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7b0bfbb2 1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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2// Name: wx/dynlib.h
3// Purpose: Dynamic library loading classes
4// Author: Guilhem Lavaux, Vadim Zeitlin, Vaclav Slavik
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5// Modified by:
6// Created: 20/07/98
7// RCS-ID: $Id$
33a8563e 8// Copyright: (c) 1998 Guilhem Lavaux
65571936 9// Licence: wxWindows licence
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10/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
11
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12#ifndef _WX_DYNLIB_H__
13#define _WX_DYNLIB_H__
7a4b9130 14
12028905 15#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
af49c4b8 16# pragma interface "dynlib.h"
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17#endif
18
2ecf902b 19#include "wx/defs.h"
8a0d4cf6 20
1948bb32 21#if wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
8a0d4cf6 22
ed58dbea 23#include "wx/string.h"
defbed48 24#include "wx/dynarray.h"
7a4b9130 25
1a787c5d 26#if defined(__WXPM__) || defined(__EMX__)
0872eaf9 27#include "wx/os2/private.h"
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28#endif
29
30#ifdef __WXMSW__
31#include "wx/msw/private.h"
32#endif
33
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34#if defined(HAVE_DLERROR) && !defined(__EMX__)
35 #define wxHAVE_DYNLIB_ERROR
36#endif
37
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38class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicLibraryDetailsCreator;
39
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40// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
41// conditional compilation
42// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
43
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44// Note: WXPM/EMX has to be tested first, since we want to use
45// native version, even if configure detected presence of DLOPEN.
1948bb32 46#if defined(__WXPM__) || defined(__EMX__) || defined(__WINDOWS__)
4104ed92 47 typedef HMODULE wxDllType;
1a787c5d 48#elif defined(HAVE_DLOPEN)
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49 #include <dlfcn.h>
50 typedef void *wxDllType;
8a0d4cf6 51#elif defined(HAVE_SHL_LOAD)
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52 #include <dl.h>
53 typedef shl_t wxDllType;
f11bdd03 54#elif defined(__DARWIN__)
4104ed92 55 typedef void *wxDllType;
7b0bfbb2 56#elif defined(__WXMAC__)
609533d5 57 #include <CodeFragments.h>
4104ed92 58 typedef CFragConnectionID wxDllType;
7b0bfbb2 59#else
4104ed92 60 #error "Dynamic Loading classes can't be compiled on this platform, sorry."
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61#endif
62
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63// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
64// constants
65// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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66
67enum wxDLFlags
68{
69 wxDL_LAZY = 0x00000001, // resolve undefined symbols at first use
e62e17d7 70 // (only works on some Unix versions)
1948bb32 71 wxDL_NOW = 0x00000002, // resolve undefined symbols on load
e62e17d7 72 // (default, always the case under Win32)
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73 wxDL_GLOBAL = 0x00000004, // export extern symbols to subsequently
74 // loaded libs.
e62e17d7 75 wxDL_VERBATIM = 0x00000008, // attempt to load the supplied library
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76 // name without appending the usual dll
77 // filename extension.
