src/module.h
author Tero Marttila <terom@fixme.fi>
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:38:23 +0200
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initial modules code
#ifndef MODULE_H
#define MODULE_H

/**
 * @file
 *
 * Dynamically loadable modules for use with nexus
 */
#include "nexus.h"
#include "error.h"

#include <sys/queue.h>

/**
 * Information required to load/identify a module.
 */
struct module_info {
    /** Human-readable name */
    const char *name;
    
    /** Filesystem path to the .so */
    const char *path;
};

/**
 * A loaded module.
 */
struct module {
    /** The identifying info for the module */
    struct module_info info;

    /** The module context object */
    void *ctx;

    /** Our entry in the list of modules */
    TAILQ_ENTRY(module) ctx_modules;
};

/**
 * A set of loaded modules, and functionality to load more
 */
struct modules {
    /** The nexus in use */
    struct nexus *nexus;

    /** List of loaded modules */
    TAILQ_HEAD(module_ctx_modules, module) modules;
};

/**
 * Module initialization function type
 */
typedef void* (*module_init_func_t) (struct nexus *nexus, struct error_info *err);

/**
 * Create a new modules state
 */
err_t modules_create (struct modules **modules_ptr, struct nexus *nexus);

/**
 * Load a new module.
 */
err_t module_load (struct moduels *modules, struct module **module, const struct module_info *info, struct error_info *err);

/**
 * Unload a module
 */
err_t module_unload (struct module *module);

#endif