Re: [Vala] Vala - generates code at runtime

[Denis Kuzmenok <forward_ua ukr net>]

hi,
the  simpliest way i've found - to make .so libraries, but that is not
the way i wanted to use them, dynamic linking , etc..
you want to have add functions and reload module without recompiling?


> Hi all,

> I'm wondering what would be the "right" way to generates
> code/classes at runtime, and reload it into the running program.
> I thought to use the modules/plugin approach
> (http://live.gnome.org/Vala/TypeModules) the following way :
> - generate code than can be reloaded (plugin code, [ModuleInit]) using some kind of StringBuilder
> - flush it to a file
> - compile this file either by forking a valac compiler or perhaps
> using directly libvala (possible ?)
> - reload the resulting plugin binary into the app

> There's probably a better way to accomplish this kind of task.

> Any idea / suggestion ?

> Thanks for helping :)