elemLoader.h

// Copyright 2009-2018 NTESS. Under the terms
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#ifndef _SST_CORE_ELEMLOADER_H
#define _SST_CORE_ELEMLOADER_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <sst/core/element.h>

namespace SST {

struct LoaderData;

/** Class to load Element Libraries */
class ElemLoader {
    LoaderData *loaderData;
    std::string searchPaths;
public:
    /** Create a new ElementLoader with a given searchpath of directories */
    ElemLoader(const std::string &searchPaths);
    ~ElemLoader();

    /** Attempt to load a library
     * @param elemlib - The name of the Element Library to load
     * @param showErrors - Print errors associated with attempting to find and load the library
     * @return Informational structure of the library, or NULL if it failed to load.
     */
    const ElementLibraryInfo* loadLibrary(const std::string &elemlib, bool showErrors);

    /**
     * Gather ELI information for core-provided features
     */
    const ElementLibraryInfo* loadCoreInfo();

    /**
     * Returns a list of potential element libraries in the search path
     */
    std::vector<std::string> getPotentialElements();
};

}

#endif /* _SST_CORE_ELEMLOADER_H */