resolved without the require
   * plugin being resolved. If the require plugin is not resolved
   * when the plugin is resolved, therequire plugin may not be
   * resolved before the plugin is refreshed.
   *
   * <p>
   * The directive value is encoded in the Require-Plugin
   * manifest header like:
   *
   * <pre>
   *     Require-Plugin: com.acme.module.test; resolution:=&quot;optional&quot;
   * </pre>
   *
   * @see #RESOLUTION_DIRECTIVE
   */
  static const QString RESOLUTION_OPTIONAL; // = "optional"

  /**
   * Service property identifying all of the class names under which a service
   * was registered in the Framework. The value of this property must be of
   * type <code>QStringList</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * This property is set by the Framework when a service is registered.
   */
  static const QString OBJECTCLASS; // = "objectclass"

  /**
   * Service property identifying a service's registration number. The value
   * of this property must be of type <code>qlonglong</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The value of this property is assigned by the Framework when a service is
   * registered. The Framework assigns a unique value that is larger than all
   * previously assigned values since the Framework was started. These values
   * are NOT persistent across restarts of the Framework.
   */
  static const QString SERVICE_ID; //	= "service.id"

  /**
   * Service property identifying a service's ranking number.
   *
   * <p>
   * This property may be supplied in the
   * <code>ServiceProperties</code> object passed to the
   * <code>ctkPluginContext::registerService</code> method. The value of this
   * property must be of type <code>int</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The service ranking is used by the Framework to determine the <i>natural
   * order</i> of services, see {@link ctkServiceReference::operator<(const ctkServiceReference&)},
   * and the <i>default</i> service to be returned from a call to the
   * {@link ctkPluginContext::getServiceReference} method.
   *
   * <p>
   * The default ranking is zero (0). A service with a ranking of
   * <code>std::numeric_limits<int>::max()</code> is very likely to be returned as the
   * default service, whereas a service with a ranking of
   * <code>std::numeric_limits<int>::min()</code> is very unlikely to be returned.
   *
   * <p>
   * If the supplied property value is not of type <code>int</code>, it is
   * deemed to have a ranking value of zero.
   */
  static const QString SERVICE_RANKING; // = "service.ranking"

};


#endif // CTKPLUGINCONSTANTS_H