I have a test module now. I need to flesh out an actual api for the

modules so we can write the actual program.

Makefile

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ MODULESRC=src/base/bang-module.c
 
 .PHONY: doc
 
+all: $(EXENAME) test-module.so
+
 $(EXENAME): $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(COPTS) $(GTKOPTS)  $^ -o $(EXENAME)
 
@@ -44,12 +46,15 @@ bang-module.o: $(MODULESRC)
 bang-net.o: $(NETWORKSRC)
 	$(CC) -c $(COPTS) $^
 
-all: $(EXENAME) doc
+test-module.so: src/modules/test-module.c
+	$(CC) --shared -Wl,-soname,testmodule.so  $(COPTS) $^ -o test-module.so
+
 
 doc:
 	cd doc && doxygen Doxygen
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(EXENAME)
 	rm -f *.o
+	rm -f *.so
 	rm -Rf doc/dox

src/app/main.c

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include"../base/core.h"
 #include"../base/bang-signals.h"
 #include"../base/bang-types.h"
+#include"../base/bang-module.h"
 #include"server-preferences.h"
 #include<stdio.h>
 #include<stdlib.h>

src/base/bang-module.c

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ BANG_module* BANG_load_module(char *path) {
 		args.length = strlen(args.args);
 		BANG_send_signal(BANG_MODULE_ERROR,args);
 		free(args.args);
+		fprintf(stderr,"Could not find the module.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ BANG_module* BANG_load_module(char *path) {
 		args.length = strlen(args.args);
 		BANG_send_signal(BANG_MODULE_ERROR,args);
 		free(args.args);
+		fprintf(stderr,"Could not find the module name.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ BANG_module* BANG_load_module(char *path) {
 		args.length = strlen(args.args);
 		BANG_send_signal(BANG_MODULE_ERROR,args);
 		free(args.args);
+		fprintf(stderr,"Could not find the module version.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ BANG_module* BANG_load_module(char *path) {
 		args.length = strlen(args.args);
 		BANG_send_signal(BANG_MODULE_ERROR,args);
 		free(args.args);
+		fprintf(stderr,"Could not find the module init function.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ BANG_module* BANG_load_module(char *path) {
 		args.length = strlen(args.args);
 		BANG_send_signal(BANG_MODULE_ERROR,args);
 		free(args.args);
+		fprintf(stderr,"Could not find the module run function.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 

src/modules/test-module.c

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * \file test-module.c
+ * \author Nikhil Bysani
+ */
+#include<stdlib.h>
+#include<stdio.h>
+
+/**
+ * \page Test Modules
+ *
+ * A bang module should be a C share object file.  Currently it must have
+ * the following symbol names defined:
+ *  -BANG_module_name: the name of the module
+ *  -BANG_module_version: version of the module
+ *  -BANG_module_init: initialize the module
+ *  -BANG_module_run: runs the module
+ */
+
+char BANG_module_name[5] = "test";
+double BANG_module_version = .1;
+
+int BANG_module_init() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void BANG_module_run() {
+	fprintf(stderr,"TEST with a module name %s.\n",BANG_module_name);
+}