elektra/plugin.c File Reference

Interna of plugin functionality. More...

#include <kdbinternal.h>
#include <kdbversion.h>
#include <kdberrors.h>

Include dependency graph for elektra/plugin.c:

Functions
int	elektraProcessPlugin (Key *cur, int *pluginNumber, char **pluginName, char **referenceName, Key *errorKey)
int	elektraProcessPlugins (Plugin **plugins, KeySet *modules, KeySet *referencePlugins, KeySet *config, KeySet *systemConfig, Key *errorKey)
	Load a plugin. More...
Plugin *	elektraPluginOpen (const char *name, KeySet *modules, KeySet *config, Key *errorKey)
	Opens a plugin. More...

Detailed Description

Interna of plugin functionality.

Copyright

BSD License (see doc/COPYING or http://www.libelektra.org)

Function Documentation

Plugin* elektraPluginOpen	(	const char *	name,
		KeySet *	modules,
		KeySet *	config,
		Key *	errorKey
	)

Opens a plugin.

The config will be used as is. So be sure to transfer ownership of the config to it, with e.g. ksDup(). elektraPluginClose() will delete the config.

Returns

a pointer to a new created plugin or 0 on error

int elektraProcessPlugin	(	Key *	cur,
		int *	pluginNumber,
		char **	pluginName,
		char **	referenceName,
		Key *	errorKey
	)

Return values

1	and an allocated string of the pluginName if a new plugins should be created.
2	and an allocated string of the referenceName if an old plugin should be used
3	and both if a new plugin should be created and made available for later back referencing.
-1	on error

int elektraProcessPlugins	(	Plugin **	plugins,
		KeySet *	modules,
		KeySet *	referencePlugins,
		KeySet *	config,
		KeySet *	systemConfig,
		Key *	errorKey
	)

Load a plugin.

The array of plugins must be set to 0. Its length is NR_OF_PLUGINS.

systemConfig will only be used, not deleted.

Parameters

config	the config with the information how the plugins should be put together
systemConfig	the shared (system) config for the plugins. Every plugin additional get this config.

Return values

-1	on failure