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23 * SECTION:anjuta-plugin
24 * @short_description: Anjuta plugin base class from which all plugins are
26 * @see_also: #AnjutaPluginManager, #AnjutaProfileManager
27 * @stability: Unstable
28 * @include: libanjuta/anjuta-plugin.h
30 * Anjuta plugins are components which are loaded in Anjuta IDE shell
31 * either on startup or on demand to perform various subtasks. Plugins are
32 * specialized in doing only a very specific task and can let other plugins
33 * interract with it using interfaces.
35 * A plugin class is derived from #AnjutaPlugin class and will be used by
36 * shell to instanciate any number of plugin objects.
38 * When a plugin class is derived from #AnjutaPlugin, the virtual mehtods
39 * <emphasis>activate</emphasis> and <emphasis>deactivate</emphasis> must
40 * be implemented. The <emphasis>activate</emphasis> method is used to
41 * activate the plugin. Note that plugin activation is different from plugin
42 * instance initialization. Instance initialization is use to do internal
43 * initialization, while <emphasis>activate</emphasis> method is used to
44 * setup the plugin in shell, UI and preferences. Other plugins can also
45 * be queried in <emphasis>activate</emphasis> method.
47 * Following things should be done in <emphasis>activate</emphasis> method.
51 * Register UI Actions: Use anjuta_ui_add_action_group_entries() or
52 * anjuta_ui_add_toggle_action_group_entries() to add your action
58 * Merge UI definition file: Use anjuta_ui_merge() to merge a UI
59 * file. See #AnjutaUI for more detail.
64 * Add widgets to Anjuta Shell: If the plugin has one or more
65 * widgets as its User Interface, they can be added with
66 * anjuta_shell_add_widget().
71 * Setup value watches with anjuta_plugin_add_watch().
76 * <emphasis>deactivate</emphasis> method undos all the above. That is, it
77 * removes widgets from the shell, unmerges UI and removes the action groups.
79 * Plugins interact with each other using interfaces. A plugin can expose an
80 * interface which will let other plugins find it. Any number of interfaces can
81 * be exposed by a plugin. These exposed interfaces are called
82 * <emphasis>Primary</emphasis> interfaces of the plugin. The condition for
83 * the interfaces to be primary is that they should be independent (i.e.
84 * an external entity requesting to use a primary interface should not require
85 * other primary interfaces). For example, an editor plugin can implement
86 * #IAnjutaEditor, #IAnjutaStream and #IAnjutaFile interfaces and expose them
87 * as primary interfaces, because they are independent.
88 * <emphasis>Primary</emphasis> interfaces exposed by a plugin are exported in
89 * its plugin meta-data file, so that plugin manager could register them.
91 * Any other interfaces implemented by the plugin are called
92 * <emphasis>Secondary</emphasis> interfaces and they generally depend on
93 * one or more primary interfaces.
94 * For example, #IAnjutaEditor is the primary interface of anjuta-editor plugin,
95 * but it also implements secondary interfaces #IAnjutaEditorGutter and
96 * #IAnjutaEditorBuffer. Notice that secondary interfaces #IAnjutaEditorGutter
97 * and #IAnjutaEditorBuffer depend on #IAnjutaEditor interface.
99 * The purpose of distinguishing between primary and
100 * secondary interfaces is only at plugin level. At code level, they behave
101 * just the same and there is no difference.
102 * So, a natural sequence for a plugin to communicate with another plugin is:
106 * Query the shell for a plugin implemeting the primary interface
107 * using anjuta_shell_get_interface(). It will return an
108 * implemetation of the interface (or NULL if not found).
109 * Do not save this object for longer use, because the implementor
110 * plugin can change anytime and a different plugin implementing
111 * the same primary interface may be activated.
