lt_dlloader.h

/* lt_dlloader.h -- dynamic library loader interface

   Copyright (C) 2004, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   Written by Gary V. Vaughan, 2004

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*/

#if !defined(LT_DLLOADER_H)
#define LT_DLLOADER_H 1

#include <libltdl/lt_system.h>

LT_BEGIN_C_DECLS

typedef void *  lt_dlloader;
typedef void *  lt_module;
typedef void *  lt_user_data;
typedef struct lt__advise *     lt_dladvise;

/* Function pointer types for module loader vtable entries:  */
typedef lt_module   lt_module_open      (lt_user_data data,
                                         const char *filename,
                                         lt_dladvise advise);
typedef int         lt_module_close     (lt_user_data data,
                                         lt_module module);
typedef void *      lt_find_sym         (lt_user_data data, lt_module module,
                                         const char *symbolname);
typedef int         lt_dlloader_init    (lt_user_data data);
typedef int         lt_dlloader_exit    (lt_user_data data);

/* Default priority is LT_DLLOADER_PREPEND if none is explicitly given.  */
typedef enum {
  LT_DLLOADER_PREPEND = 0, LT_DLLOADER_APPEND
} lt_dlloader_priority;

/* This structure defines a module loader, as populated by the get_vtable
   entry point of each loader.  */
typedef struct {
  const char *          name;
  const char *          sym_prefix;
  lt_module_open *      module_open;
  lt_module_close *     module_close;
  lt_find_sym *         find_sym;
  lt_dlloader_init *    dlloader_init;
  lt_dlloader_exit *    dlloader_exit;
  lt_user_data          dlloader_data;
  lt_dlloader_priority  priority;
} lt_dlvtable;

LT_SCOPE int            lt_dlloader_add    (const lt_dlvtable *vtable);
LT_SCOPE lt_dlloader    lt_dlloader_next   (const lt_dlloader loader);

LT_SCOPE lt_dlvtable *  lt_dlloader_remove      (const char *name);
LT_SCOPE const lt_dlvtable *lt_dlloader_find    (const char *name);
LT_SCOPE const lt_dlvtable *lt_dlloader_get     (lt_dlloader loader);


/* Type of a function to get a loader's vtable:  */
typedef  const lt_dlvtable *lt_get_vtable       (lt_user_data data);

#ifdef LT_DEBUG_LOADERS
LT_SCOPE void           lt_dlloader_dump        (void);
#endif

LT_END_C_DECLS

#endif /*!defined(LT_DLLOADER_H)*/