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- #ifndef K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_H
- #define K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_H
-
- // K-3D
- // Copyright (c) 1995-2004, Timothy M. Shead
- //
- // Contact: tshead@k-3d.com
- //
- // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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- //
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- // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- // General Public License for more details.
- //
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-
- /** \file
- \brief Declares iplugin_factory, an abstract factory interface for plugin objects
- \author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
- */
-
- #include "iunknown.h"
- #include "uuid.h"
-
- #include <iosfwd>
- #include <map>
- #include <string>
- #include <typeinfo>
- #include <vector>
-
- namespace k3d
- {
-
- /// Abstract factory interface for plugin objects
- class iplugin_factory :
- public virtual iunknown
- {
- public:
- /// Marks a plugin "stable", "experimental", or "deprecated", typically used to provide appropriate warnings in the UI
- typedef enum
- {
- STABLE,
- EXPERIMENTAL,
- DEPRECATED
- } quality_t;
-
- /// Defines a collection of "categories" used to group plugins within the UI
- typedef std::vector<std::string> categories_t;
- /// Defines a collection of interfaces implemented by the underlying plugin instance
- typedef std::vector<const std::type_info*> interfaces_t;
- /// Defines an arbitrary collection of name-value pair metadata describing the underlying plugin instance
- typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> metadata_t;
-
- /// Returns a guaranteed-unique factory ID
- virtual const k3d::uuid& factory_id() = 0;
- /// Returns the internal name for a plugin
- virtual const std::string name() = 0;
- /// Returns a short, human-readable description of the plugin
- virtual const std::string short_description() = 0;
- /// Returns a default category for ordering this plugin within the UI
- virtual const categories_t& categories() = 0;
- /// Returns the plugin quality (stable or experimental)
- virtual quality_t quality() = 0;
- /// Returns true iff a plugin implements the requested interface
- virtual bool implements(const std::type_info& InterfaceType) = 0;
- /// Returns the set of interfaces implemented by the plugin
- virtual const interfaces_t interfaces() = 0;
- /// Returns metadata describing the plugin
- virtual metadata_t metadata() = 0;
-
- protected:
- iplugin_factory() {}
- iplugin_factory(const iplugin_factory&) {}
- iplugin_factory& operator = (const iplugin_factory&) { return *this; }
- virtual ~iplugin_factory() {}
- };
-
- std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const iplugin_factory::quality_t&);
- std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, iplugin_factory::quality_t&);
-
- } // namespace k3d
-
- #endif // !K3DSDK_IPLUGIN_FACTORY_H
-
-