113 * GError *err = NULL;
114 * IAnjutaDocumentManager *docman;
115 * IAnjutaEditor *editor;
117 * docman = anjuta_shell_get_interface (ANJUTA_PLUGIN(plugin)->shell,
118 * IAnjutaDocumentManager, &err);
121 * g_warning ("Error encountered: %s", err->message);
122 * g_error_free (err);
126 * editor = ianjuta_document_manager_get_current_editor (docman, &err);
129 * g_warning ("Error encountered: %s", err->message);
130 * g_error_free (err);
134 * ianjuta_editor_goto_line (editor, 200);
141 * A primary interface of a plugin can be directly used, but
142 * to use a secondary interface, make sure to check if the plugin
143 * object implements it. For example, to check if editor plugin
144 * implements IAnjutaEditorGutter interface, do something like:
147 * if (IANJUTA_IS_EDITOR_GUTTER(editor))
149 * ianjuta_editor_gutter_set_marker(IANJUTA_EDITOR_GUTTER (editor),
150 * ANJUTA_EDITOR_MARKER_1,
151 * line_number, &err);
158 * Plugins can also communicate with outside using Shell's <emphasis>Values
159 * System</emphasis>. Values are objects exported by plugins to make them
160 * available to other plugins. Read #AnjutaShell documentation for more
161 * detail on <emphasis>Values System</emphasis>. A plugin can set up watches
162 * with anjuta_plugin_add_watch() to get notifications for values exported
165 * Values are very unreliable way of passing objects between plugins, but are
166 * nevertheless very useful (and quicker to code). It must be used with care.
167 * As a rule of thumb, a plugin should only watch values of other trusted
168 * plugins. For example, a group of plugins forming a subsystem can comfortably
169 * use values to pass objects and notifications. Use anjuta_plugin_add_watch()
170 * and anjuta_plugin_remove_watch() to add or remove value watches.
175 #include <libanjuta/anjuta-marshal.h>
176 #include <libanjuta/interfaces/ianjuta-preferences.h>
177 #include "anjuta-plugin.h"
183 AnjutaPluginValueAdded added
;
184 AnjutaPluginValueRemoved removed
;
185 gboolean need_remove
;
189 struct _AnjutaPluginPrivate
{
193 int removed_signal_id
;
212 static guint plugin_signals
[LAST_SIGNAL
] = { 0 };
214 static void anjuta_plugin_finalize (GObject
*object
);
215 static void anjuta_plugin_class_init (AnjutaPluginClass
*class);
217 G_DEFINE_TYPE (AnjutaPlugin
, anjuta_plugin
, G_TYPE_OBJECT
);
220 destroy_watch (Watch
*watch
)
222 g_free (watch
->name
);
227 anjuta_plugin_dispose (GObject
*object
)
229 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (object
);
231 if (plugin
->priv
->watches
) {
234 for (l
= plugin
->priv
->watches
; l
!= NULL
; l
= l
->next
) {
235 Watch
*watch
= (Watch
*)l
->data
;
237 if (watch
->removed
&& watch
->need_remove
) {
238 watch
->removed (plugin
,
243 destroy_watch (watch
);
245 g_list_free (plugin
->priv
->watches
);
246 plugin
->priv
->watches
= NULL
;
250 if (plugin
->priv
->added_signal_id
) {
251 g_signal_handler_disconnect (G_OBJECT (plugin
->shell
),
252 plugin
->priv
->added_signal_id
);
253 g_signal_handler_disconnect (G_OBJECT (plugin
->shell
),
254 plugin
->priv
->removed_signal_id
);
255 plugin
->priv
->added_signal_id
= 0;
256 plugin
->priv
->removed_signal_id
= 0;
258 g_object_unref (plugin
->shell
);
259 plugin
->shell
= NULL
;
264 anjuta_plugin_finalize (GObject
*object
)
266 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (object
);
267 g_free (plugin
->priv
);
271 anjuta_plugin_get_property (GObject
*object
,
276 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (object
);
280 g_value_set_object (value
, plugin
->shell
);
283 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object
, param_id
, pspec
);
289 anjuta_plugin_set_property (GObject
*object
,
294 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (object
);
298 g_return_if_fail (plugin
->shell
== NULL
);
299 plugin
->shell
= g_value_get_object (value
);
300 g_object_ref (plugin
->shell
);
301 g_object_notify (object
, "shell");
304 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object
, param_id
, pspec
);
310 anjuta_plugin_class_init (AnjutaPluginClass
*class)
312 GObjectClass
*object_class
= (GObjectClass
*) class;
