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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
248 // return all modules/shared libraries in the address space of this process
249 //
3103e8a9 250 // returns an empty array if not implemented or an error occurred
defbed48 251 static wxDynamicLibraryDetailsArray ListLoaded();
0c32066b 252
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253 // return platform-specific name of dynamic library with proper extension
254 // and prefix (e.g. "foo.dll" on Windows or "libfoo.so" on Linux)
255 static wxString CanonicalizeName(const wxString& name,
256 wxDynamicLibraryCategory cat = wxDL_LIBRARY);
257
77ffb593 258 // return name of wxWidgets plugin (adds compiler and version info
1948bb32 259 // to the filename):
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260 static wxString
261 CanonicalizePluginName(const wxString& name,
262 wxPluginCategory cat = wxDL_PLUGIN_GUI);
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263
264 // return plugin directory on platforms where it makes sense and empty
265 // string on others:
266 static wxString GetPluginsDirectory();
267
1948bb32 268
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269#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2
270 operator bool() const { return IsLoaded(); }
271#endif
1948bb32 272
4104ed92 273protected:
defbed48 274 // common part of GetSymbol() and HasSymbol()
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275 void *DoGetSymbol(const wxString& name, bool *success = 0) const;
276
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277#ifdef wxHAVE_DYNLIB_ERROR
278 // log the error after a dlxxx() function failure
279 static void Error();
280#endif // wxHAVE_DYNLIB_ERROR
281
a018a119 282
4104ed92 283 // platform specific shared lib suffix.
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284 static const wxChar *ms_dllext;
285
4104ed92 286 // the handle to DLL or NULL
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287 wxDllType m_handle;
288
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289 // no copy ctor/assignment operators (or we'd try to unload the library
290 // twice)
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291 DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxDynamicLibrary)
292};
293
294
a585ca5c 295// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33a8563e 296// wxDllLoader: low level DLL functions, use wxDynamicLibrary in your code
a585ca5c 297// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3c1a88d8 298
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299#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 && wxUSE_DYNAMIC_LOADER
300
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301/*
302 wxDllLoader is a class providing an interface similar to unix's dlopen().
303 It is used by wxDynamicLibrary wxLibrary and manages the actual loading of
304 DLLs and the resolving of symbols in them. There are no instances of this
305 class, it simply serves as a namespace for its static member functions.
a585ca5c 306*/
bddd7a8d 307class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxDllLoader
a585ca5c 308{
3c1a88d8 309public:
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310 /*
311 This function loads the shared library libname into memory.
312
313 libname may be either the full path to the file or just the filename in
314 which case the library is searched for in all standard locations
315 (use GetDllExt() to construct the filename)
316
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317 if success pointer is not NULL, it will be filled with true if everything
318 went ok and false otherwise
33a8563e 319 */
1948bb32 320 static wxDllType LoadLibrary(const wxString& name, bool *success = NULL);
68379eaf 321
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322 /*
323 This function unloads the shared library previously loaded with
324 LoadLibrary
3c1a88d8 325 */
3c1a88d8 326 static void UnloadLibrary(wxDllType dll);
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327
328 /*
329 This function returns a valid handle for the main program
330 itself or NULL if back linking is not supported by the current platform
331 (e.g. Win32).
332 */
1948bb32 333 static wxDllType GetProgramHandle() { return wxDynamicLibrary::GetProgramHandle(); }
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334
335 /*
336 This function resolves a symbol in a loaded DLL, such as a
337 variable or function name.
338
339 dllHandle Handle of the DLL, as returned by LoadDll().
340 name Name of the symbol.
341
342 Returns the pointer to the symbol or NULL on error.
3c1a88d8 343 */
1948bb32 344 static void *GetSymbol(wxDllType dllHandle, const wxString &name, bool *success = 0);
3c1a88d8 345
f6bcfd97 346 // return the standard DLL extension (with leading dot) for this platform
1948bb32 347 static wxString GetDllExt() { return wxDynamicLibrary::GetDllExt(); }
f6bcfd97 348
3c1a88d8 349private:
181b4068 350
1948bb32 351 wxDllLoader(); // forbid construction of objects
33a8563e 352};
181b4068 353
1948bb32 354
7b0bfbb2 355// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 356// wxLibrary
7b0bfbb2 357// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 358
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359#include "wx/hash.h"
360
bddd7a8d 361class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLibrary : public wxObject
7b0bfbb2 362{
7b0bfbb2 363public:
8a0d4cf6 364 wxLibrary(wxDllType handle);
33a8563e 365 virtual ~wxLibrary();
7a4b9130 366
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367 // Get a symbol from the dynamic library
368 void *GetSymbol(const wxString& symbname);
7a4b9130 369
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370 // Create the object whose classname is "name"
371 wxObject *CreateObject(const wxString& name);
7a4b9130 372
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373protected:
374 void PrepareClasses(wxClassInfo *first);
f4a8c29f 375
7b0bfbb2 376 wxDllType m_handle;
a585ca5c 377
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378public:
379 wxHashTable classTable;
380};
a585ca5c 381
7b0bfbb2 382// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 383// wxLibraries
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384// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
385
bddd7a8d 386class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLibraries
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387{
388public:
389 wxLibraries();
390 ~wxLibraries();
7a4b9130 391
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392 // caller is responsible for deleting the returned pointer if !NULL
393 wxLibrary *LoadLibrary(const wxString& basename);
7a4b9130 394
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395 wxObject *CreateObject(const wxString& name);
396
397protected:
398 wxList m_loaded;
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399};
400
7b0bfbb2 401// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 402// Global variables
7b0bfbb2 403// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 404
bddd7a8d 405extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_BASE(wxLibraries) wxTheLibraries;
7a4b9130 406
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407#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2 && wxUSE_DYNAMIC_LOADER
408
7b0bfbb2 409// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 410// Interesting defines
7b0bfbb2 411// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
7a4b9130 412
f4a8c29f 413#define WXDLL_ENTRY_FUNCTION() \
ad8b3990 414extern "C" WXEXPORT const wxClassInfo *wxGetClassFirst(); \
1b733817 415const wxClassInfo *wxGetClassFirst() { \
856d2e52 416 return wxClassInfo::GetFirst(); \
f4a8c29f 417}
7a4b9130 418
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419#endif // wxUSE_DYNLIB_CLASS
420
7b0bfbb2 421#endif // _WX_DYNLIB_H__