1948bb32 78 wxDL_NOSHARE = 0x00000010, // load new DLL, don't reuse already loaded
e62e17d7 79 // (only for wxPluginManager)
1948bb32 80
e62e17d7 81 wxDL_DEFAULT = wxDL_NOW // default flags correspond to Win32
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82};
83
84enum wxDynamicLibraryCategory
85{
86 wxDL_LIBRARY, // standard library
13e51f3a 87 wxDL_MODULE // loadable module/plugin
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88};
89
90enum wxPluginCategory
91{
92 wxDL_PLUGIN_GUI, // plugin that uses GUI classes
13e51f3a 93 wxDL_PLUGIN_BASE // wxBase-only plugin
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94};
95
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96// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
97// macros
98// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
99
100// when loading a function from a DLL you always have to cast the returned
101// "void *" pointer to the correct type and, even more annoyingly, you have to
102// repeat this type twice if you want to declare and define a function pointer
103// all in one line
104//
105// this macro makes this slightly less painful by allowing you to specify the
106// type only once, as the first parameter, and creating a variable of this type
107// called "pfn<name>" initialized with the "name" from the "dynlib"
108#define wxDYNLIB_FUNCTION(type, name, dynlib) \
109 type pfn ## name = (type)(dynlib).GetSymbol(_T(#name))
110
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111// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
112// wxDynamicLibraryDetails: contains details about a loaded wxDynamicLibrary
113// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
114
115class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicLibraryDetails
116{
117public:
118 // ctor, normally never used as these objects are only created by
119 // wxDynamicLibrary::ListLoaded()
120 wxDynamicLibraryDetails() { m_address = NULL; m_length = 0; }
121
122 // get the (base) name
123 wxString GetName() const { return m_name; }
124
125 // get the full path of this object
126 wxString GetPath() const { return m_path; }
127
128 // get the load address and the extent, return true if this information is
129 // available
130 bool GetAddress(void **addr, size_t *len) const
131 {
132 if ( !m_address )
133 return false;
134
135 if ( addr )
136 *addr = m_address;
137 if ( len )
138 *len = m_length;
139
140 return true;
141 }
142
143 // return the version of the DLL (may be empty if no version info)
144 wxString GetVersion() const
145 {
146 return m_version;
147 }
148
149private:
150 wxString m_name,
151 m_path,
152 m_version;
153
154 void *m_address;
155 size_t m_length;
156
157 friend class wxDynamicLibraryDetailsCreator;
158};
159
160WX_DECLARE_USER_EXPORTED_OBJARRAY(wxDynamicLibraryDetails,
161 wxDynamicLibraryDetailsArray,
162 WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE);
163
164// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
165// wxDynamicLibrary: represents a handle to a DLL/shared object
166// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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167
168class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDynamicLibrary
169{
170public:
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171 // return a valid handle for the main program itself or NULL if back
172 // linking is not supported by the current platform (e.g. Win32)
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173 static wxDllType GetProgramHandle();
174
4104ed92 175 // return the platform standard DLL extension (with leading dot)
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176 static const wxChar *GetDllExt() { return ms_dllext; }
177
4104ed92 178 wxDynamicLibrary() : m_handle(0) { }
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179 wxDynamicLibrary(const wxString& libname, int flags = wxDL_DEFAULT)
180 : m_handle(0)
181 {
182 Load(libname, flags);
183 }
1948bb32 184
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185 // NOTE: this class is (deliberately) not virtual, do not attempt
186 // to use it polymorphically.
187 ~wxDynamicLibrary() { Unload(); }
1948bb32 188
68379eaf 189 // return true if the library was loaded successfully
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190 bool IsLoaded() const { return m_handle != 0; }
191
4104ed92 192 // load the library with the given name (full or not), return true if ok
defbed48 193 bool Load(const wxString& libname, int flags = wxDL_DEFAULT);
1948bb32 194
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195 // raw function for loading dynamic libs: always behaves as if
196 // wxDL_VERBATIM were specified and doesn't log error message if the
197 // library couldn't be loaded but simply returns NULL
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198 static wxDllType RawLoad(const wxString& libname, int flags = wxDL_DEFAULT);
199
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200 // detach the library object from its handle, i.e. prevent the object from
201 // unloading the library in its dtor -- the caller is now responsible for
202 // doing this
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203 wxDllType Detach() { wxDllType h = m_handle; m_handle = 0; return h; }
204
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205 // unload the given library handle (presumably returned by Detach() before)
206 static void Unload(wxDllType handle);
207
4104ed92 208 // unload the library, also done automatically in dtor
169948a0 209 void Unload() { if ( IsLoaded() ) { Unload(m_handle); m_handle = 0; } }
1948bb32 210
4104ed92 211 // Return the raw handle from dlopen and friends.
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212 wxDllType GetLibHandle() const { return m_handle; }
213
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214 // check if the given symbol is present in the library, useful to verify if
215 // a loadable module is our plugin, for example, without provoking error
216 // messages from GetSymbol()
217 bool HasSymbol(const wxString& name) const
218 {
219 bool ok;
220 DoGetSymbol(name, &ok);
221 return ok;
222 }
223
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224 // resolve a symbol in a loaded DLL, such as a variable or function name.