314 object_class
->dispose
= anjuta_plugin_dispose
;
315 object_class
->finalize
= anjuta_plugin_finalize
;
316 object_class
->get_property
= anjuta_plugin_get_property
;
317 object_class
->set_property
= anjuta_plugin_set_property
;
319 class->activate
= NULL
;
320 class->deactivate
= NULL
;
323 * AnjutaPlugin:shell:
325 * The #AnjutaShell object associated with this plugin
327 g_object_class_install_property
330 g_param_spec_object ("shell",
332 _("Anjuta shell that will contain the plugin"),
334 G_PARAM_READWRITE
| G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT
));
335 plugin_signals
[ACTIVATED_SIGNAL
] =
336 g_signal_new ("activated",
337 G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class
),
339 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (AnjutaPluginClass
,
342 anjuta_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
,
345 plugin_signals
[ACTIVATED_SIGNAL
] =
346 g_signal_new ("deactivated",
347 G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class
),
349 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (AnjutaPluginClass
,
352 anjuta_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
,
357 anjuta_plugin_init (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
)
359 plugin
->priv
= g_new0 (AnjutaPluginPrivate
, 1);
363 value_added_cb (AnjutaShell
*shell
,
368 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (user_data
);
371 for (l
= plugin
->priv
->watches
; l
!= NULL
; l
= l
->next
) {
372 Watch
*watch
= (Watch
*)l
->data
;
373 if (!strcmp (watch
->name
, name
)) {
375 watch
->added (plugin
,
381 watch
->need_remove
= TRUE
;
387 value_removed_cb (AnjutaShell
*shell
,
391 AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN (user_data
);
394 for (l
= plugin
->priv
->watches
; l
!= NULL
; l
= l
->next
) {
395 Watch
*watch
= (Watch
*)l
->data
;
396 if (!strcmp (watch
->name
, name
)) {
397 if (watch
->removed
) {
398 watch
->removed (plugin
, name
, watch
->user_data
);
400 if (!watch
->need_remove
) {
401 g_warning ("watch->need_remove FALSE when it should be TRUE");
404 watch
->need_remove
= FALSE
;
410 * anjuta_plugin_add_watch:
411 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin derived class object.
412 * @name: Name of the value to watch.
413 * @added: (closure user_data) (scope call): Callback to call when the value is added.
414 * @removed: (closure user_data) (scope call): Callback to call when the value is removed.
415 * @user_data: User data to pass to callbacks.
417 * Adds a watch for @name value. When the value is added in shell, the @added
418 * callback will be called and when it is removed, the @removed callback will
419 * be called. The returned ID is used to remove the watch later.
421 * Return value: Watch ID.
424 anjuta_plugin_add_watch (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
,
426 AnjutaPluginValueAdded added
,
427 AnjutaPluginValueRemoved removed
,
431 GValue value
= {0, };
432 GError
*error
= NULL
;
434 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin
!= NULL
, -1);
435 g_return_val_if_fail (ANJUTA_IS_PLUGIN (plugin
), -1);
436 g_return_val_if_fail (name
!= NULL
, -1);
438 watch
= g_new0 (Watch
, 1);
440 watch
->id
= ++plugin
->priv
->watch_num
;
441 watch
->name
= g_strdup (name
);
442 watch
->added
= added
;
443 watch
->removed
= removed
;
444 watch
->need_remove
= FALSE
;
445 watch
->user_data
= user_data
;
447 plugin
->priv
->watches
= g_list_prepend (plugin
->priv
->watches
, watch
);
449 anjuta_shell_get_value (plugin
->shell
, name
, &value
, &error
);
452 watch
->added (plugin
, name
, &value
, user_data
);
453 g_value_unset (&value
);
455 watch
->need_remove
= TRUE
;
457 /* g_warning ("Error in getting value '%s': %s", name, error->message); */
458 g_error_free (error
);
461 if (!plugin
->priv
->added_signal_id
) {
462 plugin
->priv
->added_signal_id
=
463 g_signal_connect (plugin
->shell
,
465 G_CALLBACK (value_added_cb
),
468 plugin
->priv
->removed_signal_id
=
469 g_signal_connect (plugin
->shell
,
471 G_CALLBACK (value_removed_cb
),
479 * anjuta_plugin_remove_watch:
480 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin derived class object.
