PluginManager.h

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#ifndef PLUGINMANAGER_H
#define PLUGINMANAGER_H

//SpikeStream includes
#include "SpikeStreamException.h"

//Qt includes
#include <QWidget>
#include <QString>
#include <QStringList>
#include <QHash>

typedef QWidget* (*CreatePluginFunctionType)();

typedef QString (*GetPluginNameFunctionType)();

namespace spikestream {

        class PluginManager {
                public:
                        PluginManager(QString& pluginFolder) throw(SpikeStreamException);
                        ~PluginManager();
                        QStringList getPluginNames() throw(SpikeStreamException);
                        QWidget* getPlugin(QString pluginName) throw(SpikeStreamException);
                        void loadPlugins();


                private:
                        //============================== VARIABLES ============================
                        QString pluginFolder;

                        QHash<QString, CreatePluginFunctionType> pluginFunctionMap;


                        //=============================== METHODS =============================
    };

}

#endif // PLUGINMANAGER_H