Converting log writers and input readers to plugins.

src/input/Component.h

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+// See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
+
+#ifndef INPUT_COMPONENT_H
+#define INPUT_COMPONENT_H
+
+#include "Tag.h"
+#include "plugin/Component.h"
+#include "plugin/TaggedComponent.h"
+
+namespace input {
+
+class ReaderFrontend;
+class ReaderBackend;
+
+/**
+ * Component description for plugins providing log readers.
+ */
+class Component : public plugin::Component,
+		  public plugin::TaggedComponent<input::Tag> {
+public:
+	typedef ReaderBackend* (*factory_callback)(ReaderFrontend* frontend);
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param name The name of the provided reader. This name is used
+	 * across the system to identify the reader.
+	 *
+	 * @param factory A factory function to instantiate instances of the
+	 * readers's class, which must be derived directly or indirectly from
+	 * input::ReaderBackend. This is typically a static \c Instatiate()
+	 * method inside the class that just allocates and returns a new
+	 * instance.
+	 */
+	Component(const std::string& name, factory_callback factory);
+
+	/**
+	 * Destructor.
+	 */
+	~Component();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the reader's factory function.
+	 */
+	factory_callback Factory() const	{ return factory; }
+
+protected:
+	/**
+	  * Overriden from plugin::Component.
+	  */
+	virtual void DoDescribe(ODesc* d) const;
+
+private:
+	factory_callback factory;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif