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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    KDE scripting architecture.
From:       Zack Rusin <zackrat () att ! net>
Date:       2002-07-11 18:23:47
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Hi,

has anyone thought of it? Let's say I have application A and I want to 
create a plugin interface for it (Perl, Python, Guile - whatever). At 
this point it's a problem, as there's no easy way to do it. Maybe it's 
time that we come with something up. Ideally something like :
class APlugin : public KScriptIface
{
	Q_OBJECT
	...
public slots:
	void printMessage( const QString& );
	void ringBell();
signals:
	void onStart();
	void onEnd();
};
would let one write script like:
------
use APlugin;
sub load { APlugin::connect( "onStart", &handler ); }
sub handler { APlugin::printMessage( "Hello, World!" );
------
meaning one class exposes interface to all scripting languages. This 
solution would most probably involve another daemon which would make 
those plugins work in a similar manner to kioslaves. Hmm, I don't know, 
but maybe it's time to do some brain-storming.

Zack Rusin

-- 
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