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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="PeasPluginInfo.top_of_page"></a>PeasPluginInfo</span></h2>
<p>PeasPluginInfo — Information about a plugin.</p>
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<a name="PeasPluginInfo.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">                    <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#PeasPluginInfo-struct" title="PeasPluginInfo">PeasPluginInfo</a>;
enum                <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#PeasPluginInfoError" title="enum PeasPluginInfoError">PeasPluginInfoError</a>;
<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-is-loaded" title="peas_plugin_info_is_loaded ()">peas_plugin_info_is_loaded</a>          (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-is-available" title="peas_plugin_info_is_available ()">peas_plugin_info_is_available</a>       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-is-builtin" title="peas_plugin_info_is_builtin ()">peas_plugin_info_is_builtin</a>         (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-is-hidden" title="peas_plugin_info_is_hidden ()">peas_plugin_info_is_hidden</a>          (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-module-name" title="peas_plugin_info_get_module_name ()">peas_plugin_info_get_module_name</a>    (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-module-dir" title="peas_plugin_info_get_module_dir ()">peas_plugin_info_get_module_dir</a>     (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-data-dir" title="peas_plugin_info_get_data_dir ()">peas_plugin_info_get_data_dir</a>       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">GSettings</span> *         <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-settings" title="peas_plugin_info_get_settings ()">peas_plugin_info_get_settings</a>       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *schema_id</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> **      <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-dependencies" title="peas_plugin_info_get_dependencies ()">peas_plugin_info_get_dependencies</a>   (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-has-dependency" title="peas_plugin_info_has_dependency ()">peas_plugin_info_has_dependency</a>     (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *module_name</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-name" title="peas_plugin_info_get_name ()">peas_plugin_info_get_name</a>           (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-description" title="peas_plugin_info_get_description ()">peas_plugin_info_get_description</a>    (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-icon-name" title="peas_plugin_info_get_icon_name ()">peas_plugin_info_get_icon_name</a>      (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-help-uri" title="peas_plugin_info_get_help_uri ()">peas_plugin_info_get_help_uri</a>       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> **      <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-authors" title="peas_plugin_info_get_authors ()">peas_plugin_info_get_authors</a>        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-website" title="peas_plugin_info_get_website ()">peas_plugin_info_get_website</a>        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-copyright" title="peas_plugin_info_get_copyright ()">peas_plugin_info_get_copyright</a>      (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html#peas-plugin-info-get-version" title="peas_plugin_info_get_version ()">peas_plugin_info_get_version</a>        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);
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<a name="PeasPluginInfo.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">
  GBoxed
   +----PeasPluginInfo
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<a name="PeasPluginInfo.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> contains all the information available about a plugin.
</p>
<p>
All this information comes from the related plugin info file, whose file
extension is ".plugin". Here is an example of such a plugin file, in the
<span class="type">GKeyFile</span> format:
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        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="gtkdoc opt">[</span>Plugin<span class="gtkdoc opt">]</span>
Module<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>helloworld
Name<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>Hello World
Description<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>Displays <span class="string">&quot;Hello World&quot;</span>
Authors<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>Steve Frécinaux <span class="gtkdoc opt">&lt;</span>code&#64;istique<span class="gtkdoc opt">.</span>net<span class="gtkdoc opt">&gt;</span>
Copyright<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>Copyright © <span class="number">2009</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">-</span><span class="number">10</span> Steve Frécinaux
Website<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>http<span class="gtkdoc opt">:</span><span class="gtkdoc slc">//live.gnome.org/Libpeas</span>
Help<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span>http<span class="gtkdoc opt">:</span><span class="gtkdoc slc">//library.gnome.org/devel/libpeas/unstable/</span>
IAge<span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span><span class="number">2</span></pre></td>
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<a name="PeasPluginInfo.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
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<a name="PeasPluginInfo-struct"></a><h3>PeasPluginInfo</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef struct _PeasPluginInfo PeasPluginInfo;</pre>
<p>
The <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> structure contains only private data and should only
be accessed using the provided API.
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<a name="PeasPluginInfoError"></a><h3>enum PeasPluginInfoError</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum {
  PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_LOADING_FAILED,
  PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_LOADER_NOT_FOUND,
  PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_DEP_NOT_FOUND,
  PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_DEP_LOADING_FAILED
} PeasPluginInfoError;
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<p>
These identify the various errors that can occur while
loading a plugin.
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<td><p><a name="PEAS-PLUGIN-INFO-ERROR-LOADING-FAILED:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_LOADING_FAILED</code></span></p></td>
<td>     The plugin failed to load.
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<td><p><a name="PEAS-PLUGIN-INFO-ERROR-LOADER-NOT-FOUND:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_LOADER_NOT_FOUND</code></span></p></td>
<td>     The plugin's loader was not found.
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<td><p><a name="PEAS-PLUGIN-INFO-ERROR-DEP-NOT-FOUND:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_DEP_NOT_FOUND</code></span></p></td>
<td>     A dependency of the plugin was not found.
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<td><p><a name="PEAS-PLUGIN-INFO-ERROR-DEP-LOADING-FAILED:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">PEAS_PLUGIN_INFO_ERROR_DEP_LOADING_FAILED</code></span></p></td>
<td>     A dependency of the plugin failed to load.
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<a name="peas-plugin-info-is-loaded"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_is_loaded ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            peas_plugin_info_is_loaded          (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Check if the plugin is loaded.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the plugin is loaded.</td>
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<a name="peas-plugin-info-is-available"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_is_available ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            peas_plugin_info_is_available       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Check if the plugin is available.
