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c++ plug-in framework

hello

Are there any popular open-source plug-in architectures for C++, which allowed discovering and loading shared object plug-ins during runtime or at startup via some sort of descriptor file? I had some experience with eclipse architecture, but I would like something easier than osgi bundles

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Qt (http://qt.nokia.com/) has a plugin architecture it's cross platform and open source for non commercial apps. It may be what you're after, if not some more details would be good.

hth

daven11 2010-08-28 01:49:22

do you know if it's usable as a stand-alone library, or do I have to have QT runtime?

aaa 2010-08-28 03:31:08

I would imagine it is part of the whole package. I haven't tried to separate it out

daven11 2010-08-29 06:55:43

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Boost Extension may be useful here, though I don't believe it has been accepted into Boost yet.

Sam Miller 2010-08-28 02:36:53

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The yet in progress Boost.Extension and the C (not C++) portable GNU Libtool module come readily to mind. There was even an idea for a C++ standard plugin handling library, maybe you could check it out in search for solutions - WG21 N2015

For a simple implementation of portable synamic library loading you can also check out the OGRE rendering engine, particulary the DynLib and DynLibManager classes.

Kornel Kisielewicz 2010-08-28 05:52:09

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