Burger::CodeLibrary Class Reference

Manage code library files. More...

Public Member Functions
	CodeLibrary () noexcept
	Initialize variables.
	~CodeLibrary () noexcept
	Release variables.
eError	init (const char *pFilename) noexcept
	Load in a shared library.
void	shutdown (void) noexcept
	Release a shared library.
void *	get_function (const char *pFunctionName) noexcept
	Grab a function pointer from a shared library.
uint_t	is_initialized (void) const noexcept
	Has a library been loaded?

Private Member Functions
	CodeLibrary (const CodeLibrary &)=delete
CodeLibrary &	operator= (const CodeLibrary &)=delete
	CodeLibrary (CodeLibrary &&)=delete
CodeLibrary &	operator= (CodeLibrary &&)=delete

Private Attributes
void *	m_pLibInstance
	Instance of the code library.

Detailed Description

Manage code library files.

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Loading a DLL, .so or any other type of shared library is managed with this generic class. Initialize it with a call to init() and then call get_function() to extract each and every pointer to the code or data contained within.

If this class is shut down by the shutdown(void) call, all of the pointers will become invalid and should never be used again.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CodeLibrary() [1/3]

Burger::CodeLibrary::CodeLibrary ( const CodeLibrary & )

privatedelete

CodeLibrary() [2/3]

Burger::CodeLibrary::CodeLibrary ( CodeLibrary && )

privatedelete

CodeLibrary() [3/3]

Burger::CodeLibrary::CodeLibrary ( )

inlinenoexcept

Initialize variables.

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On creation, variables are initialized but no attempt is made to load in a shared library. The shared library is loaded only with a call to init()

See also

init(const char *) and shutdown(void)

~CodeLibrary()

Burger::CodeLibrary::~CodeLibrary ( )

noexcept

Release variables.

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On disposal, if a share library was loaded, it will be released and all function pointers will be invalid.

See also

shutdown(void)

Member Function Documentation

get_function()

void * Burger::CodeLibrary::get_function ( const char * pFunctionName )

noexcept

Grab a function pointer from a shared library.

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Search the loaded library for a specific function and if found, return the pointer to use to call it.

Parameters

pFunctionName

Pointer to a "C" string of the function's name.

Returns

nullptr on failure or a valid pointer to the function in the l ibrary.

init()

Burger::eError Burger::CodeLibrary::init ( const char * pFilename )

noexcept

Load in a shared library.

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If the filename has any colons in it, it's assumed to be a full pathname and the library is directly loaded. If the library name has no colons, it's assumed to be a system code library and the system path(s) are searched until it is found.

Parameters

pFilename

Pointer to a UTF-8 encoded pathname to the library

Returns

eError error code

See also

get_function()

is_initialized()

Burger::CodeLibrary::is_initialized ( void ) const

inlinenoexcept

Has a library been loaded?

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Returns TRUE if a library was successfully loaded and ready for querying for function pointers.

Returns

TRUE if a library is loaded, FALSE if not.

operator=() [1/2]

CodeLibrary & Burger::CodeLibrary::operator= ( CodeLibrary && )

privatedelete

operator=() [2/2]

CodeLibrary & Burger::CodeLibrary::operator= ( const CodeLibrary & )

privatedelete

shutdown()

void Burger::CodeLibrary::shutdown ( void )

noexcept

Release a shared library.

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If a library was loaded, release it back to the operating system.

Note

All function pointers returned by calls to CodeLibrary::get_function() will be immediately invalid after this call is complete.

Member Data Documentation

m_pLibInstance

void* Burger::CodeLibrary::m_pLibInstance

private

Instance of the code library.