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# Shared Class Facility (SCF)

## Classes
struct | iBase
| This is the basic interface: all other interfaces should be derived from this one, this will allow us to always use at least some minimal functionality given any interface pointer. More...
struct | iComponent
| This interface describes a generic component in Crystal Space. More...
struct | iFactory
| iFactory is an interface that is used to create instances of shared classes. More...
struct | iObjectRegistry
| This interface serves as a registry of other objects. More...
struct | iObjectRegistryIterator
| Use an instance of this class to iterate over objects in the object registry. More...
struct | iPluginIterator
| An iterator to iterate over all plugins in the plugin manager. More...
struct | iPluginManager
| This is the plugin manager. More...
struct | iSCF
| iSCF is the interface that allows using SCF functions from shared classes. More...
class | scfFakeInterface< If >
| Fugly helper to resolve some bad situations. More...
class | scfImplementation< Class >
| Baseclass for the SCF implementation templates. More...
class | scfImplementationPooled< Super >
| Derive an SCF implementation from this class to have it pooled. More...
class | scfInterfaceTraits< Interface >
| Interface information query class. More...
void | scfRegisterStaticClass (scfFactoryFunc, const char *iClassID, const char *Description, const char *Dependencies=0)
| Register a static class.
void | scfRegisterStaticClasses (char const *xml)
| Register a static class.
void | scfRegisterStaticFactoryFunc (scfFactoryFunc, const char *FactClass)
| Register a static class.
## Defines
#define | CS_LOAD_PLUGIN(Object, ClassID, Interface) csLoadPlugin<Interface> (Object, ClassID)
#define | CS_LOAD_PLUGIN_ALWAYS(Object, ClassID) csLoadPluginAlways (Object, ClassID)
#define | CS_QUERY_PLUGIN_CLASS(Object, ClassID, Interface) csQueryPluginClass<Interface> (Object, ClassID)
| Compatbility macro.
#define | CS_TYPENAME(x) 0
#define | SCF_CONSTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE(Interface)
| The SCF_CONSTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the constructor of a class that has an embedded interface (not inside the constructor of the embedded interface).
#define | SCF_CONSTRUCT_IBASE(Parent)
| The SCF_CONSTRUCT_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the constructor of a class (not inside an embedded interface).
#define | SCF_CONSTRUCT_VERSION(Major, Minor, Micro) ((Major << 24) | (Minor << 16) | Micro)
| Use this macro to construct interface version numbers.
#define | SCF_CREATE_INSTANCE(ClassID, Interface) scfCreateInstance<Interface> (ClassID)
#define | SCF_DECLARE_EMBEDDED_IBASE(OuterClass)
| SCF_DECLARE_EMBEDDED_IBASE is used to declare the methods of iBase inside an embedded class that is exposed via QueryInterface.
#define | SCF_DECLARE_IBASE
| This macro should be embedded into any SCF-capable class definition to declare the minimal functionality required by iBase interface.
#define | SCF_DECLARE_IBASE_EXT(ParentClass)
| The following macro is used in "expansion SCF classes".
#define | SCF_DEFINE_FACTORY_FUNC_REGISTRATION(Class)
| Define the C++ class needed to register an SCF class, but don't do any automatic registration.
#define | SCF_DESTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE(Interface)
| The SCF_DESTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the destructor of a class that has an embedded interface (not inside the destructor of the embedded interface).
#define | SCF_DESTRUCT_IBASE()
| The SCF_DESTRUCT_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the destructor of a class (not inside an embedded interface).
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE(Class)
| SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE should be used to implement embedded interfaces derived from iBase.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_DECREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_END macro is used to finish an SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE definition.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements the GetRefCount() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_INCREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in an embedded C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_REFOWNER(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY macro is used to define a factory for one of exported classes.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_CREATE(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_CREATE macro is used to define a factory for one of exported classes.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_FINIS(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_FINIS macro defines finalization code for a plugin module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT macro defines initialization code for a plugin module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() macro should be used within the C++ source module that implements a interface derived from iBase.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_DECREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END macro is used to finish an SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE definition.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT(Class)
| This macro implements same functionality as SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE except that it should be used for expansion SCF classes.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_DECREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END
