CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPlugins_p.h

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINS_H
#define CTKPLUGINS_H

#include <QUrl>
#include <QHash>
#include <QReadWriteLock>



  // CTK class forward declarations
  class ctkPlugin;
  class ctkPluginFrameworkContext;
  class ctkVersion;
  class ctkVersionRange;

  /**
   * Here we handle all the plugins that are installed in the framework.
   * Also handles load and save of bundle states to a database, so that we
   * can restart the platform.
   */
  class ctkPlugins {

  private:

    /**
     * Table of all installed plugins in this framework.
     * Key is the plugin location.
     */
    QHash<QString, ctkPlugin*> plugins;

    /**
     * Link to framework object.
     */
    ctkPluginFrameworkContext* fwCtx;

    /**
     * Read write lock for protecting the plugins object
     */
    mutable QReadWriteLock pluginsLock;


  public:

    /**
     * Create a container for all plugins in this framework.
     */
    ctkPlugins(ctkPluginFrameworkContext* fw);


    void clear();


    /**
     * Install a new plugin.
     *
     * @param location The location to be installed
     */
    ctkPlugin* install(const QUrl& location, QIODevice* in);


    /**
     * Remove plugin registration.
     *
     * @param location The location to be removed
     */
    void remove(const QUrl& location);


    /**
     * Get the plugin that has the specified plugin identifier.
     *
     * @param id The identifier of the plugin to get.
     * @return ctkPlugin or null
     *         if the plugin was not found.
     */
    ctkPlugin* getPlugin(int id) const;


    /**
     * Get the plugin that has specified plugin location.
     *
     * @param location The location of the plugin to get.
     * @return ctkPlugin or null
     *         if the plugin was not found.
     */
    ctkPlugin* getPlugin(const QString& location) const;


    /**
     * Get the plugin that has specified plugin symbolic name and version.
     *
     * @param name The symbolic name of the plugin to get.
     * @param version The plugin version of the plugin to get.
     * @return ctkPlugin or null.
     */
    ctkPlugin* getPlugin(const QString& name, const ctkVersion& version) const;


    /**
     * Get all installed plugins.
     *
     * @return A ctkPlugin list with plugins.
     */
    QList<ctkPlugin*> getPlugins() const;


    /**
     * Get all plugins that have specified plugin symbolic name.
     *
     * @param name The symbolic name of plugins to get.
     * @return A list of ctkPlugins.
     */
    QList<ctkPlugin*> getPlugins(const QString& name) const;


    /**
     * Get all plugins that have specified plugin symbolic name and
     * version range. Result is sorted in decreasing version order.
     *
     * @param name The symbolic name of plugins to get.
     * @param range ctkVersion range of plugins to get.
     * @return A List of ctkPlugins.
     */
    QList<ctkPlugin*> getPlugins(const QString& name, const ctkVersionRange& range) const;


    /**
     * Get all plugins currently in plugin state ACTIVE.
     *
     * @return A List of ctkPlugins.
     */
    QList<ctkPlugin*> getActivePlugins() const;


    /**
     * Try to load any saved framework state.
     * This is done by installing all saved plugins and restoring
     * the saved state for each plugin. This is only
     * intended to be executed during the start of the framework.
     *
     */
    void load();


    /**
     * Start a list of plugins in order
     *
     * @param slist ctkPlugins to start.
     */
    void startPlugins(const QList<ctkPlugin*>& slist) const;


  };


#endif // CTKPLUGINS_H