¶ Runtime Shared Library Loading
Loading shared libraries is normally done using an import library linked with the main application.
Some issues have to be addressed and checked out and tested.
¶ Memory Management
The memory manager accompanied by the main application needs to the same instance for the
shared libraries otherwise the allocated memory can not be shared among libraries and the main application.
¶ Virtual Base Classes (C++)
A virtual base (interface) class is created in a separate shared library for interfacing.
This class is used to derive a non-virtual (implemented) class from in another shared library.
The interface class has static functions to register a derived class and list them by a unique name.
Besides the unique name the display name and description is passed when registering.
The display name and description are used to create instances from a list in the UI if applicable.
¶ Querying Libraries
Before loading the shared library is queryable and information about its content is retrieved in the main application.
The main application is able to show a list of shared libs that are available for configuration/loading.