annotate vamp-hostsdk/PluginLoader.h @ 56:4ab6224110ef host-factory-stuff

* implement plugin loader and plugin input-domain adapter (to do basic ffts)

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    Vamp

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    Copyright 2006 Chris Cannam.
  
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#ifndef _VAMP_PLUGIN_LOADER_H_
#define _VAMP_PLUGIN_LOADER_H_

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <map>

namespace Vamp {

class Plugin;

class PluginLoader
{
public:
    PluginLoader();
    virtual ~PluginLoader();

    typedef std::string PluginKey;

    std::vector<PluginKey> listPlugins(); //!!! pass in version number?

    //!!! want to be able to just "delete" the plugin later -- hence
    //have to consider library loading issues -- do we have a wrapper
    //class that tells us when it's been deleted, and keep a reference
    //count for the dynamic library?
    Plugin *load(PluginKey key, float inputSampleRate);

    std::string getLibraryPath(PluginKey key);

protected:
    std::map<PluginKey, std::string> m_pluginLibraryMap;
};

}


#endif