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/* -*- C++ -*- */

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    DLL.h
 *
 *  $Id: DLL.h,v 1.1.1.4 2003/02/21 18:36:32 chad Exp $
 *
 *  @author Kirthika Parameswaran <kirthika@cs.wustl.edu>
 */
//=============================================================================


#ifndef ACE_DLL_H
#define ACE_DLL_H
#include "ace/pre.h"

#include "ace/OS.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

class ACE_DLL_Handle;

/**
 * @class ACE_DLL
 *
 * @brief Provides an abstract interface for handling various DLL
 * operations.
 *
 * This class is an wrapper over the various methods for utilizing
 * a dynamically linked library (DLL), which is called a shared
 * library on some platforms.  Operations open(), close(), and
 * symbol() have been implemented to help opening/closing and
 * extracting symbol information from a DLL, respectively.
 */
class ACE_Export ACE_DLL
{
public:
  // = Initialization and termination methods.

  /// Default constructor.  By default, the close() operation on the
  /// object will be invoked before it is destroyed.
  ACE_DLL (int close_on_destruction = 1);

  /**
   * This constructor opens and dynamically links @a dll_name.  The
   * default mode is <RTLD_LAZY>, which loads identifier symbols but
   * not the symbols for functions, which are loaded dynamically
   * on-demand.  Other supported modes include: <RTLD_NOW>, which
   * performs all necessary relocations when @a dll_name is first
   * loaded and <RTLD_GLOBAL>, which makes symbols available for
   * relocation processing of any other DLLs.
   */
  ACE_DLL (const ACE_TCHAR *dll_name,
           int open_mode = ACE_DEFAULT_SHLIB_MODE,
           int close_on_destruction = 1);

  /// Copy constructor.
  ACE_DLL (const ACE_DLL &);

  /**
   * This method opens and dynamically links @a dll_name.  The default
   * mode is <RTLD_LAZY>, which loads identifier symbols but not the
   * symbols for functions, which are loaded dynamically on-demand.
   * Other supported modes include: <RTLD_NOW>, which performs all
   * necessary relocations when @a dll_name>is first loaded and
   * <RTLD_GLOBAL>, which makes symbols available for relocation
   * processing of any other DLLs.
   * @param dll_name The name of the dll.
   * @param open_mode How the dll is opened.
   * @param close_on_destruction Close the handle in the destructor.
   * @retval -1 On failure
   * @retval 0 On success.
   */
  int open (const ACE_TCHAR *dll_name,
            int open_mode = ACE_DEFAULT_SHLIB_MODE,
            int close_on_destruction = 1);

  /// Call to close the DLL object.
  int close (void);

  /**
   * Called when the DLL object is destroyed -- invokes close() if the
   * <close_on_destruction> flag is set in the constructor or open()
   * method.
   */
  ~ACE_DLL (void);

  /// If @a symbol_name is in the symbol table of the DLL a pointer to
  /// the @a symbol_name is returned.  Otherwise, returns 0.  Setting
  /// ignore_errors = 1 allows you to probe a dll without generating
  /// error messages in the log.  Handy for determining the capabilities
  /// of a library.
  void *symbol (const ACE_TCHAR *symbol_name, int ignore_errors = 0);

  /// Returns a pointer to a string explaining that an error occured.  You
  /// will need to consult the error log for the actual error string
  /// returned by the OS.
  ACE_TCHAR *error (void) const;

  /**
   * Return the handle to the caller.  If @a become_owner is non-0 then
   * caller assumes ownership of the handle and the ACE_DLL object
   * won't call close() when it goes out of scope, even if
   * <close_on_destruction> is set.
   */
  ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE get_handle (int become_owner = 0) const;

  /// Set the handle for the DLL object. By default, the close() operation on
  /// the object will be invoked before it is destroyed.
  int set_handle (ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle, int close_on_destruction = 1);

private:

  int open_i (const ACE_TCHAR *dll_name,
              int open_mode = ACE_DEFAULT_SHLIB_MODE,
              int close_on_destruction = 1,
              ACE_SHLIB_HANDLE handle = 0);


  /// Open mode.
  int open_mode_;

  /// Keep track of the name of the loaded dll, so it can be used
  /// to remove framework components, singletons that live in the dll,
  /// prior to unloading the dll in the close() method.
  ACE_TCHAR *dll_name_;

  /// This flag keeps track of whether we should close the handle
  /// automatically when the destructor runs.
  int close_on_destruction_;

  ACE_DLL_Handle *dll_handle_;

  /// Flag to record if the last operation had an error.
  int error_;

  // = Disallow copying and assignment since we don't handle these.
  ACE_UNIMPLEMENTED_FUNC (void operator= (const ACE_DLL &))
};

#include "ace/post.h"
#endif /* ACE_DLL_H */

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