| This macro implements same functionality as SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END except that it is used for expansion SCF classes.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_GETREFCOUNT(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements the GetRefCount() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_INCREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_REFOWNER(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements GetRefCount() for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_INCREF(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REFOWNER(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REMOVE_REF_OWNERS(Class)
| The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REMOVE_REF_OWNERS() macro implements the scfRemoveRefOwners() method for a class in a C++ source module.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENTS_EMBEDDED_INTERFACE(Interface) SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE_COMMON (Interface, (&scf##Interface))
| IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_INTERFACE is same as IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE but is used when class implements the interface as an embedded member.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE(Interface)
| The IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE macro is used inside QueryInterface function to check if user requested a specific interface, whenever requested version of the interface correspond to the version we have and to return a pointer to that interface if everything is correct.
#define | SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE_COMMON(Interface, Object)
| This is a common macro used in all IMPLEMENTS_XXX_INTERFACE macros.
#define | SCF_IN_IMPLEMENTATION_H 1
#define | SCF_INIT_TRACKER_ALIASES
#define | SCF_INTERFACE(Name, Major, Minor, Micro)
| SCF_INTERFACE can be used to define an interface's version number; you should specify interface name and major, minor and micro version components.
#define | SCF_PRINT_CALL_ADDRESS
| Macro for getting the address we were called from (stack backtracing).
#define | SCF_QUERY_INTERFACE(Object, Interface) scfQueryInterface<Interface> (Object)
#define | SCF_QUERY_INTERFACE_SAFE(Object, Interface) scfQueryInterfaceSafe<Interface> (Object)
#define | SCF_REGISTER_FACTORY_FUNC(Class)
| Used in conjunction with SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY to ensure that a reference to the class(es) registered via SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY are actually linked into the application.
#define | SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_CLASS(Class, Ident, Desc, Dep)
| Automatically register a built-in class with SCF during startup.
#define | SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY(Module, MetaInfo)
| Automatically register a static library with SCF during startup.
#define | SCF_STATIC_CLASS_CONTEXT "*static*"
#define | SCF_TRACE(x)
| Macro for typing debug strings: Add #define SCF_DEBUG at the top of modules you want to track miscelaneous SCF activity and recompile.
#define | SCF_USE_STATIC_PLUGIN(Module)
| Register a statically linked plugin.
#define | SCF_VERSION(Name, Major, Minor, Micro)
| FOR COMPATIBILITY! SCF_VERSION can be used to define an interface's version number; you should specify interface name and major, minor and micro version components.
## Typedefs
typedef iBase *(*) | scfFactoryFunc (iBase *)
| Type of factory function which creates an instance of an SCF class.
typedef unsigned long | scfInterfaceID
| Type of registered interface handle used by iBase::QueryInterface().
typedef int | scfInterfaceVersion
| Type of interface version used by iBase::QueryInterface().
## Enumerations
enum | { SCF_VERBOSE_NONE = 0, SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_SCAN = 1 << 0, SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_LOAD = 1 << 1, SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_REGISTER = 1 << 2, SCF_VERBOSE_CLASS_REGISTER = 1 << 3, SCF_VERBOSE_ALL = ~0 }
| SCF verbosity flags. More...
## Functions
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csLoadPlugin (iObjectRegistry *object_reg, const char *ClassID)
| Tell plugin manager to load a plugin.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csLoadPlugin (iPluginManager *mgr, const char *ClassID)
| Tell plugin manager to load a plugin.
csPtr< iBase > | csLoadPluginAlways (iPluginManager *mgr, const char *ClassID)
| Same as csLoadPlugin() but does not bother asking for a interface.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csLoadPluginCheck (iObjectRegistry *object_reg, const char *ClassID, bool report=true)
| Tell plugin manager to load a plugin but first check if the plugin is not already loaded.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csLoadPluginCheck (iPluginManager *mgr, const char *ClassID)
| Tell plugin manager to load a plugin but first check if the plugin is not already loaded.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csQueryPluginClass (iPluginManager *mgr, const char *ClassID)
| Find a plugin by its class ID.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | csQueryRegistryOrLoad (iObjectRegistry *Reg, const char *classID, bool report=true)
| Use this macro to query the object registry, loading a plugin if needed.
static bool | scfCompatibleVersion (scfInterfaceVersion iVersion, scfInterfaceVersion iItfVersion)
| This function checks whenever an interface is compatible with given version.
template<class Interface>
csPtr< Interface > | scfCreateInstance (char const *const ClassID)
| Handy function to create an instance of a shared class.
void | scfInitialize (int argc, const char *const argv[])
| This function should be called to initialize client SCF library.
void | scfInitialize (csPathsList const *pluginPaths, unsigned int verbose=SCF_VERBOSE_NONE)
| This function should be called to initialize client SCF library.
template<class Interface, class ClassPtr>
csPtr< Interface > | scfQueryInterface (ClassPtr object)
| Helper function around iBase::QueryInterface.
template<class Interface, class ClassPtr>
csPtr< Interface > | scfQueryInterfaceSafe (ClassPtr object)
| Helper function around iBase::QueryInterface which also does null-check of object.

