comparison plugin/RealTimePluginFactory.h @ 1830:5f8fbbde08ff audio-source-refactor

Use shared_ptr for plugin instances throughout

 #ifndef SV_REALTIME_PLUGIN_FACTORY_H
 #define SV_REALTIME_PLUGIN_FACTORY_H
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <vector>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "base/Debug.h"
 #include "base/BaseTypes.h"
 
 class RealTimePluginInstance;

     virtual void enumeratePlugins(std::vector<QString> &list) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Get some basic information about a plugin (rapidly).
      */
-    virtual const RealTimePluginDescriptor *getPluginDescriptor(QString identifier) const = 0;
+    virtual RealTimePluginDescriptor getPluginDescriptor(QString identifier) const = 0;
 
     /**
      * Instantiate a plugin.
      */
-    virtual RealTimePluginInstance *instantiatePlugin(QString identifier,
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<RealTimePluginInstance> instantiatePlugin(QString identifier,
                                                       int clientId,
                                                       int position,
                                                       sv_samplerate_t sampleRate,
                                                       int blockSize,
                                                       int channels) = 0;

     virtual QString getPluginLibraryPath(QString identifier) = 0;
     
 protected:
     RealTimePluginFactory() { }
 
-    // for call by RealTimePluginInstance dtor
-    virtual void releasePlugin(RealTimePluginInstance *, QString identifier) = 0;
-    friend class RealTimePluginInstance;
-
     static sv_samplerate_t m_sampleRate;
 };
 
 #endif