StelPluginInterface Class Reference

Define the interface to implement when creating a plugin. More...

#include <StelPluginInterface.hpp>

Public Member Functions
virtual class StelModule *	getStelModule () const =0
	Get the instance of StelModule to include in the list of standard StelModule.
virtual StelPluginInfo	getPluginInfo () const =0
	Get information about the plugin.
virtual QObjectList	getExtensionList () const =0
	A mechanism to provide abitrary QObjects to the StelModuleMgr. More...

Detailed Description

The interface is used by the QPluginLoader to load Stellarium plugins dynamically.

See also

Plugins for documentation on how to develop external plugins.

Member Function Documentation

getExtensionList()

virtual QObjectList StelPluginInterface::getExtensionList ( ) const

pure virtual

Introduced to provide some limited form of inter-plugin communication. If you do not need this, return an empty list.

The StelModuleMgr remembers all loaded extensions and provides methods to access them. You should use qobject_cast to try to cast each object to a specific interface in which you are interested in.

Implemented in SatellitesStelPluginInterface, ArchaeoLinesStelPluginInterface, ExoplanetsStelPluginInterface, OcularsStelPluginInterface, ObservabilityStelPluginInterface, TelescopeControlStelPluginInterface, PulsarsStelPluginInterface, Scenery3dStelPluginInterface, MeteorShowersStelPluginInterface, QuasarsStelPluginInterface, SolarSystemEditorStelPluginInterface, NovaeStelPluginInterface, SupernovaeStelPluginInterface, PointerCoordinatesStelPluginInterface, RemoteSyncStelPluginInterface, AngleMeasureStelPluginInterface, RemoteControlStelPluginInterface, EquationOfTimeStelPluginInterface, NavStarsStelPluginInterface, CompassMarksStelPluginInterface, TextUserInterfaceStelPluginInterface, FOVStelPluginInterface, HelloStelModuleStelPluginInterface, and SimpleDrawLineStelPluginInterface.