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Eina module provides some helpers over POSIX dlopen(). More...

## Macros
#define | EINA_MODULE_INIT(f) EAPI Eina_Module_Init __eina_module_init = &f
| declares the given function as the module initializer (__eina_module_init). More...
#define | EINA_MODULE_SHUTDOWN(f) EAPI Eina_Module_Shutdown __eina_module_shutdown = &f
| declares the given function as the module shutdownializer (__eina_module_shutdown). More...

## Typedefs
typedef struct _Eina_Module | Eina_Module
| Dynamic module loader handle.
typedef Eina_Bool(* | Eina_Module_Cb )(Eina_Module *m, void *data)
| Dynamic module loader callback.
typedef Eina_Bool(* | Eina_Module_Init )(void)
| If a function with such signature is exported by module as __eina_module_init, it will be called on the first load after dlopen() and if EINA_FALSE is returned, load will fail, EINA_TRUE means the module was successfully initialized. More...
typedef void(* | Eina_Module_Shutdown )(void)
| If a function with such signature is exported by module as __eina_module_shutdown, it will be called before calling dlclose() More...

## Functions
Eina_Module * | eina_module_new (const char *file)
| Return a new module. More...
Eina_Bool | eina_module_free (Eina_Module *module)
| Delete a module. More...
Eina_Bool | eina_module_load (Eina_Module *module)
| Load a module. More...
Eina_Bool | eina_module_unload (Eina_Module *module)
| Unload a module. More...
void * | eina_module_symbol_get (const Eina_Module *module, const char *symbol)
| Retrieve the data associated to a symbol. More...
const char * | eina_module_file_get (const Eina_Module *module)
| Return the file name associated to the module. More...
char * | eina_module_symbol_path_get (const void *symbol, const char *sub_dir)
| Return the path built from the location of a library and a given sub directory. More...
char * | eina_module_environment_path_get (const char *env, const char *sub_dir)
| Return the path built from the value of an environment variable and a given sub directory. More...
Eina_Array * | eina_module_arch_list_get (Eina_Array *array, const char *path, const char *arch)
| Get an array of modules found on the directory path matching an arch type. More...
Eina_Array * | eina_module_list_get (Eina_Array *array, const char *path, Eina_Bool recursive, Eina_Module_Cb cb, void *data)
| Get a list of modules found on the directory path. More...
void | eina_module_list_load (Eina_Array *array)
| Load every module on the list of modules. More...
void | eina_module_list_unload (Eina_Array *array)
| Unload every module on the list of modules. More...
void | eina_module_list_free (Eina_Array *array)
| `Free` every module on the list of modules. More...
Eina_Module * | eina_module_find (const Eina_Array *array, const char *module)
| Find an module in array. More...

## Variables
Eina_Error | EINA_ERROR_WRONG_MODULE
Eina_Error | EINA_ERROR_MODULE_INIT_FAILED

## Detailed Description

Eina module provides some helpers over POSIX dlopen().

These functions provide module management.

It is not meant to replace, abstract or make a "portable" version of the POSIX, but enhance its usage by defining some good practices.

Modules are created with eina_module_new() and later loaded with eina_module_load(). Loads are reference counted and there must be the same number of eina_module_unload() in order to have it to call dlclose(). This makes simple to have different users for the same module.

The loaded shared objects may have two visible functions that will be called and might provide initialization and shutdown procedures. The symbols are `__eina_module_init` and `__eina_module_shutdown` and will be defined by the macros EINA_MODULE_INIT() and EINA_MODULE_SHUTDOWN().

There are some helpers to automatically create modules based on directory listing. See eina_module_arch_list_get(), eina_module_list_get() and eina_module_find().

## Macro Definition Documentation

#define EINA_MODULE_INIT | ( |  | f | ) | EAPI Eina_Module_Init __eina_module_init = &f

declares the given function as the module initializer (__eina_module_init).

It must be of signature Eina_Module_Init

#define EINA_MODULE_SHUTDOWN | ( |  | f | ) | EAPI Eina_Module_Shutdown __eina_module_shutdown = &f

declares the given function as the module shutdownializer (__eina_module_shutdown).

