/* $Id: gvplugin.h,v 1.31 2009/07/14 13:18:07 ellson Exp $ $Revision: 1.31 $ */
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/* Header used by plugins */

#ifndef GVPLUGIN_H
#define GVPLUGIN_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include "gvcext.h"

/* 
 * Terminology:
 *
 *    package         - e.g. libgvplugin_cairo.so
 *       api	      - e.g. render
 *          type      - e.g. "png", "ps"
 */

    typedef struct {
	int id;         /* an id that is only unique within a package 
			of plugins of the same api.
			A renderer-type such as "png" in the cairo package
			has an id that is different from the "ps" type
			in the same package */
	const char *type;	/* a string name, such as "png" or "ps" that
			distinguishes different types withing the same
			 (renderer in this case) */
	int quality;    /* an arbitrary integer used for ordering plugins of
			the same type from different packages */
	void *engine;   /* pointer to the jump table for the plugin */
	void *features; /* pointer to the feature description 
				void* because type varies by api */
    } gvplugin_installed_t;

    typedef struct {
	api_t api;
	gvplugin_installed_t *types;
    } gvplugin_api_t;

    typedef struct {
	char *packagename;    /* used when this plugin is builtin and has
					no pathname */
	gvplugin_api_t *apis;
    } gvplugin_library_t;

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif				/* GVPLUGIN_H */
