Allow "Experimental" status also for c++ plugins. Mark Globe plugin experimental.

Author: borysiasty

src/app/pluginmanager/qgspluginmanager.cpp

@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ void QgsPluginManager::getCppPluginDescriptions()
       category_t *pCat = ( category_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "category" ) );
       version_t *pVersion = ( version_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "version" ) );
       icon_t* pIcon = ( icon_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "icon" ) );
+      experimental_t *pExperimental = ( experimental_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "experimental" ) );
 
       // show the values (or lack of) for each function
       if ( pName )
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ void QgsPluginManager::getCppPluginDescriptions()
       metadata["pythonic"] = "false";
       metadata["installed"] = "true";
       metadata["readonly"] = "true";
+      metadata["experimental"] = ( pExperimental ? pExperimental() : QString() );
       mPlugins.insert( baseName, metadata );
 
       delete myLib;

src/plugins/globe/globe_plugin.cpp

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static const QString sDescription = QObject::tr( "Overlay data on a 3D globe" );
 static const QString sCategory = QObject::tr( "Plugins" );
 static const QString sPluginVersion = QObject::tr( "Version 0.1" );
 static const QgisPlugin::PLUGINTYPE sPluginType = QgisPlugin::UI;
+static const QString sExperimental = QString( "true" );
 
 
 //constructor
@@ -1198,6 +1199,12 @@ QGISEXTERN QString version()
   return sPluginVersion;
 }
 
+// Return the experimental status for the plugin
+QGISEXTERN QString experimental()
+{
+  return sExperimental;
+}
+
 // Delete ourself
 QGISEXTERN void unload( QgisPlugin * thePluginPointer )
 {

src/plugins/qgisplugin.h

@@ -201,5 +201,7 @@ typedef QString version_t();
 //! Typedef for getting the plugin icon file name without instantiating the plugin
 typedef QString icon_t();
 
+//! Typedef for getting the experimental status without instantiating the plugin
+typedef QString experimental_t();
 
 #endif //qgisplugin_h