### Some examples

     struct iFoo : virtual public iBase {
       SCF_INTERFACE(iFoo,0,0,1);
     };

     struct iBar : virtual public iBase {
       SCF_INTERFACE(iFoo,0,0,1);
     };

     class Foo : public scfImplementation1<Foo,iFoo>
     {
     public:
       Foo() : scfImplementationType(this) {}
       Foo(int, int) : scfImplementationType(0,0) {}
     };

     class Bar : public scfImplementationExt1<Bar,Foo,iBar>
     {
     public:
       Bar() : scfImplementationType(0) {}
       Bar(int x, int y) : scfImplementationType(0,x,y) {}
     };

## Define Documentation

#define CS_LOAD_PLUGIN | ( | Object,
|  | ClassID,
|  | Interface |  | ) | csLoadPlugin<Interface> (Object, ClassID)

Deprecated:
  Compatibility macro.

See also:
  csLoadPlugin<Interface> (mgr, ClassID);

Definition at line 234 of file plugin.h.

#define CS_LOAD_PLUGIN_ALWAYS | ( | Object,
|  | ClassID |  | ) | csLoadPluginAlways (Object, ClassID)

Deprecated:
  Compatibility macro.

See also:
  csLoadPluginAlways (mgr, ClassID);

Definition at line 252 of file plugin.h.

#define CS_QUERY_PLUGIN_CLASS | ( | Object,
|  | ClassID,
|  | Interface |  | ) | csQueryPluginClass<Interface> (Object, ClassID)

Compatbility macro.

See also:
  csQueryPluginClass<Interface> (Object, ClassID);

Definition at line 139 of file plugin.h.

#define SCF_CONSTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE | ( | Interface |  | ) |

Value:

    Interface.scfParent = this;                                             \
      csRefTrackerAccess::AddAlias (&Interface, this);

The SCF_CONSTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the constructor of a class that has an embedded interface (not inside the constructor of the embedded interface).

The macro will initialize the pointer to the parent object (to the object this one is embedded into). The argument to this macro is the name of the parent's instance variable by which the embedded object is known (typically something like `scfiFooBar').

Definition at line 145 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_CONSTRUCT_IBASE | ( | Parent |  | ) |

Value:

    csRefTrackerAccess::TrackConstruction (this);                           \
      csRefTrackerAccess::SetDescription (this, CS_TYPENAME(*this));        \
      scfRefCount = 1;                                                      \
      scfWeakRefOwners = 0;                                                 \
      scfParent = Parent; if (scfParent) scfParent->IncRef();               \
      SCF_INIT_TRACKER_ALIASES

The SCF_CONSTRUCT_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the constructor of a class (not inside an embedded interface).

Normally each constructor should accept an iBase* parameter (that is passed by scfCreateInstance function) which should be passed to this macro. The macro will zero the reference count and initialize the pointer to the parent object. If the object is unparented (a common case), it is okay to use null as the argument to this macro.

Definition at line 128 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_CONSTRUCT_VERSION | ( | Major,
|  | Minor,
|  | Micro |  | ) | ((Major << 24) | (Minor << 16) | Micro)

Use this macro to construct interface version numbers.

Definition at line 86 of file scf_interface.h.

#define SCF_DECLARE_EMBEDDED_IBASE | ( | OuterClass |  | ) |

Value:

    public:                                                                 \
      OuterClass *scfParent;        /* The parent object */                 \
      virtual void IncRef ();                                               \
      virtual void DecRef ();                                               \
      virtual int GetRefCount ();                                           \
      virtual void AddRefOwner (void** ref_owner);                          \
      virtual void RemoveRefOwner (void** ref_owner);                       \
      virtual void *QueryInterface (scfInterfaceID iInterfaceID, int iVersion)

SCF_DECLARE_EMBEDDED_IBASE is used to declare the methods of iBase inside an embedded class that is exposed via QueryInterface.

..

Definition at line 109 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_DECLARE_IBASE

Value:

    int scfRefCount;                /* Reference counter */                 \
      csArray<void**>* scfWeakRefOwners;                                    \
      void scfRemoveRefOwners ();                                           \
      SCF_DECLARE_EMBEDDED_IBASE (iBase)

This macro should be embedded into any SCF-capable class definition to declare the minimal functionality required by iBase interface.

Definition at line 99 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_DECLARE_IBASE_EXT | ( | ParentClass |  | ) |

Value:

    typedef ParentClass __scf_superclass;                                   \
      virtual void IncRef ();                                               \
      virtual void DecRef ();                                               \
      virtual int GetRefCount ();                                           \
      virtual void AddRefOwner (void** ref_owner);                          \
      virtual void RemoveRefOwner (void** ref_owner);                       \
      virtual void *QueryInterface (scfInterfaceID iInterfaceID, int iVersion)

The following macro is used in "expansion SCF classes".

An expansion class is a class that extends the functionality of another SCF class. For example, suppose a class TheWolf that implements the iWolf interface. Separately it is a useful class per se, but if you want to implement an additional class TheDog that is a subclass of TheWolf and which implements an additional interface iDog in theory you should just override the QueryInterface method and return the corresponding pointer when asked. The following macro makes such overrides simpler to write.

Definition at line 430 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_DEFINE_FACTORY_FUNC_REGISTRATION | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    CS_EXPORTED_FUNCTION iBase* CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_Create)(iBase*);    \
      class Class##_StaticInit                                              \
      {                                                                     \
      public:                                                               \
        Class##_StaticInit()                                                \
        {                                                                   \
          scfRegisterStaticFactoryFunc (CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_Create),    \
            #Class);                                                        \
        }                                                                   \
      };

Define the C++ class needed to register an SCF class, but don't do any automatic registration.

