Constructor

FoundryExtensionnew

Declaration [src]

FoundryExtension*
foundry_extension_new (
  FoundryContext* context,
  PeasEngine* engine,
  GType interface_type,
  const char* key,
  const char* value
)

Description [src]

Creates a new FoundryExtension.

The FoundryExtension object can be used to wrap an extension that might need to change at runtime based on various changing parameters. For example, it can watch the loading and unloading of plugins and reload the FoundryExtension:extension property.

Additionally, it can match a specific plugin based on the value provided.

Parameters

context

Type: FoundryContext

An FoundryContext or NULL.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the function.
engine

Type: PeasEngine

A PeasEngine or NULL.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the function.
interface_type

Type: GType

The GType of the interface to be implemented.

key

Type: const char*

The key for matching extensions from plugin info external data.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
value

Type: const char*

The value to use when matching keys.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the function.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Type: FoundryExtension

A newly created FoundryExtension.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.