tools/codegen/include/w2c_class_loader.h

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 *
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#ifndef W2C_CLASS_LOADER_H
#define W2C_CLASS_LOADER_H

/**
 * @file w2c_class_loader.h
 * @brief handles reflection in C
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <axis2_utils.h>
#include <axis2_dll_desc.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

/**
 * @defgroup w2c_class_loader handles reflection in C
 * @ingroup w2c_utils
 * @{
 */  
/* predefined paths for the codegen libraries -relative to $AXIS2C_HOME*/ 
#define W2C_CLASS_LOADER_WRITER_PATH "/lib/codegen/"
#define W2C_CLASS_LOADER_EXTENSION_PATH "/lib/codegen/"
#define W2C_CLASS_LOADER_EMITTER_PATH "/lib/codegen/"

/**
 * creates/ returns a object from class name.
 * @param env pointer to environment struct. MUST NOT be NULL
 * @param class name
 * @param inter_path path relative to $AXIS2C_HOME
 * @param pdll_desc double pointer to the dll description
 * @return the object that was created
 */
AXIS2_EXTERN void* AXIS2_CALL
w2c_class_loader_get_object_from_class_name
                         (const axis2_env_t *env,
                          axis2_char_t *class_name,
                          axis2_char_t *inter_path,
                          axis2_dll_desc_t **pdll_desc);

/**
 * free the loaded class.
 * @param env pointer to environment struct. MUST NOT be NULL
 * @param dll_desc dll description
 * @return AXIS2_SUCCESS on success or else AXIS2_FAILURE on failure
 */
AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
w2c_class_loader_free_loaded_class(
                          const axis2_env_t *env,
                          axis2_dll_desc_t *dll_desc);

/** @} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* W2C_CLASS_LOADER_H */