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/*
This file is part of Beast: https://github.com/vinniefalco/Beast
Copyright 2013, Vinnie Falco <vinnie.falco@gmail.com>
Portions of this file are from JUCE.
Copyright (c) 2013 - Raw Material Software Ltd.
Please visit http://www.juce.com
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL , DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
*/
//==============================================================================
#ifndef BEAST_DYNAMICLIBRARY_H_INCLUDED
#define BEAST_DYNAMICLIBRARY_H_INCLUDED
/**
Handles the opening and closing of DLLs.
This class can be used to open a DLL and get some function pointers from it.
Since the DLL is freed when this object is deleted, it's handy for managing
library lifetimes using RAII.
*/
class BEAST_API DynamicLibrary : LeakChecked <DynamicLibrary>, public Uncopyable
{
public:
/** Creates an unopened DynamicLibrary object.
Call open() to actually open one.
*/
DynamicLibrary() noexcept : handle (nullptr) {}
/**
*/
DynamicLibrary (const String& name) : handle (nullptr) { open (name); }
/** Destructor.
If a library is currently open, it will be closed when this object is destroyed.
*/
~DynamicLibrary() { close(); }
/** Opens a DLL.
The name and the method by which it gets found is of course platform-specific, and
may or may not include a path, depending on the OS.
If a library is already open when this method is called, it will first close the library
before attempting to load the new one.
@returns true if the library was successfully found and opened.
*/
bool open (const String& name);
/** Releases the currently-open DLL, or has no effect if none was open. */
void close();
/** Tries to find a named function in the currently-open DLL, and returns a pointer to it.
If no library is open, or if the function isn't found, this will return a null pointer.
*/
void* getFunction (const String& functionName) noexcept;
/** Returns the platform-specific native library handle.
You'll need to cast this to whatever is appropriate for the OS that's in use.
*/
void* getNativeHandle() const noexcept { return handle; }
private:
void* handle;
};
#endif // BEAST_DYNAMICLIBRARY_H_INCLUDED