Manage a collection of StelModules including both core and plugin modules. More...

#include <StelModuleMgr.hpp>

Data Structures
struct	PluginDescriptor
	Contains the information read from the module.ini file. More...

Signals
void	extensionsAdded (QObjectList newExtensions)
	Called whenever new plugin extensions are added.

Public Member Functions
void	update ()
	Regenerate calling lists if necessary.

void	registerModule (StelModule *m, bool generateCallingLists=false)
	Register a new StelModule to the list The module is later referenced by its QObject name.

void	unloadModule (const QString &moduleID, bool alsoDelete=true)
	Unregister and delete a StelModule. More...

StelModule *	loadPlugin (const QString &moduleID)
	Load dynamically a module. More...

QObjectList	loadExtensions (const QString &moduleID)

void	unloadAllPlugins ()
	Unload all plugins.

void	setPluginLoadAtStartup (const QString &key, bool b)
	Define whether a plugin should be loaded at startup. More...

bool	isPluginLoaded (const QString &moduleID)

QString	getStandardSupportLinksInfo (QString moduleName, bool furtherInfo=false)

StelModule *	getModule (const QString &moduleID, bool noWarning=false) const
	Get the corresponding module or Q_NULLPTR if can't find it. More...

QList< StelModule * >	getAllModules () const
	Get the list of all the currently registered modules.

const QList< StelModule * > &	getCallOrders (StelModule::StelModuleActionName action)
	Get the list of modules in the correct order for calling the given action.

QList< PluginDescriptor >	getPluginsList ()
	Return the list of all the external module found in the modules directories.

QObjectList	getExtensionList () const
	Returns the list of all currently registered extensions. More...

Detailed Description

Manage a collection of StelModules including both core and plugin modules.

The order in which some actions like draw or update are called for each module can be retrieved with the getCallOrders() method.

Member Function Documentation

QObjectList StelModuleMgr::getExtensionList ( ) const

inline

Returns the list of all currently registered extensions.

If using this method, you probably also want to subscribe to the extensionsAdded() signal to handle all possible initialization orders.

StelModule* StelModuleMgr::getModule	(	const QString &	moduleID,
		bool	noWarning = `false`
	)		const

Get the corresponding module or Q_NULLPTR if can't find it.

Parameters

moduleID	the QObject name of the module instance, by convention it is equal to the class name.
noWarning	if true, don't display any warning if the module is not found.

StelModule* StelModuleMgr::loadPlugin ( const QString & moduleID )

Load dynamically a module.

Parameters

moduleID the name of the module = name of the dynamic library file without extension (e.g "mymodule" for mymodule.so or mymodule.dll)

Returns: the loaded module or Q_NULLPTR in case of error. The returned Stelmodule still needs to be initialized

void StelModuleMgr::setPluginLoadAtStartup	(	const QString &	key,
		bool	b
	)

Define whether a plugin should be loaded at startup.

Parameters

key	the key of the plugin as in the PluginDescriptor class.
b	the value to set.

void StelModuleMgr::unloadModule	(	const QString &	moduleID,
		bool	alsoDelete = `true`
	)

Unregister and delete a StelModule.

The program will hang if other modules depend on the removed one

Parameters

moduleID	the unique ID of the module, by convention equal to the class name
alsoDelete	if true also delete the StelModule instance, otherwise it has to be deleted by external code.