/usr/include/pluginlib/class_loader

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#ifndef PLUGINLIB_CLASS_LOADER_BASE_H
#define PLUGINLIB_CLASS_LOADER_BASE_H

#include <vector>
#include <string>

namespace pluginlib
{
 /**
   * Pure virtual base class of pluginlib::ClassLoader which is not
   * templated.  This allows the writing of non-templated manager code
   * which can call all the administrative functions of ClassLoaders -
   * everything except createClassInstance(), createInstance()
   * and createUnmanagedInstance().
   */
  class ClassLoaderBase
  {
    public:
      /**
       * @brief Empty virtual destructor
       */
      virtual ~ClassLoaderBase() {}

      /**
       * @brief  Returns a list of all available plugin manifest paths for this ClassLoader's base class type
       * @return A vector of strings corresponding to the paths of all available plugin manifests
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> getPluginXmlPaths() = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Returns a list of all available classes for this ClassLoader's base class type
       * @return A vector of strings corresponding to the names of all available classes
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> getDeclaredClasses() = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Refreshs the list of all available classes for this ClassLoader's base class type
       * @exception pluginlib::LibraryLoadException Thrown if package manifest cannot be found
       */
      virtual void refreshDeclaredClasses() = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Strips the package name off of a lookup name
       * @param lookup_name The name of the plugin
       * @return The name of the plugin stripped of the package name
       */
      virtual std::string getName(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Checks if the class associated with a plugin name is available to be loaded
       * @param lookup_name The name of the plugin
       * @return True if the plugin is available, false otherwise
       */
      virtual bool isClassAvailable(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the lookup name of a class, returns the type of the derived class associated with it
       * @param lookup_name The name of the class
       * @return The name of the associated derived class
       */
      virtual std::string getClassType(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the lookup name of a class, returns its description
       * @param lookup_name The lookup name of the class
       * @return The description of the class
       */
      virtual std::string getClassDescription(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the lookup name of a class, returns the type of the associated base class
       * @return The type of the associated base class
       */
      virtual std::string getBaseClassType() const = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the name of a class, returns name of the containing package
       * @param lookup_name The name of the class
       * @return The name of the containing package
       */
      virtual std::string getClassPackage(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the name of a class, returns the path of the associated plugin manifest
       * @param lookup_name The name of the class
       * @return The path of the associated plugin manifest
       */
      virtual std::string getPluginManifestPath(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief Checks if a given class is currently loaded
       * @param  lookup_name The lookup name of the class to query
       * @return True if the class is loaded, false otherwise
       */
      virtual bool isClassLoaded(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Attempts to load a class with a given name
       * @param lookup_name The lookup name of the class to load
       * @exception pluginlib::LibraryLoadException Thrown if the library for the class cannot be loaded
       */
      virtual void loadLibraryForClass(const std::string & lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Attempts to unload a class with a given name
       * @param lookup_name The lookup name of the class to unload
       * @exception pluginlib::LibraryUnloadException Thrown if the library for the class cannot be unloaded
       * @return The number of pending unloads until the library is removed from memory
       */
      virtual int unloadLibraryForClass(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Returns the libraries that are registered and can be loaded
       * @return A vector of strings corresponding to the names of registered libraries
       */
      virtual std::vector<std::string> getRegisteredLibraries() = 0;

      /**
       * @brief  Given the name of a class, returns the path to its associated library
       * @param lookup_name The name of the class
       * @return The path to the associated library
       */
      virtual std::string getClassLibraryPath(const std::string& lookup_name) = 0;
  };
}

#endif
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