vlc_modules.h

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/*****************************************************************************
 * vlc_modules.h : Module descriptor and load functions
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2011 VLC authors and VideoLAN
 * $Id: d152f256bd9c66e0b14647981b55244fb49ff00e $
 *
 * Authors: Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
 *
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/**
 * \file
 * This file defines functions for modules in vlc
 */

typedef int (*vlc_activate_t)(void *func, va_list args);
typedef void (*vlc_deactivate_t)(void *func, va_list args);

/*****************************************************************************
 * Exported functions.
 *****************************************************************************/

VLC_API module_t * vlc_module_load( vlc_object_t *obj, const char *cap, const char *name, bool strict, vlc_activate_t probe, ... ) VLC_USED;
#define vlc_module_load(o,c,n,s,...) \
        vlc_module_load(VLC_OBJECT(o),c,n,s,__VA_ARGS__)
VLC_API void vlc_module_unload( module_t *, vlc_deactivate_t deinit, ... );

VLC_API module_t * module_need( vlc_object_t *, const char *, const char *, bool ) VLC_USED;
#define module_need(a,b,c,d) module_need(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c,d)
VLC_API void module_unneed( vlc_object_t *, module_t * );
#define module_unneed(a,b) module_unneed(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
VLC_API bool module_exists(const char *) VLC_USED;
VLC_API module_t * module_find(const char *) VLC_USED;

int module_start(vlc_object_t *, const module_t *);
#define module_start(o, m) module_start(VLC_OBJECT(o),m)
void module_stop(vlc_object_t *, const module_t *);
#define module_stop(o, m) module_stop(VLC_OBJECT(o),m)

VLC_API module_config_t * module_config_get( const module_t *, unsigned * ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API void module_config_free( module_config_t * );

VLC_API void module_list_free(module_t **);
VLC_API module_t ** module_list_get(size_t *n) VLC_USED;

VLC_API bool module_provides( const module_t *m, const char *cap );
VLC_API const char * module_get_object( const module_t *m ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API const char * module_get_name( const module_t *m, bool long_name ) VLC_USED;
#define module_GetLongName( m ) module_get_name( m, true )
VLC_API const char * module_get_help( const module_t *m ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API const char * module_get_capability( const module_t *m ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API int module_get_score( const module_t *m ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API const char * module_gettext( const module_t *, const char * ) VLC_USED;

VLC_USED static inline module_t *module_get_main (void)
{
    return module_find ("main");
}
#define module_get_main(a) module_get_main()

VLC_USED static inline bool module_is_main( const module_t * p_module )
{
    return !strcmp( module_get_object( p_module ), "main" );
}