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1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * modules.c : Builtin and plugin modules management functions
3 *****************************************************************************
4 * Copyright (C) 2001-2011 VLC authors and VideoLAN
5 * $Id$
7 * Authors: Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
8 * Ethan C. Baldridge <BaldridgeE@cadmus.com>
9 * Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
10 * Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
11 * RĂ©mi Denis-Courmont
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28 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
29 # include "config.h"
30 #endif
32 #include <stdlib.h>
33 #include <string.h>
34 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
35 # include <libintl.h>
36 #endif
37 #include <assert.h>
39 #include <vlc_common.h>
40 #include <vlc_modules.h>
41 #include "libvlc.h"
42 #include "config/configuration.h"
43 #include "vlc_arrays.h"
44 #include "modules/modules.h"
46 /**
47 * Checks whether a module implements a capability.
49 * \param m the module
50 * \param cap the capability to check
51 * \return true if the module has the capability
53 bool module_provides (const module_t *m, const char *cap)
55 return !strcmp (module_get_capability (m), cap);
58 /**
59 * Get the internal name of a module
61 * \param m the module
62 * \return the module name
64 const char *module_get_object( const module_t *m )
66 if (unlikely(m->i_shortcuts == 0))
67 return "unnamed";
68 return m->pp_shortcuts[0];
71 /**
72 * Get the human-friendly name of a module.
74 * \param m the module
75 * \param long_name TRUE to have the long name of the module
76 * \return the short or long name of the module
78 const char *module_get_name( const module_t *m, bool long_name )
80 if( long_name && ( m->psz_longname != NULL) )
81 return m->psz_longname;
83 if (m->psz_shortname != NULL)
84 return m->psz_shortname;
85 return module_get_object (m);
88 /**
89 * Get the help for a module
91 * \param m the module
92 * \return the help
94 const char *module_get_help( const module_t *m )
96 return m->psz_help;
99 /**
100 * Gets the capability of a module
102 * \param m the module
103 * \return the capability, or "none" if unspecified
105 const char *module_get_capability (const module_t *m)
107 return (m->psz_capability != NULL) ? m->psz_capability : "none";
111 * Get the score for a module
113 * \param m the module
114 * return the score for the capability
116 int module_get_score( const module_t *m )
118 return m->i_score;
122 * Translate a string using the module's text domain
124 * \param m the module
125 * \param str the American English ASCII string to localize
126 * \return the gettext-translated string
128 const char *module_gettext (const module_t *m, const char *str)
130 if (unlikely(str == NULL || *str == '\0'))
131 return "";
132 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
133 const char *domain = m->plugin->textdomain;
134 return dgettext ((domain != NULL) ? domain : PACKAGE_NAME, str);
135 #else
136 (void)m;
137 return str;
138 #endif
141 #undef module_start
142 int module_start (vlc_object_t *obj, const module_t *m)
144 int (*activate) (vlc_object_t *) = m->pf_activate;
146 return (activate != NULL) ? activate (obj) : VLC_SUCCESS;
149 #undef module_stop
150 void module_stop (vlc_object_t *obj, const module_t *m)
152 void (*deactivate) (vlc_object_t *) = m->pf_deactivate;
154 if (deactivate != NULL)
155 deactivate (obj);
158 static bool module_match_name (const module_t *m, const char *name)
160 /* Plugins with zero score must be matched explicitly. */
161 if (!strcasecmp ("any", name))
162 return m->i_score > 0;
164 for (unsigned i = 0; i < m->i_shortcuts; i++)
165 if (!strcasecmp (m->pp_shortcuts[i], name))
166 return true;
167 return false;
170 static int module_load (vlc_object_t *obj, module_t *m,
171 vlc_activate_t init, va_list args)
173 int ret = VLC_SUCCESS;
175 if (module_Map(obj, m->plugin))
176 return VLC_EGENERIC;
178 if (m->pf_activate != NULL)
180 va_list ap;
182 va_copy (ap, args);
183 ret = init (m->pf_activate, ap);
184 va_end (ap);
187 if (ret != VLC_SUCCESS)
188 vlc_objres_clear(obj);
190 return ret;
193 #undef vlc_module_load
195 * Finds and instantiates the best module of a certain type.
196 * All candidates modules having the specified capability and name will be
197 * sorted in decreasing order of priority. Then the probe callback will be
198 * invoked for each module, until it succeeds (returns 0), or all candidate
199 * module failed to initialize.
201 * The probe callback first parameter is the address of the module entry point.
202 * Further parameters are passed as an argument list; it corresponds to the
203 * variable arguments passed to this function. This scheme is meant to
204 * support arbitrary prototypes for the module entry point.
206 * \param obj VLC object
207 * \param capability capability, i.e. class of module
208 * \param name name of the module asked, if any
209 * \param strict if true, do not fallback to plugin with a different name
210 * but the same capability
211 * \param probe module probe callback
212 * \return the module or NULL in case of a failure
214 module_t *vlc_module_load(vlc_object_t *obj, const char *capability,
215 const char *name, bool strict,
216 vlc_activate_t probe, ...)
