Plugin Management Functions

Files
file	gnc-plugin-manager.h
	Plugin management functions for the GnuCash UI.

Management Functions
GncPluginManager *	gnc_plugin_manager_get (void)
	Retrieve a pointer to the plugin manager.
void	gnc_plugin_manager_add_plugin (GncPluginManager *manager, GncPlugin *plugin)
	Add a plugin to the list maintained by the plugin manager.
void	gnc_plugin_manager_remove_plugin (GncPluginManager *manager, GncPlugin *plugin)
	Remove a plugin from the list maintained by the plugin manager.
GList *	gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugins (GncPluginManager *manager)
	Get a list of all plugins being held by the plugin manager.
GncPlugin *	gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugin (GncPluginManager *manager, const gchar *name)
	Find a plugin by name from the list of plugins being held by the plugin manager.

Basic Object Implementation
#define	GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_MANAGER   (gnc_plugin_manager_get_type ())

Detailed Description

Macro Definition Documentation

GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_MANAGER

#define GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_MANAGER   (gnc_plugin_manager_get_type ())

Definition at line 61 of file gnc-plugin-manager.h.

Function Documentation

gnc_plugin_manager_add_plugin()

void gnc_plugin_manager_add_plugin	(	GncPluginManager *	manager,
		GncPlugin *	plugin
	)

Add a plugin to the list maintained by the plugin manager.

Parameters

manager	A pointer to the plugin manager. Retrieve this by calling gnc_plugin_manager_get().
plugin	A pointer to the plugin to add.

Note

This function assumes ownership of this plugin. Do not unref the plugin after passing it off to the plugin manager.

Definition at line 75 of file gnc-plugin-manager.c.

{
    gint index;
 
    ENTER (" ");
    g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_MANAGER (manager));
    g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
 
    index = g_list_index (manager->plugins, plugin);
 
    if (index >= 0)
        return;
 
    manager->plugins = g_list_append (manager->plugins, plugin);
    g_hash_table_insert (manager->plugins_table,
                         g_strdup( GNC_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(plugin)->plugin_name ),
                         plugin);
 
    g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (manager), signals[PLUGIN_ADDED], 0, plugin);
    LEAVE ("added %s to GncPluginManager", gnc_plugin_get_name(plugin));
}

gnc_plugin_manager_get()

GncPluginManager * gnc_plugin_manager_get

(

void

)

Retrieve a pointer to the plugin manager.

This object is a singleton, that can only be retrieved via this function. Once you have a pointer to the manager, you can call it to add/remove plugins, etc.

Returns

A pointer to the plugin manager object.

Definition at line 61 of file gnc-plugin-manager.c.

{
    if (singleton == NULL)
    {
        singleton = g_object_new (GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_MANAGER,
                                  NULL);
        gnc_hook_add_dangler (HOOK_SHUTDOWN,
                              gnc_plugin_manager_shutdown, NULL, NULL);
    }
 
    return singleton;
}

gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugin()

GncPlugin * gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugin	(	GncPluginManager *	manager,
		const gchar *	name
	)

Find a plugin by name from the list of plugins being held by the plugin manager.

Parameters

manager	A pointer to the plugin manager. Retrieve this by calling gnc_plugin_manager_get().
name	The name of the plugin to find.

Returns

A pointer to the requested plugin, or NULL if the plugin couldn't be found.

Definition at line 133 of file gnc-plugin-manager.c.

{
    g_return_val_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_MANAGER (manager), NULL);
    g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
 
    return GNC_PLUGIN (g_hash_table_lookup (manager->plugins_table, name));
}

gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugins()

GList * gnc_plugin_manager_get_plugins

(

GncPluginManager *

manager

)

Get a list of all plugins being held by the plugin manager.

This function is used by the main gnucash window code to get the list of plugins that need to be added to a new top level window.

Parameters

manager

A pointer to the plugin manager. Retrieve this by calling gnc_plugin_manager_get().

Returns

A list of plugins. This list is owned by the caller, and the must be frees when the caller is finished with it.

Definition at line 125 of file gnc-plugin-manager.c.

{
    g_return_val_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_MANAGER (manager), NULL);
 
    return g_list_copy (manager->plugins);
}

gnc_plugin_manager_remove_plugin()

void gnc_plugin_manager_remove_plugin	(	GncPluginManager *	manager,
		GncPlugin *	plugin
	)

Remove a plugin from the list maintained by the plugin manager.

Parameters

manager	A pointer to the plugin manager. Retrieve this by calling gnc_plugin_manager_get().
plugin	A pointer to the plugin to add.

Definition at line 99 of file gnc-plugin-manager.c.

{
    gint index;
 
    ENTER (" ");
    g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_MANAGER (manager));
    g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
 
    index = g_list_index (manager->plugins, plugin);
 
    if (index < 0)
        return;
 
    manager->plugins = g_list_remove (manager->plugins, plugin);
    g_hash_table_remove (manager->plugins_table,
                         GNC_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(plugin)->plugin_name);
 
    g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (manager), signals[PLUGIN_REMOVED], 0, plugin);
 
    LEAVE ("removed %s from GncPluginManager",
           gnc_plugin_get_name(plugin));
    g_object_unref (plugin);
}