plugins: Clarify which API functions may be called within geany_load_module()
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1 /*
2 * plugindata.h - this file is part of Geany, a fast and lightweight IDE
4 * Copyright 2007-2012 Enrico Tröger <enrico(dot)troeger(at)uvena(dot)de>
5 * Copyright 2007-2012 Nick Treleaven <nick(dot)treleaven(at)btinternet(dot)com>
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22 /**
23 * @file plugindata.h
24 * This file defines the plugin API, the interface between Geany and its plugins.
25 * For detailed documentation of the plugin system please read the plugin
26 * API documentation.
27 **/
28 /* Note: Remember to increment GEANY_API_VERSION (and GEANY_ABI_VERSION if necessary)
29 * when making changes (see 'Keeping the plugin ABI stable' in the HACKING file). */
32 #ifndef GEANY_PLUGIN_DATA_H
33 #define GEANY_PLUGIN_DATA_H 1
35 #include "build.h" /* GeanyBuildGroup, GeanyBuildSource, GeanyBuildCmdEntries enums */
36 #include "document.h" /* GeanyDocument */
37 #include "editor.h" /* GeanyEditor, GeanyIndentType */
38 #include "filetypes.h" /* GeanyFiletype */
40 #include "gtkcompat.h"
42 G_BEGIN_DECLS
44 /* Compatibility for sharing macros between API and core.
45 * First include geany.h, then plugindata.h, then other API headers. */
46 #undef GEANY
47 #define GEANY(symbol_name) geany->symbol_name
50 /** The Application Programming Interface (API) version, incremented
51 * whenever any plugin data types are modified or appended to.
53 * You can protect code that needs a higher API than e.g. 200 with:
54 * @code #if GEANY_API_VERSION >= 200
55 * some_newer_function();
56 * #endif @endcode
58 * @warning You should not test for values below 200 as previously
59 * @c GEANY_API_VERSION was defined as an enum value, not a macro.
61 #define GEANY_API_VERSION 224
63 /* hack to have a different ABI when built with GTK3 because loading GTK2-linked plugins
64 * with GTK3-linked Geany leads to crash */
65 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
66 # define GEANY_ABI_SHIFT 8
67 #else
68 # define GEANY_ABI_SHIFT 0
69 #endif
70 /** The Application Binary Interface (ABI) version, incremented whenever
71 * existing fields in the plugin data types have to be changed or reordered.
72 * Changing this forces all plugins to be recompiled before Geany can load them. */
73 /* This should usually stay the same if fields are only appended, assuming only pointers to
74 * structs and not structs themselves are declared by plugins. */
75 #define GEANY_ABI_VERSION (71 << GEANY_ABI_SHIFT)
78 /** Defines a function to check the plugin is safe to load.
79 * This performs runtime checks that try to ensure:
80 * - Geany ABI data types are compatible with this plugin.
81 * - Geany sources provide the required API for this plugin.
82 * @param api_required The minimum API number your plugin requires.
83 * Look at the source for the value of @c GEANY_API_VERSION to use if you
84 * want your plugin to require the current Geany version on your machine.
85 * You should update this value when using any new API features. */
86 #define PLUGIN_VERSION_CHECK(api_required) \
87 gint plugin_version_check(gint abi_ver) \
88 { \
89 if (abi_ver != GEANY_ABI_VERSION) \
90 return -1; \
91 return (api_required); \
95 /** Basic information about a plugin available to Geany without loading the plugin.
96 * The fields are set in plugin_set_info(), usually with the PLUGIN_SET_INFO() macro. */
97 typedef struct PluginInfo
99 /** The name of the plugin. */
100 const gchar *name;
101 /** The description of the plugin. */
102 const gchar *description;
103 /** The version of the plugin. */
104 const gchar *version;
105 /** The author of the plugin. */
106 const gchar *author;
108 PluginInfo;
111 /** Sets the plugin name and some other basic information about a plugin.