218 char *var = NULL;
220 if (name == NULL || name[0] == '\0')
221 name = "any";
223 /* Deal with variables */
224 if (name[0] == '$')
226 var = var_InheritString (obj, name + 1);
227 name = (var != NULL) ? var : "any";
230 /* Find matching modules */
231 module_t **mods;
232 ssize_t total = module_list_cap (&mods, capability);
234 msg_Dbg (obj, "looking for %s module matching \"%s\": %zd candidates",
235 capability, name, total);
236 if (total <= 0)
238 module_list_free (mods);
239 msg_Dbg (obj, "no %s modules", capability);
240 return NULL;
243 module_t *module = NULL;
244 const bool b_force_backup = obj->obj.force; /* FIXME: remove this */
245 va_list args;
247 va_start(args, probe);
248 while (*name)
250 char buf[32];
251 size_t slen = strcspn (name, ",");
253 if (likely(slen < sizeof (buf)))
255 memcpy(buf, name, slen);
256 buf[slen] = '\0';
258 name += slen;
259 name += strspn (name, ",");
260 if (unlikely(slen >= sizeof (buf)))
261 continue;
263 const char *shortcut = buf;
264 assert (shortcut != NULL);
266 if (!strcasecmp ("none", shortcut))
267 goto done;
269 obj->obj.force = strict && strcasecmp ("any", shortcut);
270 for (ssize_t i = 0; i < total; i++)
272 module_t *cand = mods[i];
273 if (cand == NULL)
274 continue; // module failed in previous iteration
275 if (!module_match_name (cand, shortcut))
276 continue;
277 mods[i] = NULL; // only try each module once at most...
279 int ret = module_load (obj, cand, probe, args);
280 switch (ret)
282 case VLC_SUCCESS:
283 module = cand;
284 /* fall through */
285 case VLC_ETIMEOUT:
286 goto done;
291 /* None of the shortcuts matched, fall back to any module */
292 if (!strict)
294 obj->obj.force = false;
295 for (ssize_t i = 0; i < total; i++)
297 module_t *cand = mods[i];
298 if (cand == NULL || module_get_score (cand) <= 0)
299 continue;
301 int ret = module_load (obj, cand, probe, args);
302 switch (ret)
304 case VLC_SUCCESS:
305 module = cand;
306 /* fall through */
307 case VLC_ETIMEOUT:
308 goto done;
312 done:
313 va_end (args);
314 obj->obj.force = b_force_backup;
315 module_list_free (mods);
316 free (var);
318 if (module != NULL)
320 msg_Dbg (obj, "using %s module \"%s\"", capability,
321 module_get_object (module));
322 vlc_object_set_name (obj, module_get_object (module));
324 else
325 msg_Dbg (obj, "no %s modules matched", capability);
326 return module;
329 #undef vlc_module_unload
331 * Deinstantiates a module.
332 * \param module the module pointer as returned by vlc_module_load()
333 * \param deinit deactivation callback
335 void vlc_module_unload(vlc_object_t *obj, module_t *module,
336 vlc_deactivate_t deinit, ...)
338 if (module->pf_deactivate != NULL)
340 va_list ap;
342 va_start(ap, deinit);
343 deinit(module->pf_deactivate, ap);
344 va_end(ap);
347 vlc_objres_clear(obj);
351 static int generic_start(void *func, va_list ap)
353 vlc_object_t *obj = va_arg(ap, vlc_object_t *);
354 int (*activate)(vlc_object_t *) = func;
356 return activate(obj);
359 static void generic_stop(void *func, va_list ap)
361 vlc_object_t *obj = va_arg(ap, vlc_object_t *);
362 void (*deactivate)(vlc_object_t *) = func;
364 deactivate(obj);
367 #undef module_need
368 module_t *module_need(vlc_object_t *obj, const char *cap, const char *name,
369 bool strict)
371 return vlc_module_load(obj, cap, name, strict, generic_start, obj);
374 #undef module_unneed
375 void module_unneed(vlc_object_t *obj, module_t *module)
377 msg_Dbg(obj, "removing module \"%s\"", module_get_object(module));
378 vlc_module_unload(obj, module, generic_stop, obj);
382 * Get a pointer to a module_t given it's name.
384 * \param name the name of the module
385 * \return a pointer to the module or NULL in case of a failure
387 module_t *module_find (const char *name)
389 size_t count;
390 module_t **list = module_list_get (&count);
392 assert (name != NULL);
394 for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++)
396 module_t *module = list[i];
398 if (unlikely(module->i_shortcuts == 0))
399 continue;
400 if (!strcmp (module->pp_shortcuts[0], name))
402 module_list_free (list);
403 return module;
406 module_list_free (list);
407 return NULL;
411 * Tell if a module exists
413 * \param psz_name th name of the module
414 * \return TRUE if the module exists
416 bool module_exists (const char * psz_name)
418 return module_find (psz_name) != NULL;
422 * Get the configuration of a module
424 * \param module the module
425 * \param psize the size of the configuration returned
426 * \return the configuration as an array
428 module_config_t *module_config_get( const module_t *module, unsigned *restrict psize )
430 const vlc_plugin_t *plugin = module->plugin;
432 if (plugin->module != module)
433 { /* For backward compatibility, pretend non-first modules have no
434 * configuration items. */
435 *psize = 0;
436 return NULL;
439 unsigned i,j;
440 size_t size = plugin->conf.size;
441 module_config_t *config = malloc( size * sizeof( *config ) );
443 assert( psize != NULL );
444 *psize = 0;
446 if( !config )
447 return NULL;
449 for( i = 0, j = 0; i < size; i++ )
451 const module_config_t *item = plugin->conf.items + i;
452 if( item->b_internal /* internal option */
453 || item->b_removed /* removed option */ )
454 continue;
456 memcpy( config + j, item, sizeof( *config ) );
457 j++;
459 *psize = j;
461 return config;
465 * Release the configuration
467 * \param the configuration
468 * \return nothing
470 void module_config_free( module_config_t *config )
472 free( config );