include/vlc_modules.h

   1 /*****************************************************************************
   2  * modules.h : Module descriptor and load functions
   3  *****************************************************************************
   4  * Copyright (C) 2001 the VideoLAN team
   5  * $Id$
   6  *
   7  * Authors: Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
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  23
  24 /**
  25  * \file
  26  * This file defines functions for modules in vlc
  27  */
  28
  29 /*****************************************************************************
  30  * Exported functions.
  31  *****************************************************************************/
  32
  33 #define module_need(a,b,c,d) __module_need(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c,d)
  34 VLC_EXPORT( module_t *, __module_need, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, const char *, bool ) );
  35 #define module_unneed(a,b) __module_unneed(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
  36 VLC_EXPORT( void, __module_unneed, ( vlc_object_t *, module_t * ) );
  37 VLC_EXPORT( bool,  module_exists, (const char *) );
  38 VLC_EXPORT( module_t *, module_find, (const char *) );
  39
  40 VLC_EXPORT( module_config_t *, module_config_get, ( const module_t *, unsigned * ) );
  41 VLC_EXPORT( void, module_config_free, ( module_config_t * ) );
  42
  43 VLC_EXPORT( module_t *, module_hold, (module_t *module) );
  44 VLC_EXPORT( void, module_release, (module_t *module) );
  45 VLC_EXPORT( void, module_list_free, (module_t **) );
  46 VLC_EXPORT( module_t **, module_list_get, (size_t *n) );
  47
  48 VLC_EXPORT( bool, module_provides, ( const module_t *m, const char *cap ) );
  49 VLC_EXPORT( const char *, module_get_object, ( const module_t *m ) );
  50 VLC_EXPORT( const char *, module_get_name, ( const module_t *m, bool long_name ) );
  51 #define module_GetLongName( m ) module_get_name( m, true )
  52 VLC_EXPORT( const char *, module_get_help, ( const module_t *m ) );
  53 VLC_EXPORT( const char *, module_get_capability, ( const module_t *m ) );
  54 VLC_EXPORT( int, module_get_score, ( const module_t *m ) );
  55
  56 static inline module_t *module_get_main (void)
  57 {
  58     return module_find ("main");
  59 }
  60 #define module_get_main(a) module_get_main()
  61
  62 static inline bool module_is_main( const module_t * p_module )
  63 {
  64     return !strcmp( module_get_object( p_module ), "main" );
  65 }