481 * @id: Watch id to remove.
482 * @send_remove: If true, calls value_removed callback.
484 * Removes the watch represented by @id (which was returned by
485 * anjuta_plugin_add_watch()).
488 anjuta_plugin_remove_watch (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
, guint id
,
489 gboolean send_remove
)
494 g_return_if_fail (plugin
!= NULL
);
495 g_return_if_fail (ANJUTA_IS_PLUGIN (plugin
));
497 for (l
= plugin
->priv
->watches
; l
!= NULL
; l
= l
->next
) {
500 if (watch
->id
== id
) {
506 g_warning ("Attempted to remove non-existant watch %d\n", id
);
510 if (send_remove
&& watch
->need_remove
&& watch
->removed
) {
511 watch
->removed (plugin
, watch
->name
, watch
->user_data
);
514 plugin
->priv
->watches
= g_list_remove (plugin
->priv
->watches
, watch
);
515 destroy_watch (watch
);
519 * anjuta_plugin_activate:
520 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin derived class object.
522 * Activates the plugin by calling activate() virtual method. All plugins
523 * should derive their classes from this virtual class and implement this
525 * If the plugin implements IAnjutaPreferences, it is prompted to install
528 * Return value: TRUE if sucessfully activated, FALSE otherwise.
531 anjuta_plugin_activate (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
)
533 AnjutaPluginClass
*klass
;
535 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin
!= NULL
, FALSE
);
536 g_return_val_if_fail (ANJUTA_IS_PLUGIN (plugin
), FALSE
);
537 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin
->priv
->activated
== FALSE
, FALSE
);
539 klass
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(plugin
);
540 g_return_val_if_fail (klass
->activate
!= NULL
, FALSE
);
542 plugin
->priv
->activated
= klass
->activate(plugin
);
544 if (plugin
->priv
->activated
)
545 g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (plugin
), "activated");
547 return plugin
->priv
->activated
;
551 * anjuta_plugin_deactivate:
552 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin derived class object.
554 * Deactivates the plugin by calling deactivate() virtual method. All plugins
555 * should derive their classes from this virtual class and implement this
558 * Return value: TRUE if sucessfully activated, FALSE otherwise.
561 anjuta_plugin_deactivate (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
)
563 AnjutaPluginClass
*klass
;
566 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin
!= NULL
, FALSE
);
567 g_return_val_if_fail (ANJUTA_IS_PLUGIN (plugin
), FALSE
);
568 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin
->priv
->activated
== TRUE
, FALSE
);
570 klass
= ANJUTA_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(plugin
);
571 g_return_val_if_fail (klass
->deactivate
!= NULL
, FALSE
);
573 success
= klass
->deactivate(plugin
);
574 plugin
->priv
->activated
= !success
;
575 if (!plugin
->priv
->activated
)
576 g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (plugin
), "deactivated");
581 * anjuta_plugin_is_active:
582 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin derived class object.
584 * Returns TRUE if the plugin has been activated.
586 * Return value: TRUE if activated, FALSE otherwise.
589 anjuta_plugin_is_active (AnjutaPlugin
*plugin
)
591 return plugin
->priv
->activated
;
595 * anjuta_plugin_get_shell:
596 * @plugin: a #AnjutaPlugin
598 * Returns: The #AnjutaShell object associated with this plugin
601 anjuta_plugin_get_shell (AnjutaPlugin
* plugin
)
603 return plugin
->shell
;