view plugin/PluginIdentifier.h @ 6:44bbf5793d84

* Rework handling of layer properties in file I/O -- we now get the individual
  layers to load and save them rather than doing it via generic property lists
  in the base class, so as to ensure we read and write meaningful values rather
  than generic int values requiring conversion.

/* -*- c-basic-offset: 4 -*-  vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4: */

/*
    A waveform viewer and audio annotation editor.
    Chris Cannam, Queen Mary University of London, 2005-2006
    
    This is experimental software.  Not for distribution.
*/

/*
   This is a modified version of a source file from the 
   Rosegarden MIDI and audio sequencer and notation editor.
   This file copyright 2000-2005 Chris Cannam.
*/

#ifndef _PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER_H_
#define _PLUGIN_IDENTIFIER_H_

#include <QString>


// A plugin identifier is simply a string; this class provides methods
// to parse it into its constituent bits (plugin type, DLL path and label).

class PluginIdentifier {

public:
 
    static QString createIdentifier(QString type, QString soName, QString label);

    static void parseIdentifier(QString identifier,
				QString &type, QString &soName, QString &label);

    static bool areIdentifiersSimilar(QString id1, QString id2);

    // Fake soName for use with plugins that are actually compiled in
    static QString BUILTIN_PLUGIN_SONAME;

    // Not strictly related to identifiers
    static QString RESERVED_PROJECT_DIRECTORY_KEY;
};

#endif