113 * @note If you want some of the arguments to be translated, see @ref PLUGIN_SET_TRANSLATABLE_INFO()
115 * Example:
116 * @code PLUGIN_SET_INFO("Cool Feature", "Adds cool feature support.", "0.1", "Joe Author") @endcode */
117 /* plugin_set_info() could be written manually for plugins if we want to add any
118 * extra PluginInfo features (such as an icon), so we don't need to break API
119 * compatibility. Alternatively just add a new macro, PLUGIN_SET_INFO_FULL(). -ntrel */
120 #define PLUGIN_SET_INFO(p_name, p_description, p_version, p_author) \
121 void plugin_set_info(PluginInfo *info) \
123 info->name = (p_name); \
124 info->description = (p_description); \
125 info->version = (p_version); \
126 info->author = (p_author); \
129 /** Sets the plugin name and some other basic information about a plugin.
130 * This macro is like @ref PLUGIN_SET_INFO() but allows the passed information to be translated
131 * by setting up the translation mechanism with @ref main_locale_init().
132 * You therefore don't need to call it manually in plugin_init().
134 * Example:
135 * @code PLUGIN_SET_TRANSLATABLE_INFO(LOCALEDIR, GETTEXT_PACKAGE, _("Cool Feature"), _("Adds a cool feature."), "0.1", "John Doe") @endcode
137 * @since 0.19 */
138 #define PLUGIN_SET_TRANSLATABLE_INFO(localedir, package, p_name, p_description, p_version, p_author) \
139 void plugin_set_info(PluginInfo *info) \
141 main_locale_init((localedir), (package)); \
142 info->name = (p_name); \
143 info->description = (p_description); \
144 info->version = (p_version); \
145 info->author = (p_author); \
149 /** @deprecated - use plugin_set_key_group() instead.
150 * @see PLUGIN_KEY_GROUP() macro. */
151 typedef struct GeanyKeyGroupInfo
153 const gchar *name; /**< Group name used in the configuration file, such as @c "html_chars" */
154 gsize count; /**< The number of keybindings the group will hold */
156 GeanyKeyGroupInfo;
158 /** @deprecated - use plugin_set_key_group() instead.
159 * Declare and initialise a keybinding group.
160 * @code GeanyKeyGroup *plugin_key_group; @endcode
161 * You must then set the @c plugin_key_group::keys[] entries for the group in plugin_init(),
162 * normally using keybindings_set_item().
163 * The @c plugin_key_group::label field is set by Geany after @c plugin_init()
164 * is called, to the name of the plugin.
165 * @param group_name A unique group name (without quotes) to be used in the
166 * configuration file, such as @c html_chars.
167 * @param key_count The number of keybindings the group will hold. */
168 #define PLUGIN_KEY_GROUP(group_name, key_count) \
169 /* We have to declare this as a single element array.
170 * Declaring as a pointer to a struct doesn't work with g_module_symbol(). */ \
171 GeanyKeyGroupInfo plugin_key_group_info[1] = \
173 {G_STRINGIFY(group_name), key_count} \
175 GeanyKeyGroup *plugin_key_group = NULL;
178 /** Callback array entry type used with the @ref plugin_callbacks symbol. */
179 typedef struct PluginCallback
181 /** The name of signal, must be an existing signal. For a list of available signals,
182 * please see the @link pluginsignals.c Signal documentation @endlink. */
183 const gchar *signal_name;
184 /** A callback function which is called when the signal is emitted. */
185 GCallback callback;
186 /** Set to TRUE to connect your handler with g_signal_connect_after(). */
187 gboolean after;
188 /** The user data passed to the signal handler. If set to NULL then the signal
189 * handler will receive the data set with geany_plugin_register_full() or
190 * geany_plugin_set_data() */
191 gpointer user_data;
193 PluginCallback;
196 /** @deprecated Use @ref ui_add_document_sensitive() instead.
197 * Flags to be set by plugins in PluginFields struct. */
198 typedef enum
200 /** Whether a plugin's menu item should be disabled when there are no open documents */
201 PLUGIN_IS_DOCUMENT_SENSITIVE = 1 << 0
203 PluginFlags;
205 /** @deprecated Use @ref ui_add_document_sensitive() instead.