225 // 'name' is the (possibly mangled) name of the symbol. (use extern "C" to
226 // export unmangled names)
227 //
228 // Since it is perfectly valid for the returned symbol to actually be NULL,
229 // that is not always indication of an error. Pass and test the parameter
230 // 'success' for a true indication of success or failure to load the
231 // symbol.
232 //
233 // Returns a pointer to the symbol on success, or NULL if an error occurred
234 // or the symbol wasn't found.
defbed48 235 void *GetSymbol(const wxString& name, bool *success = NULL) const;
1948bb32 236
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237 // low-level version of GetSymbol()
238 static void *RawGetSymbol(wxDllType handle, const wxString& name);
239 void *RawGetSymbol(const wxString& name) const
240 {
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241#if defined (__WXPM__) || defined(__EMX__)
242 return GetSymbol(name);
243#else
defbed48 244 return RawGetSymbol(m_handle, name);
fd6c9428 245#endif
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246 }
247
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248#ifdef __WXMSW__
249 // this function is useful for loading functions from the standard Windows
250 // DLLs: such functions have an 'A' (in ANSI build) or 'W' (in Unicode, or
251 // wide character build) suffix if they take string parameters
252 static void *RawGetSymbolAorW(wxDllType handle, const wxString& name)
253 {
254 return RawGetSymbol
255 (
256 handle,
257 name +
258#if wxUSE_UNICODE
259 L'W'
260#else
261 'A'
262#endif
263 );
264 }
265
266 void *GetSymbolAorW(const wxString& name) const
267 {
268 return RawGetSymbolAorW(m_handle, name);
269 }
270#endif // __WXMSW__
271
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272 // return all modules/shared libraries in the address space of this process
273 //
3103e8a9 274 // returns an empty array if not implemented or an error occurred
defbed48 275 static wxDynamicLibraryDetailsArray ListLoaded();
0c32066b 276
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277 // return platform-specific name of dynamic library with proper extension
278 // and prefix (e.g. "foo.dll" on Windows or "libfoo.so" on Linux)
279 static wxString CanonicalizeName(const wxString& name,
280 wxDynamicLibraryCategory cat = wxDL_LIBRARY);
281
77ffb593 282 // return name of wxWidgets plugin (adds compiler and version info
1948bb32 283 // to the filename):
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284 static wxString
285 CanonicalizePluginName(const wxString& name,
286 wxPluginCategory cat = wxDL_PLUGIN_GUI);
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287
288 // return plugin directory on platforms where it makes sense and empty
289 // string on others:
290 static wxString GetPluginsDirectory();
291
1948bb32 292
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293#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
294 operator bool() const { return IsLoaded(); }
295#endif
1948bb32 296
4104ed92 297protected:
defbed48 298 // common part of GetSymbol() and HasSymbol()
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299 void *DoGetSymbol(const wxString& name, bool *success = 0) const;
300
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301#ifdef wxHAVE_DYNLIB_ERROR
302 // log the error after a dlxxx() function failure
303 static void Error();
304#endif // wxHAVE_DYNLIB_ERROR
305
a018a119 306
4104ed92 307 // platform specific shared lib suffix.
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308 static const wxChar *ms_dllext;
309
4104ed92 310 // the handle to DLL or NULL
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311 wxDllType m_handle;
312
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313 // no copy ctor/assignment operators (or we'd try to unload the library
314 // twice)
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315 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxDynamicLibrary)
316};
317
318
a585ca5c 319// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33a8563e 320// wxDllLoader: low level DLL functions, use wxDynamicLibrary in your code
a585ca5c 321// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3c1a88d8 322
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323#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 && wxUSE_DYNAMIC_LOADER
324
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325/*
326 wxDllLoader is a class providing an interface similar to unix's dlopen().