Definition at line 642 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_DESTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE | ( | Interface |  | ) |

Value:

    csRefTrackerAccess::RemoveAlias (&Interface, this);                     \
      Interface.scfParent = 0;

The SCF_DESTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the destructor of a class that has an embedded interface (not inside the destructor of the embedded interface).

It reverses the initialization performed by the SCF_CONSTRUCT_EMBEDDED_IBASE() macro.

Definition at line 164 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_DESTRUCT_IBASE | ( |  | ) |

Value:

    csRefTrackerAccess::TrackDestruction (this, scfRefCount);               \
      scfRemoveRefOwners ();

The SCF_DESTRUCT_IBASE macro should be invoked inside the destructor of a class (not inside an embedded interface).

It reverses the initialization performed by the SCF_CONSTRUCT_IBASE() macro.

Definition at line 154 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_INCREF(Class)                              \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_DECREF(Class)                            \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT(Class)                       \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_REFOWNER(Class)                          \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY(Class)

SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE should be used to implement embedded interfaces derived from iBase.

It differs from SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE because embedded interface don't have reference counts themselves, but instead use the reference count of their parent object.

Definition at line 378 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_DECREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::DecRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      SCF_TRACE (("  (%s *)%p->DecRef (%d)\n", #Class, this,                \
                  scfParent->GetRefCount ()-1));                            \
      scfParent->DecRef ();                                                 \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 318 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_END macro is used to finish an SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE definition.

Definition at line 389 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    int Class::GetRefCount ()                                               \
    {                                                                       \
      return scfParent->GetRefCount ();                                     \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements the GetRefCount() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.

Definition at line 330 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_INCREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::IncRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      SCF_TRACE (("  (%s *)%p->IncRef (%d)\n", #Class, this,                \
        scfParent->GetRefCount () + 1));                                    \
      scfParent->IncRef ();                                                 \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 304 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void *Class::QueryInterface (scfInterfaceID iInterfaceID, int iVersion) \
    {                                                                       \
      SCF_TRACE (("  (%s *)%p->QueryInterface (%lu, %08X)\n",               \
        #Class, this, iInterfaceID, iVersion));

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for an embedded class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 356 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END

Value:

    return scfParent->QueryInterface (iInterfaceID, iVersion);              \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in an embedded C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_END convenience macro.

Definition at line 368 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_REFOWNER | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::AddRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                              \
    {                                                                       \
      scfParent->AddRefOwner (ref_owner);                                   \
    }                                                                       \
    void Class::RemoveRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                           \
    {                                                                       \
      scfParent->RemoveRefOwner (ref_owner);                                \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_IBASE_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.

Definition at line 340 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT(Class)                                       \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_FINIS(Class)                                    \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_CREATE(Class)

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY macro is used to define a factory for one of exported classes.

You can define the function manually, of course, if the constructor for your class has some specific constructor arguments (that is, more than one iBase* argument).

Definition at line 597 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_CREATE | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    CS_EXPORTED_FUNCTION                                                    \
    iBase* CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_Create)(iBase *iParent)                  \
    {                                                                       \
      iBase *ret = new Class (iParent);                                     \
      SCF_TRACE (("  %p = new %s ()\n", ret, #Class));                      \
      return ret;                                                           \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_CREATE macro is used to define a factory for one of exported classes.

You can define the function manually, of course, if the constructor for your class has some specific constructor arguments (that is, more than one iBase* argument).

Definition at line 582 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_FINIS | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    CS_EXPORTED_FUNCTION                                                    \
    void CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_scfFinalize)()                             \
    {                                                                       \
    CS_STATIC_VARIABLE_CLEANUP                                              \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_FINIS macro defines finalization code for a plugin module.

As with SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT, only one instance of this function will be invoked to finalize the module.

Definition at line 569 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    static inline void Class ## _scfUnitInitialize(iSCF* SCF)               \
    { iSCF::SCF = SCF; }                                                    \
    CS_EXPORTED_FUNCTION                                                    \
    void CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_scfInitialize)(iSCF* SCF)                  \
    { Class ## _scfUnitInitialize(SCF); }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_FACTORY_INIT macro defines initialization code for a plugin module.

This function should set the plugin-global iSCF::SCF variable, and otherwise initialize the plugin module. Although a version of this function will be created for each SCF factory exported by the plugin, SCF will call one, and only one, to perform the plugin initialization. The choice of which function will be invoked to initialize the plugin is an SCF implementation detail. You should not attempt to predict which class_scfInitialize() function will be used, nor should use try to sway SCF's choice. Implementation note: There are some rare instances where a particularly picky (and probably buggy) compiler does not allow C++ expressions within a function declared `extern "C"'. For this reason, the iSCF::SCF variable is instead initialized in the Class_scfUnitInitialize() function which is not qualified as `extern "C"'.

