Loader for dll/so/dylib. Get functions from loaded library using findSymbol(...). More...

#include <sharedlibrary.h>

Public Member Functions
	SharedLibrary (const std::string &filePath)

	SharedLibrary (const SharedLibrary &rhs)=delete

SharedLibrary &	operator= (const SharedLibrary &that)=delete

	SharedLibrary (SharedLibrary &&rhs)

SharedLibrary &	operator= (SharedLibrary &&that)

std::string	getFilePath ()

void *	findSymbol (const std::string &name)
	Get function address from library. More...

template<typename T >
T	findSymbolTyped (const std::string &name)
	Get typed function address from library. More...

void	release ()

Static Public Member Functions
static std::set< std::string >	libraryFileExtensions ()

Detailed Description

Loader for dll/so/dylib. Get functions from loaded library using findSymbol(...).

Loads specified dll/so/dylib on construction and unloads it on destruction. Throws an inviwo::Exception if library failed to load.

Member Function Documentation

void * inviwo::SharedLibrary::findSymbol ( const std::string & name )

Get function address from library.

Example usage:

using f_getModule = InviwoModuleFactoryObject* (__stdcall *)();

auto moduleFunc = reinterpret_cast<f_getModule>(sharedLib->findSymbol("createModule"));

Parameters

name	Function name

template<typename T >

T inviwo::SharedLibrary::findSymbolTyped ( const std::string & name )

Get typed function address from library.

Example usage:

using f_getModule = InviwoModuleFactoryObject* (__stdcall *)();

auto moduleFunc = sharedLib->findSymbolTyped<f_getModule>("createModule"));

Parameters

name	Function name

void inviwo::SharedLibrary::release ( )

Reset the handle and effectively leak the lib. Needed for some dll that crashes on exit otherwise

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