Patch from Simon for portable DLL loading.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/Platform.h b/include/Platform.h
index db3cd6c7d..63c9514e8 100644
--- a/include/Platform.h
+++ b/include/Platform.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef void *SurfaceID;
 typedef void *WindowID;
 typedef void *MenuID;
 typedef void *TickerID;
+typedef void *Function;
 
 /**
  * A geometric point class.
@@ -429,6 +430,23 @@ public:
 };
 
 /**
+ * Dynamic Library (DLL/SO/...) loading
+ */
+class DynamicLibrary {
+public:
+	virtual ~DynamicLibrary() {};
+	
+	/// @return Pointer to function "name", or NULL on failure.
+	virtual Function *FindFunction(const char *name) = 0;
+	
+	/// @return true if the library was loaded successfully.
+	virtual bool IsValid() = 0;
+	
+	/// @return An instance of a DynamicLibrary subclass with "modulePath" loaded.
+	static DynamicLibrary *Load(const char *modulePath);
+};
+
+/**
  * Platform class used to retrieve system wide parameters such as double click speed
  * and chrome colour. Not a creatable object, more of a module with several functions.
  */