Definition at line 556 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_INCREF(Class)                                       \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_DECREF(Class)                                     \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT(Class)                                \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REFOWNER(Class)                                   \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REMOVE_REF_OWNERS(Class)                          \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY(Class)

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() macro should be used within the C++ source module that implements a interface derived from iBase.

Of course, you can still implement those methods manually, if you desire ...

Definition at line 283 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_DECREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::DecRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      csRefTrackerAccess::TrackDecRef (this, scfRefCount);                  \
      if (scfRefCount == 1)                                                 \
      {                                                                     \
        SCF_TRACE ((" delete (%s *)%p\n", #Class, this));                   \
        scfRemoveRefOwners ();                                              \
        if (scfParent)                                                      \
          scfParent->DecRef ();                                             \
        delete this;                                                        \
        return;                                                             \
      }                                                                     \
      scfRefCount--;                                                        \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for a class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() convenience macro.

A note about the implementation: We do the "if" before the "scRefCount--" to make sure that calling Inc/DecRef doesn't result in a 2nd delete

Definition at line 189 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END macro is used to finish an SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE definition.

Definition at line 295 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_INCREF(Class)                                   \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_DECREF(Class)                                 \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_GETREFCOUNT(Class)                            \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_REFOWNER(Class)                               \
      SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY(Class)

This macro implements same functionality as SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE except that it should be used for expansion SCF classes.

Definition at line 513 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_DECREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::DecRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      __scf_superclass::DecRef ();                                          \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_DECREF() macro implements the DecRef() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT() convenience macro.

Definition at line 457 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_END SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END

This macro implements same functionality as SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END except that it is used for expansion SCF classes.

Definition at line 524 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_GETREFCOUNT | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    int Class::GetRefCount ()                                               \
    {                                                                       \
      return __scf_superclass::GetRefCount ();                              \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements the GetRefCount() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT() convenience macro.

Definition at line 469 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_INCREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::IncRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      __scf_superclass::IncRef ();                                          \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT() convenience macro.

Definition at line 445 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void *Class::QueryInterface (scfInterfaceID iInterfaceID, int iVersion) \
    {

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT() convenience macro.

Definition at line 495 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END

Value:

    return __scf_superclass::QueryInterface (iInterfaceID, iVersion);       \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class extending another SCF class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_END convenience macro.

Definition at line 505 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_REFOWNER | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::AddRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                              \
    {                                                                       \
      __scf_superclass::AddRefOwner (ref_owner);                            \
    }                                                                       \
    void Class::RemoveRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                           \
    {                                                                       \
      __scf_superclass::RemoveRefOwner (ref_owner);                         \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_EXT_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.

Definition at line 479 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    int Class::GetRefCount ()                                               \
    {                                                                       \
      return scfRefCount;                                                   \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_GETREFCOUNT() macro implements GetRefCount() for a class in a C++ source module.

Definition at line 249 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_INCREF | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::IncRef ()                                                   \
    {                                                                       \
      SCF_TRACE (("  (%s *)%p->IncRef (%d)\n", #Class, this, scfRefCount + 1));\
      csRefTrackerAccess::TrackIncRef (this, scfRefCount);                  \
      scfRefCount++;                                                        \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_INCREF() macro implements the IncRef() method for a class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 173 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void *Class::QueryInterface (scfInterfaceID iInterfaceID, int iVersion) \
    {                                                                       \
      SCF_TRACE (("  (%s *)%p->QueryInterface (%lu, %08X)\n",               \
        #Class, this, iInterfaceID, iVersion));

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY() macro implements the opening boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 261 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END

Value:

    return scfParent ?                                                      \
        scfParent->QueryInterface (iInterfaceID, iVersion) : 0;             \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_QUERY_END macro implements the closing boilerplate for the QueryInterface() method for a class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_END convenience macro.

Definition at line 273 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REFOWNER | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::AddRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                              \
    {                                                                       \
      if (!scfWeakRefOwners)                                                \
        scfWeakRefOwners = new csArray<void**> (0, 4);                      \
      scfWeakRefOwners->InsertSorted (ref_owner);                           \
    }                                                                       \
    void Class::RemoveRefOwner (void** ref_owner)                           \
    {                                                                       \
      if (!scfWeakRefOwners)                                                \
        return;                                                             \
      size_t index = scfWeakRefOwners->FindSortedKey (                      \
        csArrayCmp<void**, void**> (ref_owner));                            \
      if (index != csArrayItemNotFound) scfWeakRefOwners->DeleteIndex (     \
        index);                                                             \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REFOWNER() macro implements the AddRefOwner() and RemoveRefOwner() for a weak reference.