It must be of signature Eina_Module_Shutdown

## Typedef Documentation

Eina_Module_Init

If a function with such signature is exported by module as __eina_module_init, it will be called on the first load after dlopen() and if EINA_FALSE is returned, load will fail, EINA_TRUE means the module was successfully initialized.

See Also
  Eina_Module_Shutdown

Eina_Module_Shutdown

If a function with such signature is exported by module as __eina_module_shutdown, it will be called before calling dlclose()

See Also
  Eina_Module_Init

## Function Documentation

Eina_Module* eina_module_new | ( | const char * | file | ) |

Return a new module.

Parameters

  file | The name of the file module to load.

Returns
  A new module. If `file` is `NULL`, the function returns `NULL`, otherwise, it allocates an Eina_Module, stores a duplicate string of `file`, sets its reference to `0` and its handle to `NULL`.

When the new module is not needed anymore, use eina_module_free() to free the allocated memory.

See Also
  eina_module_load

Eina_Bool eina_module_free | ( | Eina_Module * | module | ) |

Delete a module.

Parameters

  module | The module to delete.

Returns
  EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function calls eina_module_unload() if `module` has been previously loaded and frees the allocated memory. On success this function returns EINA_TRUE and EINA_FALSE otherwise. If `module` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately.

References EINA_FALSE, eina_module_unload(), and EINA_TRUE.

Referenced by eina_module_list_free().

Eina_Bool eina_module_load | ( | Eina_Module * | module | ) |

Load a module.

Parameters

  module | The module to load.

Returns
  EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function load the shared file object passed in eina_module_new(). If it is a internal Eina module (like the mempools), it also initialize it. If the shared file object can not be loaded, EINA_FALSE is returned. If it is an internal Eina module and the module can not be initialized, EINA_FALSE is returned. If the module has already been loaded, it's reference counter is increased by one and EINA_TRUE is returned. If `module` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately EINA_FALSE.

When the symbols of the shared file objects are not needed anymore, call eina_module_unload() to unload the module.

References dlclose(), dlerror(), dlopen(), dlsym(), EINA_FALSE, EINA_TRUE, RTLD_LAZY, and RTLD_NOW.

Referenced by eina_module_list_load().

Eina_Bool eina_module_unload | ( | Eina_Module * | module | ) |

Unload a module.

Parameters

  module | The module to load.

Returns
  EINA_TRUE on success, EINA_FALSE otherwise.

This function unload the module `module` that has been previously loaded by eina_module_load(). If the reference counter of `module` is strictly greater than `1`, EINA_FALSE is returned. Otherwise, the shared object file is closed and if it is a internal Eina module, it is shutted down just before. In that case, EINA_TRUE is returned. In all case, the reference counter is decreased. If `module` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately EINA_FALSE.

References dlclose(), dlsym(), EINA_FALSE, and EINA_TRUE.

Referenced by eina_module_free(), and eina_module_list_unload().

void* eina_module_symbol_get | ( | const Eina_Module * | module,
|  | const char * | symbol
| ) |  |

Retrieve the data associated to a symbol.

Parameters

  module | The module.
  symbol | The symbol.

Returns
  The data associated to the symbol, or `NULL` on failure.

This function returns the data associated to `symbol` of `module`. `module` must have been loaded before with eina_module_load(). If `module` is `NULL`, or if it has not been correctly loaded before, the function returns immediately `NULL`.

References dlsym().

Referenced by ecore_evas_extn_plug_new(), ecore_evas_extn_socket_new(), ecore_evas_fb_new(), ecore_evas_gl_x11_new(), ecore_evas_gl_x11_pixmap_new(), ecore_evas_software_x11_new(), and ecore_evas_software_x11_pixmap_new().

const char* eina_module_file_get | ( | const Eina_Module * | module | ) |

Return the file name associated to the module.

Parameters

  module | The module.

Returns
  The file name.

This function returns the file name passed in eina_module_new(). If `module` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately `NULL`. The returned value must no be freed.

Referenced by eina_module_find().

char* eina_module_symbol_path_get | ( | const void * | symbol,
|  | const char * | sub_dir
| ) |  |

Return the path built from the location of a library and a given sub directory.