206 * Fields set and owned by the plugin. */
207 typedef struct PluginFields
209 /** Bitmask of @c PluginFlags. */
210 PluginFlags flags;
211 /** Pointer to a plugin's menu item which will be automatically enabled/disabled when there
212 * are no open documents and @c PLUGIN_IS_DOCUMENT_SENSITIVE is set.
213 * This is required if using @c PLUGIN_IS_DOCUMENT_SENSITIVE, ignored otherwise */
214 GtkWidget *menu_item;
216 PluginFields;
219 /** This contains pointers to global variables owned by Geany for plugins to use.
220 * Core variable pointers can be appended when needed by plugin authors, if appropriate. */
221 typedef struct GeanyData
223 struct GeanyApp *app; /**< Geany application data fields */
224 struct GeanyMainWidgets *main_widgets; /**< Important widgets in the main window */
225 GPtrArray *documents_array; /**< See document.h#documents_array. */
226 GPtrArray *filetypes_array; /**< Dynamic array of GeanyFiletype pointers */
227 struct GeanyPrefs *prefs; /**< General settings */
228 struct GeanyInterfacePrefs *interface_prefs; /**< Interface settings */
229 struct GeanyToolbarPrefs *toolbar_prefs; /**< Toolbar settings */
230 struct GeanyEditorPrefs *editor_prefs; /**< Editor settings */
231 struct GeanyFilePrefs *file_prefs; /**< File-related settings */
232 struct GeanySearchPrefs *search_prefs; /**< Search-related settings */
233 struct GeanyToolPrefs *tool_prefs; /**< Tool settings */
234 struct GeanyTemplatePrefs *template_prefs; /**< Template settings */
235 struct GeanyBuildInfo *build_info; /**< Current build information */
236 GSList *filetypes_by_title; /**< See filetypes.h#filetypes_by_title. */
238 GeanyData;
240 #define geany geany_data /**< Simple macro for @c geany_data that reduces typing. */
242 typedef struct GeanyPluginFuncs GeanyPluginFuncs;
244 /** Basic information for the plugin and identification.
245 * @see geany_plugin. */
246 typedef struct GeanyPlugin
248 PluginInfo *info; /**< Fields set in plugin_set_info(). */
249 GeanyData *geany_data; /**< Pointer to global GeanyData intance */
250 GeanyPluginFuncs *funcs; /**< Functions implemented by the plugin, set in geany_load_module() */
252 struct GeanyPluginPrivate *priv; /* private */
254 GeanyPlugin;
256 #ifndef GEANY_PRIVATE
258 /* Prototypes for building plugins with -Wmissing-prototypes
259 * Also allows the compiler to check if the signature of the plugin's
260 * symbol properly matches what we expect. */
261 gint plugin_version_check(gint abi_ver);
262 void plugin_set_info(PluginInfo *info);
264 void plugin_init(GeanyData *data);
265 GtkWidget *plugin_configure(GtkDialog *dialog);
266 void plugin_configure_single(GtkWidget *parent);
267 void plugin_help(void);
268 void plugin_cleanup(void);
270 /** Called by Geany when a plugin library is loaded.
272 * This is the original entry point. Implement and export this function to be loadable at all.
273 * Then fill in GeanyPlugin::info and GeanyPlugin::funcs of the passed @p plugin. Finally
274 * GEANY_PLUGIN_REGISTER() and specify a minimum supported API version.
276 * For all glory details please read @ref howto.
278 * Because the plugin is not yet enabled by the user you may not call plugin API functions inside
279 * this function, except for the API functions below which are required for proper registration.
281 * API functions which are allowed to be called within this function:
282 * - main_locale_init()
283 * - geany_plugin_register() (and GEANY_PLUGIN_REGISTER())
284 * - geany_plugin_register_full() (and GEANY_PLUGIN_REGISTER_FULL())
286 * @param plugin The unique plugin handle to your plugin. You must set some fields here.