Definition at line 228 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REMOVE_REF_OWNERS | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    void Class::scfRemoveRefOwners ()                                       \
    {                                                                       \
      if (!scfWeakRefOwners) return;                                        \
      for (size_t i = 0 ; i < scfWeakRefOwners->Length () ; i++)            \
      {                                                                     \
        void** p = (*scfWeakRefOwners)[i];                                  \
        *p = 0;                                                             \
      }                                                                     \
      delete scfWeakRefOwners;                                              \
      scfWeakRefOwners = 0;                                                 \
    }

The SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE_REMOVE_REF_OWNERS() macro implements the scfRemoveRefOwners() method for a class in a C++ source module.

Typically, this macro is automatically employed by the SCF_IMPLEMENT_IBASE() convenience macro.

Definition at line 211 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENTS_EMBEDDED_INTERFACE | ( | Interface |  | ) | SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE_COMMON (Interface, (&scf##Interface))

IMPLEMENT_EMBEDDED_INTERFACE is same as IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE but is used when class implements the interface as an embedded member.

Definition at line 406 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE | ( | Interface |  | ) |

Value:

    csRefTrackerAccess::AddAlias (static_cast<Interface*> (this), this);\
      SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE_COMMON (Interface, this)

The IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE macro is used inside QueryInterface function to check if user requested a specific interface, whenever requested version of the interface correspond to the version we have and to return a pointer to that interface if everything is correct.

Definition at line 398 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_IMPLEMENTS_INTERFACE_COMMON | ( | Interface,
|  | Object |  | ) |

Value:

    if (iInterfaceID == scfInterfaceTraits<Interface>::GetID() &&           \
        scfCompatibleVersion (iVersion, scfInterfaceTraits<Interface>::GetVersion())) \
      {                                                                     \
        (Object)->IncRef ();                                                \
        return static_cast<Interface*> (Object);                            \
      }

This is a common macro used in all IMPLEMENTS_XXX_INTERFACE macros.

Definition at line 412 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_INTERFACE | ( | Name,
|  | Major,
|  | Minor,
|  | Micro |  | ) |

Value:

    struct InterfaceTraits {                                  \
      typedef Name InterfaceType;                             \
      CS_FORCEINLINE static scfInterfaceVersion GetVersion() \
      { return SCF_CONSTRUCT_VERSION(Major, Minor, Micro); }  \
      CS_FORCEINLINE static char const * GetName() { return #Name; }  \
    }

SCF_INTERFACE can be used to define an interface's version number; you should specify interface name and major, minor and micro version components.

This way:

     struct iSomething : public iBase
     {
     public:
       SCF_INTERFACE(iSomething, 0, 0, 1);
       ...
     };

Definition at line 76 of file scf_interface.h.

#define SCF_PRINT_CALL_ADDRESS

Macro for getting the address we were called from (stack backtracing).

This works ONLY For GCC >= 2.8.0

Definition at line 79 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_REGISTER_FACTORY_FUNC | ( | Class |  | ) |

Value:

    SCF_DEFINE_FACTORY_FUNC_REGISTRATION(Class)                             \
      Class##_StaticInit Class##_static_init__;

Used in conjunction with SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY to ensure that a reference to the class(es) registered via SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY are actually linked into the application.

Invoke this macro once for each <implementation> node mentioned in the MetaInfo registered with SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY. Invocations of this macro must appear after the the invocation of SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY.

Definition at line 673 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_CLASS | ( | Class,
|  | Ident,
|  | Desc,
|  | Dep |  | ) |

Value:

    CS_EXPORTED_FUNCTION iBase* CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_Create)(iBase*);    \
      class Class##_StaticInit__                                            \
      {                                                                     \
      public:                                                               \
        Class##_StaticInit__()                                              \
        {                                                                   \
          scfRegisterStaticClass(                                           \
            CS_EXPORTED_NAME(Class,_Create), Ident, Desc, Dep);             \
        }                                                                   \
      } Class##_static_init__;

Automatically register a built-in class with SCF during startup.

When SCF classes are statically linked (vs dynamic linking) they should be referenced from somewhere inside your program, otherwise the static libraries won't be linked into the static executable. This macro defines a dummy variable that registers the class during initialization and ensures that it gets linked into the program

Definition at line 612 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_REGISTER_STATIC_LIBRARY | ( | Module,
|  | MetaInfo |  | ) |

Value:

    class Module##_StaticInit                                               \
      {                                                                     \
      public:                                                               \
        Module##_StaticInit()                                               \
        {                                                                   \
          scfRegisterStaticClasses (MetaInfo);                              \
        }                                                                   \
      } Module##_static_init__;

Automatically register a static library with SCF during startup.

Employ this macro along with one or more invocations of SCF_REGISTER_FACTORY_FUNC.

Definition at line 628 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_TRACE | ( | x |  | ) |

Macro for typing debug strings: Add #define SCF_DEBUG at the top of modules you want to track miscelaneous SCF activity and recompile.

Definition at line 68 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_USE_STATIC_PLUGIN | ( | Module |  | ) |

Value:

    namespace csStaticPluginInit                                            \
      {                                                                     \
        class Module { public: Module(); };                                 \
        Module Module##_StaticInit;                                         \
      }

Register a statically linked plugin.

