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1/*! \file
2 \brief A cross-platform class for loading dynamic link libraries and shared objects.
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40#ifndef _DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H
41#define _DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H
42
43#include "disti_include.h"
44
45#include <string>
46
47#if defined( _WIN32 )
48# include <windows.h>
49#endif
50
51namespace disti
52{
53typedef void* ( *FunctionPointer )( ... ); ///< Typedef for a function pointer taking variadic arguments.
54
55/// The DynamicLibrary class. A cross-platform class for loading dynamic link libraries and shared objects.
57{
58public:
59 /** Error Enum */
60 typedef enum
61 {
62 ERROR_NONE,
63 ERROR_VERSION_MISMATCH, ///< Load failed due to incompatible GL Studio or compiler versions
64 ERROR_UNKNOWN ///< Load failed for unknown reason (see DynamicLibrary::ErrorString())
66
67#if defined( _WIN32 )
68 typedef HMODULE LibHandle_t; ///< Windows uses a handle to the opened dynamic library.
69#else
70 typedef void* LibHandle_t; ///< Linux, macOS, and others use a pointer to the opened dynamic library.
71#endif
72
73 /// Constructor for dynamic library object. Causes the dynamic library which is passed in by filename to be opened.
74 /// \param lib_name_arg A pointer to a string which is a library name to be opened, may include the path, can not be NULL
75 /// \param quiet Whether this class emits error messages or fails silently.
76 /// \param searchLibPath Deprecated, unused.
77 /// \param tryStandardExtensions If this is true, the file extension, if any, will be stripped off and the appropriate
78 /// standard extension for the current OS will be appended. If the changed filename cannot be
79 /// found, then the original filename will be used as a last resort.
80 /// \param matchVersion Only load the library if it contains symbols that identify it as a GL Studio RSO, and its version information exactly matches this runtime library.
81 DISTI_EXPORT DynamicLibrary( const char* lib_name_arg, bool quiet = false, bool searchLibPath = false, bool tryStandardExtensions = false, bool matchVersion = false );
82
83 /// Destructor for dynamic library object. Closes the library so the OS can cleanup.
84 virtual DISTI_EXPORT ~DynamicLibrary();
85
86 /// Dynamically resolves a function from the library. The name of the
87 /// function is passed in.
88 /// \param function_name A pointer to a string, which represents the Name of a Function to find.
89 /// \return Returns a pointer to the function if it is found or NULL otherwise
90 virtual DISTI_EXPORT FunctionPointer DynamicFunction( const char* function_name );
91
92 /// \param libName The name of the library to load.
93 /// \param tryStandardExtensions If true, will try the standard extensions (i.e. .dll, .so, .dylib).
94 /// \return True if the library can be found somewhere on the system, false otherwise.
95 static DISTI_EXPORT bool Exists( const char* libName, bool tryStandardExtensions = true );
96
97 /// \param name The name of the file to locate.
98 /// \return The full path to the given file name.
99 static DISTI_EXPORT std::string Find( const std::string& name );
100
101 /// \return True if the library successfully loaded, false otherwise.
102 virtual DISTI_EXPORT bool Loaded() const;
103
104 /// Call LastError() when Loaded() is false to determine to determine
105 /// if load failure occured due to a version mismatch.
106 /// \return The error type, or ERROR_NONE if no failure.
107 DISTI_EXPORT ErrorEnum LastError() const;
108
109 /// \return The last error string or NULL if no error has occurred.
110 /// \note When tryStandardExtensions == true, this may be very long since it contains the error information for each attempted filename.
111 DISTI_EXPORT const char* ErrorString() const;
112
113 /// Removes the extension, if any, from the specified path.
114 /// \param libpath The path to be stripped of extensions.
115 static DISTI_EXPORT void RemoveExtension( std::string& libpath );
116
117private:
118 bool _quiet;
119 bool _tryStandardExtensions;
120 LibHandle_t _dlHandle;
121 ErrorEnum _lastError;
122
123 char* _errorString;
124
125 DISTI_EXPORT void SetErrorString( const char* );
126
127 /// Attempts to find the specified library file on the system.
128 /// If the file doesn't exist as named, any path will be stripped off and
129 /// this will try to open the library file, which uses the standard OS search
130 /// algorithm to find the file. If the open is successful, the file was
131 /// found.
132 /// \return true if the library is found.
133 static bool FoundOnSystem( const std::string& libname );
134
135 /// Opens the specified library searching the library paths if specified.
136 static LibHandle_t Open( const std::string& libpath, ErrorEnum& errorCode /*returned*/, bool searchLibPath = true, bool matchVersion = false, bool quiet = false );
137};
138
139} // namespace disti
140
141#endif
The DynamicLibrary class. A cross-platform class for loading dynamic link libraries and shared object...
Definition: dynamic_library.h:57
virtual bool Loaded() const
const char * ErrorString() const
static void RemoveExtension(std::string &libpath)
DynamicLibrary(const char *lib_name_arg, bool quiet=false, bool searchLibPath=false, bool tryStandardExtensions=false, bool matchVersion=false)
void * LibHandle_t
Linux, macOS, and others use a pointer to the opened dynamic library.
Definition: dynamic_library.h:70
ErrorEnum
Definition: dynamic_library.h:61
@ ERROR_UNKNOWN
Load failed for unknown reason (see DynamicLibrary::ErrorString())
Definition: dynamic_library.h:64
@ ERROR_VERSION_MISMATCH
Load failed due to incompatible GL Studio or compiler versions.
Definition: dynamic_library.h:63
virtual ~DynamicLibrary()
Destructor for dynamic library object. Closes the library so the OS can cleanup.
static bool Exists(const char *libName, bool tryStandardExtensions=true)
virtual FunctionPointer DynamicFunction(const char *function_name)
ErrorEnum LastError() const
static std::string Find(const std::string &name)
A file for all GL Studio files to include.
Force inclusion of the DirectShow library.
Definition: bmpimage.h:47
void *(* FunctionPointer)(...)
Typedef for a function pointer taking variadic arguments.
Definition: dynamic_library.h:53