Parameters

  symbol | The symbol to search for.
  sub_dir | The subdirectory to append.

Returns
  The built path on success, `NULL` otherwise.

This function returns the path built by concatenating the path of the library containing the symbol `symbol` and `sub_dir`. `sub_dir` can be `NULL`. The returned path must be freed when not used anymore. If the symbol is not found, or dl_addr() is not supported, or allocation fails, this function returns `NULL`.

References dladdr(), and Dl_info::dli_fname.

char* eina_module_environment_path_get | ( | const char * | env,
|  | const char * | sub_dir
| ) |  |

Return the path built from the value of an environment variable and a given sub directory.

Parameters

  env | The environment variable to expand.
  sub_dir | The subdirectory to append.

Returns
  The built path on success, `NULL` otherwise.

This function returns the path built by concatenating the value of the environment variable named `env` and `sub_dir`. `sub_dir` can be `NULL`. The returned path must be freed when not used anymore. If the symbol is not found, or `env` does not exist, or allocation fails, this function returns `NULL`.

Eina_Array* eina_module_arch_list_get | ( | Eina_Array * | array,
|  | const char * | path,
|  | const char * | arch
| ) |  |

Get an array of modules found on the directory path matching an arch type.

Parameters

  array | The array that stores the list of the modules.
  path | The directory's path to search for modules.
  arch | The architecture string.

Returns
  The array of modules found in `path` matching `arch`.

This function adds to `array` the module names found in `path` which match the cpu architecture `arch`. If `path` or `arch` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately `array`. `array` can be `NULL`. In that case, it is created with 4 elements.

References eina_array_new(), and eina_file_dir_list().

Eina_Array* eina_module_list_get | ( | Eina_Array * | array,
|  | const char * | path,
|  | Eina_Bool | recursive,
|  | Eina_Module_Cb | cb,
|  | void * | data
| ) |  |

Get a list of modules found on the directory path.

Parameters

  array | The array that stores the list of the modules.
  path | The directory's path to search for modules.
  recursive | Iterate recursively on the path.
  cb | Callback function to call on each module.
  data | Data passed to the callback function.

Returns
  The array of modules found in `path`.

This function adds to `array` the list of modules found in `path`. If `recursive` is EINA_TRUE, then recursive search is done. The callback `cb` is called on each module found, and `data` is passed to `cb`. If `path` is `NULL`, the function returns immediately `array`. If the returned value of `cb` is `0`, the module will not be added to the list, otherwise it will be added. `array` can be `NULL`. In that case, it is created with 4 elements. `cb` can be `NULL`.

References eina_array_new(), and eina_file_dir_list().

void eina_module_list_load | ( | Eina_Array * | array | ) |

Load every module on the list of modules.

Parameters

  array | The array of modules to load.

This function calls eina_module_load() on each element found in `array`. If `array` is `NULL`, this function does nothing.

References _Eina_Array::count, EINA_ARRAY_ITER_NEXT, and eina_module_load().

void eina_module_list_unload | ( | Eina_Array * | array | ) |

Unload every module on the list of modules.

Parameters

  array | The array of modules to unload.

This function calls eina_module_unload() on each element found in `array`. If `array` is `NULL`, this function does nothing.

References _Eina_Array::count, EINA_ARRAY_ITER_NEXT, and eina_module_unload().

void eina_module_list_free | ( | Eina_Array * | array | ) |

`Free` every module on the list of modules.

Parameters

  array | The array of modules to free.

This function calls eina_module_free() on each element found in `array`. If `array` is `NULL`, this function does nothing.

References _Eina_Array::count, eina_array_flush(), EINA_ARRAY_ITER_NEXT, and eina_module_free().

Eina_Module* eina_module_find | ( | const Eina_Array * | array,
|  | const char * | module
| ) |  |

Find an module in array.

Parameters

  array | The array to find the module.
  module | The name of module to be searched.

Returns
  The module to find on success, `NULL` otherwise.

This function finds an `module` in `array`. If the element is found the function returns the module, else `NULL` is returned.

References EINA_ARRAY_ITER_NEXT, and eina_module_file_get().