pluginHandler.h

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#ifndef BALL_PLUGIN_PLUGINHANDLER_H
#define BALL_PLUGIN_PLUGINHANDLER_H


#ifndef BALL_COMMON_GLOBAL_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/global.h>
#endif

#include <list>
#include <QtCore/QReadWriteLock>

namespace BALL
{
  class BALLPlugin;

  class BALL_EXPORT PluginHandler
  {
    public:
      virtual ~PluginHandler();

      virtual bool canHandle(BALLPlugin* plugin) const = 0;

      bool startPlugin(BALLPlugin* plugin);

      bool stopPlugin(BALLPlugin* plugin);

      virtual bool isRunning(BALLPlugin* plugin) const;

    protected:
      virtual bool specificSetup_(BALLPlugin* plugin) = 0;

      virtual bool specificShutdown_(BALLPlugin* plugin) = 0;

      std::list<BALLPlugin*> running_plugins_;
    private:
      mutable QReadWriteLock mutex_;
  };
}

#endif //BALL_PLUGIN_PLUGINHANDLER_H