</p>
<p>
A plugin is marked as not available when there is no loader available to
load it, or when there has been an error when trying to load it previously.
If not available then <em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> will be set.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <span class="type">GError</span>.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the plugin is available.</td>
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<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-is-builtin"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_is_builtin ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            peas_plugin_info_is_builtin         (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Check if the plugin is a builtin plugin.
</p>
<p>
A builtin plugin is a plugin which cannot be enabled or disabled by the
user through a plugin manager (like <a class="link" href="PeasGtkPluginManager.html" title="PeasGtkPluginManager"><span class="type">PeasGtkPluginManager</span></a>). Loading or
unloading such plugins is the responsibility of the application alone.
Most applications will usually load those plugins immediately after
the initialization of the <a class="link" href="PeasEngine.html" title="PeasEngine"><span class="type">PeasEngine</span></a>.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Builtin".
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the plugin is a builtin plugin, <code class="literal">FALSE</code>
if not.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
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<a name="peas-plugin-info-is-hidden"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_is_hidden ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            peas_plugin_info_is_hidden          (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Check if the plugin is a hidden plugin.
</p>
<p>
A hidden plugin is a plugin which cannot be seen by a
user through a plugin manager (like <a class="link" href="PeasGtkPluginManager.html" title="PeasGtkPluginManager"><span class="type">PeasGtkPluginManager</span></a>). Loading and
unloading such plugins is the responsibility of the application alone or
through plugins that depend on them.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Hidden".
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<code class="literal">TRUE</code> if the plugin is a hidden plugin, <code class="literal">FALSE</code>
if not.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-module-name"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_module_name ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_module_name    (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the module name.
</p>
<p>
The module name will be used to find the actual plugin. The way this value
will be used depends on the loader (i.e. on the language) of the plugin.
This value is also used to uniquely identify a particular plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Module".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the module name.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-module-dir"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_module_dir ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_module_dir     (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the module directory.
</p>
<p>
The module directory is the directory where the plugin file was found. This
is not a value from the <span class="type">GKeyFile</span>, but rather a value provided by the
<a class="link" href="PeasEngine.html" title="PeasEngine"><span class="type">PeasEngine</span></a>.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the module directory.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-data-dir"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_data_dir ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_data_dir       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the data dir of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The module data directory is the directory where a plugin should find its
runtime data. This is not a value read from the <span class="type">GKeyFile</span>, but rather a
value provided by the <a class="link" href="PeasEngine.html" title="PeasEngine"><span class="type">PeasEngine</span></a>, depending on where the plugin file was
found.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's data dir.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-settings"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_settings ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">GSettings</span> *         peas_plugin_info_get_settings       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *schema_id</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Creates a new <span class="type">GSettings</span> for the given <em class="parameter"><code>schema_id</code></em> and if
gschemas.compiled is not in the module directory an attempt
will be made to create it.
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>schema_id</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>The schema id. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="NULL is ok, both for passing and for returning."><span class="acronym">allow-none</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>a new <span class="type">GSettings</span>, or <code class="literal">NULL</code>. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-dependencies"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_dependencies ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> **      peas_plugin_info_get_dependencies   (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the dependencies of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The <a class="link" href="PeasEngine.html" title="PeasEngine"><span class="type">PeasEngine</span></a> will always ensure that the dependencies of a plugin are
loaded when the said plugin is loaded. It means that dependencies are
loaded before the plugin, and unloaded after it. Circular dependencies of
plugins lead to undefined loading order.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Depends".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's dependencies. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Don't free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer none</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-has-dependency"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_has_dependency ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span>            peas_plugin_info_has_dependency     (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>,
                                                         <em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *module_name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Check if the plugin depends on another plugin.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>module_name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>The name of the plugin to check.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>whether the plugin depends on the plugin <em class="parameter"><code>module_name</code></em>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-name"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_name ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_name           (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the name of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The name of a plugin should be a nice short string to be presented in UIs.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Name".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's name.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-description"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_description ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_description    (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the description of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The description of the plugin should be a string presenting the purpose of
the plugin. It will typically be presented in a plugin's about box.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Description".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's description.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-icon-name"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_icon_name ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_icon_name      (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the icon name of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The icon of the plugin will be presented in the plugin manager UI. If no
icon is specified, the default green puzzle icon will be used.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Icon".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's icon name.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-help-uri"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_help_uri ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_help_uri       (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the help URI of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The Help URI of a plugin will typically be presented by the plugin manager
as a "Help" button linking to the URI. It can either be a HTTP URL on some
website or a ghelp: URI if a Gnome help page is available for the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Help". Other platform-specific
keys exist for platform-specific help files. Those are "Help-GNOME",
"Help-Windows" and "Help-MacOS-X".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's help URI.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-authors"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_authors ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> **      peas_plugin_info_get_authors        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets a <code class="literal">NULL</code>-terminated array of strings with the authors of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Authors".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's author list. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Don't free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer none</span></acronym>][<acronym title="Parameter points to an array of items."><span class="acronym">array</span></acronym> zero-terminated=1]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-website"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_website ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_website        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the website of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Website".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's associated website.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-copyright"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_copyright ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_copyright      (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the copyright of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Copyright".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's copyright information.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="peas-plugin-info-get-version"></a><h3>peas_plugin_info_get_version ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <span class="returnvalue">gchar</span> *       peas_plugin_info_get_version        (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a> *info</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the version of the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The relevant key in the plugin info file is "Version".
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>info</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>A <a class="link" href="PeasPluginInfo.html" title="PeasPluginInfo"><span class="type">PeasPluginInfo</span></a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin's version.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
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