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#ifndef IPLUGIN_H
#define IPLUGIN_H

#include "extensionsystem_global.h"

#include <QtCore/QObject>

namespace ExtensionSystem {

namespace Internal {
    class IPluginPrivate;
    class PluginSpecPrivate;
}

class PluginManager;
class PluginSpec;

class EXTENSIONSYSTEM_EXPORT IPlugin : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    IPlugin();
    virtual ~IPlugin();

    virtual bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorString) = 0;
    virtual void extensionsInitialized() = 0;
    virtual void shutdown() { }

    PluginSpec *pluginSpec() const;

    void addObject(QObject *obj);
    void addAutoReleasedObject(QObject *obj);
    void removeObject(QObject *obj);

private:
    Internal::IPluginPrivate *d;

    friend class Internal::PluginSpecPrivate;
};

} // namespace ExtensionSystem

#endif // IPLUGIN_H