IConnect Class Reference

#include <Pt/Cosmo/IConnect.h>

Interface for optional component connections. More...

Inherits IUnknown.

Public Member Functions
void	addComponent (Component &c)
	Notifies that a connectable component was loaded. More...
void	removeComponent (Component &c)
	Notifies that a connectable component is being removed. More...
bool	isConnectable (IComponentPlugin &p) const
	Returns true if the plugin is connectable. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual bool	onIsConnectable (IComponentPlugin &p) const =0
	Determines whether a plugin is connectable. More...
virtual void	onComponentAdded (Component &c)=0
	Called when a matching component is loaded. More...
virtual void	onComponentRemoved (Component &c)=0
	Called when a matching component is being removed. More...

Detailed Description

Implement this interface to react to other components becoming available or unavailable at runtime without requiring them as activation dependencies. Filter candidates in onIsConnectable() using hasFeatureId() or hasInterface() checks.

Member Function Documentation

addComponent()

void addComponent

(

Component &

c

)

Parameters

c	The component that was added.

removeComponent()

void removeComponent

(

Component &

c

)

Parameters

c	The component that is being removed.

isConnectable()

bool isConnectable

(

IComponentPlugin &

p

)

const

Parameters

p	The plugin to check.

onIsConnectable()

virtual bool onIsConnectable ( IComponentPlugin &  p ) const

protectedpure virtual

Use hasFeatureId() or hasInterface() to filter candidates.

Parameters

p	The plugin to check.

onComponentAdded()

virtual void onComponentAdded ( Component &  c )

protectedpure virtual

Use queryInterface() on the component to retrieve the optional interface.

Parameters

c	The component that was added.

onComponentRemoved()

virtual void onComponentRemoved ( Component &  c )

protectedpure virtual

Parameters

c	The component that is being removed.