NS/main/source/public/interface.h

// This header defines the interface convention used in the valve engine.
// To make an interface and expose it:
//    1. Derive from IBaseInterface.
//    2. The interface must be ALL pure virtuals, and have no data members.
//    3. Define a name for it.
//    4. In its implementation file, use EXPOSE_INTERFACE or EXPOSE_SINGLE_INTERFACE.

// Versioning
// There are two versioning cases that are handled by this:
// 1. You add functions to the end of an interface, so it is binary compatible with the previous interface. In this case, 
//    you need two EXPOSE_INTERFACEs: one to expose your class as the old interface and one to expose it as the new interface.
// 2. You update an interface so it's not compatible anymore (but you still want to be able to expose the old interface 
//    for legacy code). In this case, you need to make a new version name for your new interface, and make a wrapper interface and 
//    expose it for the old interface.

//#if _MSC_VER >= 1300  // VC7
//#include "tier1/interface.h"
//#else

#ifndef INTERFACE_H
#define INTERFACE_H

#if !defined ( _WIN32 )

#include <dlfcn.h> // dlopen,dlclose, et al
#include <unistd.h>

#define HMODULE void *
#define GetProcAddress dlsym

#define _snprintf snprintf

#endif

void *Sys_GetProcAddress( void *pModuleHandle, const char *pName );

// All interfaces derive from this.
class IBaseInterface
{
public:

	virtual			~IBaseInterface() {}
};


#define CREATEINTERFACE_PROCNAME	"CreateInterface"
typedef IBaseInterface* (*CreateInterfaceFn)(const char *pName, int *pReturnCode);


typedef IBaseInterface* (*InstantiateInterfaceFn)();


// Used internally to register classes.
class InterfaceReg
{
public:
				InterfaceReg(InstantiateInterfaceFn fn, const char *pName);

public:

	InstantiateInterfaceFn	m_CreateFn;
	const char				*m_pName;

	InterfaceReg			*m_pNext; // For the global list.
	static InterfaceReg		*s_pInterfaceRegs;
};


// Use this to expose an interface that can have multiple instances.
// e.g.:
// EXPOSE_INTERFACE( CInterfaceImp, IInterface, "MyInterface001" )
// This will expose a class called CInterfaceImp that implements IInterface (a pure class)
// clients can receive a pointer to this class by calling CreateInterface( "MyInterface001" )
//
// In practice, the shared header file defines the interface (IInterface) and version name ("MyInterface001")
// so that each component can use these names/vtables to communicate
//
// A single class can support multiple interfaces through multiple inheritance
//
// Use this if you want to write the factory function.
#define EXPOSE_INTERFACE_FN(functionName, interfaceName, versionName) \
	static InterfaceReg __g_Create##className##_reg(functionName, versionName);

#define EXPOSE_INTERFACE(className, interfaceName, versionName) \
	static IBaseInterface* __Create##className##_interface() {return (interfaceName *)new className;}\
	static InterfaceReg __g_Create##className##_reg(__Create##className##_interface, versionName );

// Use this to expose a singleton interface with a global variable you've created.
#define EXPOSE_SINGLE_INTERFACE_GLOBALVAR(className, interfaceName, versionName, globalVarName) \
	static IBaseInterface* __Create##className##interfaceName##_interface() {return (IBaseInterface *)&globalVarName;}\
	static InterfaceReg __g_Create##className##interfaceName##_reg(__Create##className##interfaceName##_interface, versionName);

// Use this to expose a singleton interface. This creates the global variable for you automatically.
#define EXPOSE_SINGLE_INTERFACE(className, interfaceName, versionName) \
	static className __g_##className##_singleton;\
	EXPOSE_SINGLE_INTERFACE_GLOBALVAR(className, interfaceName, versionName, __g_##className##_singleton)


#ifdef WIN32
	#define EXPORT_FUNCTION __declspec(dllexport)
#else
	#define EXPORT_FUNCTION __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
#endif


// This function is automatically exported and allows you to access any interfaces exposed with the above macros.
// if pReturnCode is set, it will return one of the following values
// extend this for other error conditions/code
enum 
{
	IFACE_OK = 0,
	IFACE_FAILED
};


extern "C"
{
	EXPORT_FUNCTION IBaseInterface* CreateInterface(const char *pName, int *pReturnCode);
};


extern CreateInterfaceFn	Sys_GetFactoryThis( void );


//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// UNDONE: This is obsolete, use the module load/unload/get instead!!!
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern CreateInterfaceFn	Sys_GetFactory( const char *pModuleName );


// load/unload components
class CSysModule;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Load & Unload should be called in exactly one place for each module
// The factory for that module should be passed on to dependent components for
// proper versioning.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern CSysModule			*Sys_LoadModule( const char *pModuleName );
extern void					Sys_UnloadModule( CSysModule *pModule );

extern CreateInterfaceFn	Sys_GetFactory( CSysModule *pModule );


#endif
//#endif // MSVC 6.0