对于DELPHI来说,总共支持俩种类型的插件:DLL和BPL方式的插件。
对于比较完美的插件框架来说,俩种类型的插件都要支持。
unit DLLLoader;
interface
uses
windows, Classes, SysUtils, Forms, StrUtils;
type
TLibraryType = (dll, bpl); // plugin type: dll or bpl
TDLLLoader = class(TObject)
private
FHandle: THandle;
FFileName: string;
FLibraryType: TLibraryType;
procedure SetFileName(const Value: string);
protected
function GetApplicationPath: string;
public
constructor Create(DllFileName: string);
destructor destroy(); override;
procedure FreeHandle(); virtual;
property FileName: string read FFileName write SetFileName;
property DLLHandle: THandle read FHandle;
end;
implementation
{ TDLLLoader }
constructor TDLLLoader.Create(DllFileName: string);
var
ext: string;
begin
ext := RightStr(DllFileName, 4);
if ext = '.dll' then FLibraryType := dll
else if ext = '.bpl' then FLibraryType := bpl;
FileName := DLLFileName;
end;
destructor TDLLLoader.destroy;
begin
FreeHandle;
inherited;
end;
procedure TDLLLoader.FreeHandle;
begin
if FHandle <> 0 then
case FLibraryType of
dll: FreeLibrary(FHandle);
bpl: UnloadPackage(FHandle);
end;
end;
function TDLLLoader.GetApplicationPath: string;
begin
result := ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName);
end;
procedure TDLLLoader.SetFileName(const Value: string);
begin
if FFileName <> Value then
begin
FFileName := Value;
case FLibraryType of
dll: FHandle := LoadLibrary(PChar(FFileName));
bpl: FHandle := LoadPackage(FFileName)
end;
if FHandle = 0 then
raise Exception.Create(Value + 'load plugin fail.');
end;
end;
end.