openvehicle-api/export/interfaces/module.idl

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 * Contributors:
 *   Erik Verhoeven - initial API and implementation
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#include "core.idl"

/**
 * @brief Software Defined Vehicle framework.
 */
module sdv
{
    /**
     * @brief Core features.
     */
    module core
    {
        /**
         * @brief Module ID.
         */
        typedef uint64 TModuleID;

        /**
         * @brief Special module ID for the Core Library module.
         */
        const TModuleID tCoreLibModule = 0xffffffffffffffffu;

        /**
         * @brief Interface for module control.
         * @attention This interface is accessible by standalone and essential apps.
         */
        interface IModuleControl
        {
            /**
             * @brief Load a module with the provided path containing SDV components. The components are available for creation
             * through the repository.
             * @attention Only modules with exposed SDV functions and the correct interface version can be loaded.
             * @details This method can be used to load a module by providing a path to SDV components. Upon successful loading it
             * will return the ID of the module. If the module Path is wrong/invalid or empty, module cannot not be loaded and 0 is
             * returned. If the module is successfully loaded once and same module is loaded again the same module ID is returned.
             * @param[in] ssModulePath Path to the module to load.
             * @return Returns the ID of the module or 0 if the module could not be loaded.
             */
            TModuleID Load(in u8string ssModulePath);

            /**
             * @brief Unload the module by providing module ID. The function will request the repository to shutdown any running
             * component. If there are no components running any more, the module will be unloaded.
             * @param[in] tModuleID Id representing a module, which has previous been loaded by Load
             * @return Returns 'true' when unloading was successful or the module was unloaded before already. Returns 'false' in
             * case the module could not be unloaded due to having active objects.
             */
            boolean Unload(in TModuleID tModuleID);

            /**
             * @brief Checks for active objects - if active objects are present in a module, the module (currently) cannot be
             * unloaded via Unload.
             * @param[in] tModuleID Id representing a module, which has previous been loaded by Load(ModulePath)
             * @return Returns true if the module is currently loaded and it contains at least one loaded object and false
             * otherwise.
             *
             * @details The module exposes the symbol HasActiveObjects defined in
             * export/support/component_impl.h, which is to be used in order to determine whether or not
             * active objects remain within the module
             */
            boolean HasActiveObjects(in TModuleID tModuleID) const;
        };

        /**
         * @brief Modukle control configuration interface.
         */
        interface IModuleControlConfig
        {
            /**
             * @brief Add a search path to a folder where modules can be found.
             * @param[in] ssDir Relative (to the executable) or absolute path to an existing folder.
             * @return Returns 'true' if folder exists; otherwise 'false'.
             */
            boolean AddModuleSearchDir(in u8string ssDir);

            /**
             * @brief Get a sequence containing the current module search directories.
             * @return The sequence with the module search directories.
             */
            sequence<u8string> GetModuleSearchDirs() const;
        };

        /**
         * @brief Loaded component module information.
         */
        struct SModuleInfo
        {
            TModuleID   tModuleID;      ///< The ID of the module.
            u8string    ssPath;         ///< The full path to the module.
            u8string    ssFilename;     ///< The module file name.
            uint32      uiVersion;      ///< The module version.
            boolean     bActive;        ///< Boolean indicating whether or not objects are loaded.
        };

        /**
         * @brief Module information access.
         */
        interface IModuleInfo
        {
            /**
             * @brief Get a list of loaded modules.
             * @return Sequence with the module information structures.
             */
            sequence<SModuleInfo> GetModuleList() const;

            /**
             * @brief Get a list of classes exposed by the provided module.
             * @param[in] tModuleID The module ID to request the list of classes for.
             * @return Sequence with the class information structures.
             */
            sequence<SClassInfo> GetClassList(in TModuleID tModuleID) const;
        };
    };
};