E:/dev/eLynx/include/elx/core/IPlugin.h

//============================================================================
//  IPlugin.h                                           Core.Component package
//============================================================================
//  Usage : definition of plugin interface
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Inheritance :
//    IPlugin
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Copyright (C) 2006 by eLynx project
//
//  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
//  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
//  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
//  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
//  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
//  See the GNU Library General Public License for more details.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef __IPlugin_h__
#define __IPlugin_h__

#include "UUID.h"

namespace eLynx {

enum
{
  PDI_Name = 0,
  PDI_Copyright,
  PDI_LongDescription,
  PDI_VersionAndDate
};


class ExportedByCore IPlugin 
{
public:
  virtual ~IPlugin();

  virtual const UUID& GetID() const = 0;

  virtual const UUID& GetFamilyType() const = 0;

  virtual size_t GetVersion() const = 0;

  virtual const char * GetDescription(size_t iIndex=0) const = 0;
};

} // namespace eLynx

#endif // __IPlugin_h__