327 It is used by wxDynamicLibrary wxLibrary and manages the actual loading of
328 DLLs and the resolving of symbols in them. There are no instances of this
329 class, it simply serves as a namespace for its static member functions.
a585ca5c 330*/
bddd7a8d 331class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDllLoader
a585ca5c 332{
3c1a88d8 333public:
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334 /*
335 This function loads the shared library libname into memory.
336
337 libname may be either the full path to the file or just the filename in
338 which case the library is searched for in all standard locations
339 (use GetDllExt() to construct the filename)
340
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341 if success pointer is not NULL, it will be filled with true if everything
342 went ok and false otherwise
33a8563e 343 */
1948bb32 344 static wxDllType LoadLibrary(const wxString& name, bool *success = NULL);
68379eaf 345
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346 /*
347 This function unloads the shared library previously loaded with
348 LoadLibrary
3c1a88d8 349 */
3c1a88d8 350 static void UnloadLibrary(wxDllType dll);
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351
352 /*
353 This function returns a valid handle for the main program
354 itself or NULL if back linking is not supported by the current platform
355 (e.g. Win32).
356 */
1948bb32 357 static wxDllType GetProgramHandle() { return wxDynamicLibrary::GetProgramHandle(); }
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358
359 /*
360 This function resolves a symbol in a loaded DLL, such as a
361 variable or function name.
362
363 dllHandle Handle of the DLL, as returned by LoadDll().
364 name Name of the symbol.
365
366 Returns the pointer to the symbol or NULL on error.
3c1a88d8 367 */
1948bb32 368 static void *GetSymbol(wxDllType dllHandle, const wxString &name, bool *success = 0);
3c1a88d8 369
f6bcfd97 370 // return the standard DLL extension (with leading dot) for this platform
1948bb32 371 static wxString GetDllExt() { return wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt(); }
f6bcfd97 372
3c1a88d8 373private:
181b4068 374
1948bb32 375 wxDllLoader(); // forbid construction of objects
33a8563e 376};
181b4068 377
1948bb32 378
7b0bfbb2 379// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 380// wxLibrary
7b0bfbb2 381// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 382
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383#include "wx/hash.h"
384
bddd7a8d 385class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLibrary : public wxObject
7b0bfbb2 386{
7b0bfbb2 387public:
8a0d4cf6 388 wxLibrary(wxDllType handle);
33a8563e 389 virtual ~wxLibrary();
7a4b9130 390
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391 // Get a symbol from the dynamic library
392 void *GetSymbol(const wxString& symbname);
7a4b9130 393
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394 // Create the object whose classname is "name"
395 wxObject *CreateObject(const wxString& name);
7a4b9130 396
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397protected:
398 void PrepareClasses(wxClassInfo *first);
f4a8c29f 399
7b0bfbb2 400 wxDllType m_handle;
a585ca5c 401
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402public:
403 wxHashTable classTable;
404};
a585ca5c 405
7b0bfbb2 406// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 407// wxLibraries
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408// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
409
bddd7a8d 410class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLibraries
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411{
412public:
413 wxLibraries();
414 ~wxLibraries();
7a4b9130 415
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416 // caller is responsible for deleting the returned pointer if !NULL
417 wxLibrary *LoadLibrary(const wxString& basename);
7a4b9130 418
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419 wxObject *CreateObject(const wxString& name);
420
421protected:
422 wxList m_loaded;
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423};
424
7b0bfbb2 425// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 426// Global variables
7b0bfbb2 427// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 428
bddd7a8d 429extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_BASE(wxLibraries) wxTheLibraries;
7a4b9130 430
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431#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 && wxUSE_DYNAMIC_LOADER
432
7b0bfbb2 433// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 434// Interesting defines
7b0bfbb2 435// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 436
f4a8c29f 437#define WXDLL_ENTRY_FUNCTION() \
ad8b3990 438extern "C" WXEXPORT const wxClassInfo *wxGetClassFirst(); \
1b733817 439const wxClassInfo *wxGetClassFirst() { \
856d2e52 440 return wxClassInfo::GetFirst(); \
f4a8c29f 441}
7a4b9130 442
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443#endif // wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
444
7b0bfbb2 445#endif // _WX_DYNLIB_H__