Document plug-in interface
[babeltrace.git] / include / babeltrace / plugin / plugin.h
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1#ifndef BABELTRACE_PLUGIN_H
2#define BABELTRACE_PLUGIN_H
3
4/*
584e4e78 5 * BabelTrace - Babeltrace Plug-in Interface
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6 *
7 * Copyright 2015 Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
8 *
9 * Author: Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
10 *
11 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
12 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
13 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
14 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
15 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
16 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
17 *
18 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
19 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
20 *
21 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
22 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
23 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
24 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
25 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
26 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
27 * SOFTWARE.
28 */
29
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30#include <errno.h>
31
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32#ifdef __cplusplus
33extern "C" {
34#endif
35
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36/**
37 * Plug-in type.
38 */
39enum bt_plugin_type {
40 BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1,
41
42 /* A source plug-in is a notification generator. */
43 BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_SOURCE = 0,
44
45 /* A sink plug-in handles incoming notifications. */
46 BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_SINK = 1,
47
48 /* A filter plug-in implements both Source and Sink interfaces. */
49 BT_PLUGIN_TYPE_FILTER = 2,
50};
51
52/**
53 * Status code. Errors are always negative.
54 */
55enum bt_plugin_status {
56 /* -12 for compatibility with -ENOMEM */
57 BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_NOMEM = -12,
58
59 /* -22 for compatibility with -EINVAL */
60 BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_INVAL = -22,
61
62 BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED = -2,
63
64 BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_ERROR = -1,
65
66 BT_PLUGIN_STATUS_OK = 0,
67}
68
69/**
70 * Get plug-in instance name
71 *
72 * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to get the name
73 * @returns Returns a pointer to the plug-in's name
74 */
75extern const char *bt_plugin_get_name(struct bt_plugin *plugin);
76
77/**
78 * Set plug-in instance name
79 *
80 * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to set the name
81 * @param name New plug-in name (will be copied)
82 * @returns One of #bt_plugin_status values
83 */
84extern enum bt_plugin_status bt_plugin_set_name(
85 struct bt_plugin *plugin, const char *name);
86
87/**
88 * Get plug-in instance type
89 *
90 * @param plugin Plug-in instance of which to get the type
91 * @returns One of #bt_plugin_type values
92 */
93extern enum bt_plugin_type bt_plugin_get_type(struct bt_plugin *plugin);
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95/**
96 * Set a plug-in instance's error stream
97 *
98 * @param plugin Plug-in instance
99 * @param error_stream Error stream
100 * @returns One of #bt_plugin_status values
101 */
102extern enum bt_plugin_status bt_plugin_set_error_stream(
103 struct bt_plugin *plugin, FILE *error_stream);
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105/**
106 * Increments the reference count of \p plugin.
107 *
108 * @param plugin Plug-in of which to increment the reference count
109 *
110 * @see bt_plugin_put()
111 */
112extern void bt_plugin_get(struct bt_plugin *plugin);
113
114/**
115 * Decrements the reference count of \p plugin, destroying it when this
116 * count reaches 0.
117 *
118 * @param plugin Plug-in of which to decrement the reference count
119 *
120 * @see bt_plugin_get()
121 */
122extern void bt_plugin_put(struct bt_plugin *plugin);
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123
124#ifdef __cplusplus
125}
126#endif
127
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