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-rw-r--r--include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h19
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h b/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
index c935a7c..356acf9 100644
--- a/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
+++ b/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ public:
*/
T* create(const Config& _cfg);
+ /** Find a plugin.
+ *
+ * @param _sType Name of plugin to find.
+ * @return Pointer to a new, uninitialized object, or NULL if not found.
+ */
+ T* findPlugin(std::string _sType);
+
};
@@ -93,6 +100,15 @@ CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::~CAstraObjectFactory()
}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Hook for finding plugin in registered plugins.
+template <typename T, typename TypeList>
+T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::findPlugin(std::string _sType)
+{
+ return NULL;
+}
+
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Create
template <typename T, typename TypeList>
@@ -101,6 +117,9 @@ T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::create(std::string _sType)
functor_find<T> finder = functor_find<T>();
finder.tofind = _sType;
CreateObject<TypeList>::find(finder);
+ if (finder.res == NULL) {
+ finder.res = findPlugin(_sType);
+ }
return finder.res;
}