#ifndef __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__H__
#define __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__H__

#include <cpPlugins/Config.h>
#include <cpPlugins/ProcessObject.h>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <string>

namespace cpPlugins
{
  /**
   */
  class cpPlugins_EXPORT Interface
  {
  public:
    typedef Interface Self;

    typedef void* ( *TCreator )( );
    typedef std::pair< std::string, TCreator >               TDynFunc;
    typedef std::map< std::string, TDynFunc >                TDynFilter;
    typedef std::map< std::string, TDynFilter >              TDynFilters;
    typedef std::map< std::string, void* >                   TDynLibraries;
    typedef std::map< std::string, std::set< std::string > > TFilters;

  public:
    Interface( );
    virtual ~Interface( );

    const TFilters& GetFilters( );

    bool LoadConfiguration( const std::string& filename );
    bool SaveConfiguration( const std::string& filename ) const;
    void LoadPluginFile( const std::string& filename );
    void UnloadAll( );

    cpPlugins::ProcessObject::Pointer Create(
      const std::string& category, const std::string& name
      );

  protected:
    static void* _DLOpen( const std::string& fname );
    static TFilters _DLGetFilters( void* hnd );
    static TCreator _DLGetCreator(
      void* hnd, const std::string& category, const std::string& name
      );
    static void _DLClose( void* hnd );

  protected:
    TDynLibraries m_DynLibraries;
    TDynFilters   m_DynFilters;
    TFilters      m_Filters;
  };

} // ecapseman

#endif // __CPPLUGINS__INTERFACE__H__

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