The _static version of the plugin needs to be linked in, too.

Definition at line 658 of file scf.h.

#define SCF_VERSION | ( | Name,
|  | Major,
|  | Minor,
|  | Micro |  | ) |

Value:

    struct Name;                                               \
    template<>                                                 \
    class scfInterfaceTraits<Name>                             \
    {                                                          \
    public:                                                    \
      typedef Name InterfaceType;                              \
      static scfInterfaceVersion GetVersion()                  \
      { return SCF_CONSTRUCT_VERSION(Major, Minor, Micro); }   \
      static char const* GetName ()                            \
      { return #Name; }                                        \
      static scfInterfaceID GetID ()                           \
      { scfInterfaceID& ID = GetMyID ();                       \
        if (ID == (scfInterfaceID)(-1))                        \
        { ID = iSCF::SCF->GetInterfaceID (GetName ());         \
          csStaticVarCleanup (CleanupID);    }                 \
        return ID;                                             \
      }                                                        \
    private:                                                   \
      static scfInterfaceID& GetMyID ()                        \
      { static scfInterfaceID ID = (scfInterfaceID)-1; return ID; } \
      static void CleanupID ()                                 \
      { GetMyID () = (scfInterfaceID)-1; }                     \
    }

FOR COMPATIBILITY! SCF_VERSION can be used to define an interface's version number; you should specify interface name and major, minor and micro version components.

This way:

     SCF_VERSION (iSomething, 0, 0, 1);
     struct iSomething : public iBase
       ...
     };

Notice that SCF_VERSION cannot be used on interfaces in namespaces

Definition at line 446 of file scf_interface.h.

## Typedef Documentation

typedef iBase*(*) scfFactoryFunc(iBase *)

Type of factory function which creates an instance of an SCF class.

Definition at line 141 of file scf_interface.h.

typedef unsigned long scfInterfaceID

Type of registered interface handle used by iBase::QueryInterface().

Definition at line 55 of file scf_interface.h.

typedef int scfInterfaceVersion

Type of interface version used by iBase::QueryInterface().

Definition at line 60 of file scf_interface.h.

## Enumeration Type Documentation

anonymous enum

SCF verbosity flags.

For use with scfInitialize(). Combine with bitwise-or to select more than one.

Enumerator:

  SCF_VERBOSE_NONE | No diagnostic information.
  SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_SCAN | Directories scanned for plugins.
  SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_LOAD | Plugins loaded and unloaded.
  SCF_VERBOSE_PLUGIN_REGISTER | Plugins discovered and registered.
  SCF_VERBOSE_CLASS_REGISTER | Classes registered within plugins.
  SCF_VERBOSE_ALL | All diagnostic information.

Definition at line 714 of file scf.h.

## Function Documentation

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csLoadPlugin | ( | iObjectRegistry * | object_reg,
|  | const char * | ClassID |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Tell plugin manager to load a plugin.

Interface: Desired interface type (ex. iGraphics2D, iVFS, etc.).

Parameters:

  | object_reg | object registry
  | ClassID | The SCF class name (ex. crystalspace.graphics3d.software).

Definition at line 172 of file plugin.h.

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csLoadPlugin | ( | iPluginManager * | mgr,
|  | const char * | ClassID |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Tell plugin manager to load a plugin.

Interface: Desired interface type (ex. iGraphics2D, iVFS, etc.).

Parameters:

  | mgr | An object that implements iPluginManager.
  | ClassID | The SCF class name (ex. crystalspace.graphics3d.software).

Definition at line 149 of file plugin.h.

References iBase::DecRef(), iPluginManager::LoadPlugin(), and iBase::QueryInterface().

csPtr<iBase> csLoadPluginAlways | ( | iPluginManager * | mgr,
|  | const char * | ClassID |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Same as csLoadPlugin() but does not bother asking for a interface.

This is useful for unconditionally loading plugins.

Definition at line 241 of file plugin.h.

References iPluginManager::LoadPlugin().

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csLoadPluginCheck | ( | iObjectRegistry * | object_reg,
|  | const char * | ClassID,
|  | bool | report = `true` |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Tell plugin manager to load a plugin but first check if the plugin is not already loaded.

Interface: Desired interface type (ex. iGraphics2D, iVFS, etc.).

Parameters:

  | object_reg | object registry
  | ClassID | The SCF class name (ex. crystalspace.graphics3d.software).
  | report | if true then we will report an error in case of error.

Definition at line 207 of file plugin.h.

References CS_REPORTER_SEVERITY_ERROR, and csReport.

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csLoadPluginCheck | ( | iPluginManager * | mgr,
|  | const char * | ClassID |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Tell plugin manager to load a plugin but first check if the plugin is not already loaded.

Interface: Desired interface type (ex. iGraphics2D, iVFS, etc.).

Parameters:

  | mgr | An object that implements iPluginManager.
  | ClassID | The SCF class name (ex. crystalspace.graphics3d.software).

Definition at line 188 of file plugin.h.

