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authorGerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>2020-06-24 15:10:37 +0200
committerGerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>2020-07-07 14:54:29 +0200
commit0f8198f1b2f3c33df2381c412ad8d8fd219b90b2 (patch)
tree6a666f75e1c92b524ef3c1a1d5e00ded8b0bdbc0 /include/qom
parent28457744c345ca4ccb58c984c9552e9c5955a9de (diff)
object: qom module support
Little helper function to load modules on demand. In most cases adding module loading support for devices and other objects is just s/object_class_by_name/module_object_class_by_name/ in the right spot. Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> Message-id: 20200624131045.14512-3-kraxel@redhat.com
Diffstat (limited to 'include/qom')
-rw-r--r--include/qom/object.h12
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 94a61ccc3f..51f188137f 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -994,6 +994,18 @@ bool object_class_is_abstract(ObjectClass *klass);
*/
ObjectClass *object_class_by_name(const char *typename);
+/**
+ * module_object_class_by_name:
+ * @typename: The QOM typename to obtain the class for.
+ *
+ * For objects which might be provided by a module. Behaves like
+ * object_class_by_name, but additionally tries to load the module
+ * needed in case the class is not available.
+ *
+ * Returns: The class for @typename or %NULL if not found.
+ */
+ObjectClass *module_object_class_by_name(const char *typename);
+
void object_class_foreach(void (*fn)(ObjectClass *klass, void *opaque),
const char *implements_type, bool include_abstract,
void *opaque);