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description: "[
Dynamic load a external API which exists in a dll or so.
Benefit is we can still use our executables even without the dll/so files.
]"
status: "See notice at end of class."
legal: "See notice at end of class."
date: "$Date$"
revision: "$Revision$"
class
API_LOADER
feature -- Query
safe_load_api (a_module_name: STRING; a_api_name: STRING): POINTER is
-- Safe loading `a_api_name' in `a_module_name' if possible.
-- `a_module_name' is case sensitive.
require
not_void: a_module_name /= Void and then not a_module_name.is_empty
not_void: a_api_name /= Void and then not a_api_name.is_empty
local
l_module: POINTER
do
l_module := module_pointer (a_module_name)
if l_module /= default_pointer then
Result := api_pointer (l_module, a_api_name)
end
end
module_pointer (a_name: STRING): POINTER is
-- Find module hanle with `a_name'
-- Result is void if not exists
require
not_void: a_name /= Void
do
if loaded_modules.has_key (a_name) then
Result := loaded_modules.item (a_name)
else
Result := implementation.load_module (a_name)
if Result /= default_pointer then
loaded_modules.extend (Result, a_name)
end
end
end
api_pointer (a_module: POINTER; a_name: STRING): POINTER is
-- Find API pointer which name is `a_name' in `a_module'
-- Result is void if not exists.
require
exists: a_module /= default_pointer
not_void: a_name /= Void
do
if loaded_apis.has (a_name) then
Result := loaded_apis.item (a_name)
else
Result := implementation.loal_api (a_module, a_name)
if Result /= default_pointer then
loaded_apis.extend (Result, a_name)
end
end
end
feature {NONE} -- Implementation
loaded_modules: HASH_TABLE [POINTER, STRING] is
-- Loaded modules
once
create Result.make (1)
end
loaded_apis: HASH_TABLE [POINTER, STRING] is
-- Loaded apis.
once
create Result.make (10)
end
implementation: API_LOADER_IMP is
-- Native loader
once
create Result
end
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copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2007, Eiffel Software"
license: "GPL version 2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/gpl.txt)"
licensing_options: "http://www.eiffel.com/licensing"
copying: "[
This file is part of Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment.
Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is free
software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License
(available at the URL listed under "license" above).
Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development Environment is
distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
License along with Eiffel Software's Eiffel Development
Environment; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
]"
source: "[
Eiffel Software
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Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
Website http://www.eiffel.com
Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
]"
end