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csQueryPluginClass | ( | iPluginManager * | mgr,
|  | const char * | ClassID |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Find a plugin by its class ID.

First the plugin with requested class identifier is found, and after this it is queried for the respective interface; if it does not implement the requested interface, 0 is returned. Interface: Desired interface type (ex. iGraphics2D, iVFS, etc.).

Parameters:

  | mgr | An object that implements iPluginManager.
  | ClassID | The SCF class name (ex. crystalspace.graphics3d.software).

Definition at line 117 of file plugin.h.

References iBase::DecRef(), iBase::QueryInterface(), and iPluginManager::QueryPlugin().

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> csQueryRegistryOrLoad | ( | iObjectRegistry * | Reg,
|  | const char * | classID,
|  | bool | report = `true` |
| ) |  |  | `[inline]`

Use this macro to query the object registry, loading a plugin if needed.

If an object with a given interface exists in an object registry, get that object from the registry. If the registry query fails, try to load a plugin and get the interface from there. If that succeeds, the interface is added to the registry for future use and given a tag the same name as the requested interface. Example use:

     csRef<iDynamics> dynamic_system = csQueryRegistryOrLoad<iDynamics> (
            object_reg, "crystalspace.dynamics.ode");

Parameters:

  | Reg | The object registry (of type iObjectRegistry).
  | classID | The requested SCF class name (ex. "crystalspace.dynamice.ode")
  | report | if true then we will report an error in case of error.

Todo:
  This probably ought to be made more thread-safe by locking the object registry if possible.

Returns:
  a reference to the requested interface if successful. Otherwise this function returns 0.

Definition at line 277 of file plugin.h.

References CS_REPORTER_SEVERITY_ERROR, csReport, and iObjectRegistry::Register().

static bool scfCompatibleVersion | ( | scfInterfaceVersion | iVersion,
|  | scfInterfaceVersion | iItfVersion |
| ) |  |  | `[static]`

This function checks whenever an interface is compatible with given version.

SCF uses the following comparison criteria: if the major version numbers are equal and required minor and micro version is less or equal than target version minor and micro numbers, the versions are considered compatible.

Definition at line 96 of file scf_interface.h.

Referenced by scfImplementation< csBaseTextureFactory >::QueryInterface().

template<class Interface>

csPtr<Interface> scfCreateInstance | ( | char const *const | ClassID | ) | `[inline]`

Handy function to create an instance of a shared class.

Definition at line 805 of file scf.h.

References iSCF::CreateInstance(), iBase::DecRef(), iBase::QueryInterface(), and iSCF::SCF.

void scfInitialize | ( | int | argc,
|  | const char *const | argv[] |
| ) |  |  |

This function should be called to initialize client SCF library.

It uses the default plugin paths provided by csGetPluginPaths().

void scfInitialize | ( | csPathsList const * | pluginPaths,
|  | unsigned int | verbose = `SCF_VERBOSE_NONE` |
| ) |  |  |

This function should be called to initialize client SCF library.

If a number of plugin paths are provided, the directories will be scanned for plugins and their SCF-related registry data will be retrieved. The root node within the registry data document should be named "plugin", and the SCF-related information should be in a child node of the root named "scf". It is legal to call scfInitialize more than once (possibly providing a different set of directories each time).

Parameters:

  | pluginPaths | Directories that will be scanned for plugins. If this parameter is 0, the paths returned by csGetPluginPaths() will be scanned.
  | verbose | One or more of the `SCF_VERBOSE_FOO` flags combined with bitwise-or which control SCF verbosity.

Remarks:
  The path list is ignored for static builds.

template<class Interface, class ClassPtr>

csPtr<Interface> scfQueryInterface | ( | ClassPtr | object | ) | `[inline]`

Helper function around iBase::QueryInterface.

Definition at line 771 of file scf.h.

template<class Interface, class ClassPtr>

csPtr<Interface> scfQueryInterfaceSafe | ( | ClassPtr | object | ) | `[inline]`

Helper function around iBase::QueryInterface which also does null-check of object.

Definition at line 788 of file scf.h.

void scfRegisterStaticClass | ( | scfFactoryFunc | ,
|  | const char * | iClassID,
|  | const char * | Description,
|  | const char * | Dependencies = `0` |
| ) |  |  |

Register a static class.

This needs extra handling since they require automatic registration even when SCF is initialized after it was possibly shut down previously. The static class info is stored and read out later when SCF is initialized.

void scfRegisterStaticClasses | ( | char const * | xml | ) |

Register a static class.

This needs extra handling since they require automatic registration even when SCF is initialized after it was possibly shut down previously. The static class info is stored and read out later when SCF is initialized.

void scfRegisterStaticFactoryFunc | ( | scfFactoryFunc | ,
|  | const char * | FactClass |
| ) |  |  |

Register a static class.

This needs extra handling since they require automatic registration even when SCF is initialized after it was possibly shut down previously. The static class info is stored and read out later when SCF is initialized.