288 * @since 1.26 (API 225)
289 * @see @ref howto
291 void geany_load_module(GeanyPlugin *plugin);
293 #endif
295 /** Callback functions that need to be implemented for every plugin.
297 * These callbacks should be registered by the plugin within Geany's call to
298 * geany_load_module() by calling geany_plugin_register() with an instance of this type.
300 * Geany will then call the callbacks at appropriate times. Each gets passed the
301 * plugin-defined data pointer as well as the corresponding GeanyPlugin instance
302 * pointer.
304 * @since 1.26 (API 225)
305 * @see @ref howto
307 struct GeanyPluginFuncs
309 /** Array of plugin-provided signal handlers @see PluginCallback */
310 PluginCallback *callbacks;
311 /** Called to initialize the plugin, when the user activates it (must not be @c NULL) */
312 gboolean (*init) (GeanyPlugin *plugin, gpointer pdata);
313 /** plugins configure dialog, optional (can be @c NULL) */
314 GtkWidget* (*configure) (GeanyPlugin *plugin, GtkDialog *dialog, gpointer pdata);
315 /** Called when the plugin should show some help, optional (can be @c NULL) */
316 void (*help) (GeanyPlugin *plugin, gpointer pdata);
317 /** Called when the plugin is disabled or when Geany exits (must not be @c NULL) */
318 void (*cleanup) (GeanyPlugin *plugin, gpointer pdata);
321 gboolean geany_plugin_register(GeanyPlugin *plugin, gint api_version,
322 gint min_api_version, gint abi_version);
323 gboolean geany_plugin_register_full(GeanyPlugin *plugin, gint api_version,
324 gint min_api_version, gint abi_version,
325 gpointer data, GDestroyNotify free_func);
326 void geany_plugin_set_data(GeanyPlugin *plugin, gpointer data, GDestroyNotify free_func);
328 /** Convinience macro to register a plugin.
330 * It simply calls geany_plugin_register() with GEANY_API_VERSION and GEANY_ABI_VERSION.
332 * @since 1.26 (API 225)
333 * @see @ref howto
335 #define GEANY_PLUGIN_REGISTER(plugin, min_api_version) \
336 geany_plugin_register((plugin), GEANY_API_VERSION, \
337 (min_api_version), GEANY_ABI_VERSION)
339 /** Convinience macro to register a plugin with data.
341 * It simply calls geany_plugin_register_full() with GEANY_API_VERSION and GEANY_ABI_VERSION.
343 * @since 1.26 (API 225)
344 * @see @ref howto
346 #define GEANY_PLUGIN_REGISTER_FULL(plugin, min_api_version, pdata, free_func) \
347 geany_plugin_register_full((plugin), GEANY_API_VERSION, \
348 (min_api_version), GEANY_ABI_VERSION, (pdata), (free_func))
350 /* Deprecated aliases */
351 #ifndef GEANY_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
353 /* This remains so that older plugins that contain a `GeanyFunctions *geany_functions;`
354 * variable in their plugin - as was previously required - will still compile
355 * without changes. */
356 typedef struct GeanyFunctionsUndefined GeanyFunctions;
358 #define document_reload_file document_reload_force
360 /** @deprecated - copy into your plugin code if needed.
361 * @c NULL-safe way to get the index of @a doc_ptr in the documents array. */
362 #define DOC_IDX(doc_ptr) \
363 (doc_ptr ? doc_ptr->index : -1)
364 #define DOC_IDX_VALID(doc_idx) \
365 ((doc_idx) >= 0 && (guint)(doc_idx) < documents_array->len && documents[doc_idx]->is_valid)
367 #define GEANY_WINDOW_MINIMAL_WIDTH 550
368 #define GEANY_WINDOW_MINIMAL_HEIGHT GEANY_DEFAULT_DIALOG_HEIGHT
370 #endif /* GEANY_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
372 G_END_DECLS
374 #endif /* GEANY_PLUGIN_DATA_H */