Re: [Vala] How to unload, reload, or unregister a Module?

[Michael Brown <michael supersoftcafe com>]

Wow, I love it already. Superb.

On 19 August 2011 18:52, Abderrahim Kitouni <a kitouni gmail com> wrote:

> Hello Joseph, Michael;
>
>                   في ج، 19-08-2011 عند 18:04 +0100 ، كتب Michael Brown:
> > Re-added the list.
> >
> > You should look at the documentation for
> > TypeModule<
> http://valadoc.org/references/gobject-2.0/0.11.5/GLib.TypeModule.html>.
> > Basically you subclass this, and implement the load/unload methods to use
> > Module <
> http://valadoc.org/references/gmodule-2.0/0.11.5/GLib.Module.html>.
> > In the load method you construct Module, and in unload you assign null to
> > the member referencing it, causing an unref and deletion. That in turn
> > unloads the actual code.
>
> I'm wondering if it isn't better to just use libpeas. Unless you need
> something special or don't want to depend on an external library, it is
> IMHO better to use something already there than reinventing the wheel.
>
> HTH,
> Abderrahim