2010/7/21 Eduardo <emor...@xroff.net>: > On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:21:01 +0000 > Mark Morgan Lloyd <markmll.fpc-pas...@telemetry.co.uk> wrote: > >> Reimar Grabowski wrote: >> > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:13:15 +0200 >> > Eduardo <emor...@xroff.net> wrote: >> > >> >> I'm developing an app and need to extend its functionality via >> >> external modules or plugins. Currently i'm trying to do it using >> >> dll/so but don't know if there are better methods to do implement >> >> it. >> > >> > I don't know if there are better methods, but I can say that the >> > dll/so approach works quite well. At least it did for our project. >> > It was written in C++ but I think it will work with pascal as well, >> > if not better due to superior language. :) >> >> It works, and a dll/so can be dressed up quite nicely as an object. >> The weakness is the lack of embedded description of the parameters >> etc. of each entry point. >> > > I was thinking about it, passing data and parameter types to generic > modules. > a) I can force to have all modules the same input/output entry > point parameters. > b) I can force to register the entry point parameters from data pool > (which data the module need from all data the app has) > > The first is easier and moves complexity to module developer, the > second is easier and more flexible to module developer but more complex > to me, perhaps using SOAP like config.
WST* does support "web services" hosted in DLL/SO. (*) http://wiki.freepascal.org/Web_Service_Toolkit -- Inoussa O. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
