Some documentation in the module.h file
authorCarlos Lopez <genetita@gmail.com>
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:27:54 +0000 (21:27 +0200)
committerCarlos Lopez <genetita@gmail.com>
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:27:54 +0000 (21:27 +0200)
synfig-core/src/synfig/module.h

index 29455e3..8063128 100644 (file)
 #define BEGIN_LAYERS {
 
 //! DEPRECATED - use #INCLUDE_LAYER(class)
+// Really? ^^ The INCLUDE_LAYER(class) macro is defined in a cpp file and
+// is undefined a few lines later. In fact the INCLUDE_LAYER is only
+// used in the layer.cpp file and the functionality is the same. Even
+// more, I think that we should use register_in_book call because maybe
+// the Layer class would like to do something else when register the class.
+//! Register a Layer class in the book of layers
 #define LAYER(class)                                                                                                                                                   \
        synfig::Layer::register_in_book(                                                                                                                        \
                synfig::Layer::BookEntry(class::create,                                                                                                 \
                                                                 class::cvs_id__,                                                                                               \
                                                                 class::version__));
 
+//! Register a Layer class in the book of layers with an alias
 #define LAYER_ALIAS(class,alias)                                                                                                                               \
        synfig::Layer::register_in_book(                                                                                                                        \
                synfig::Layer::BookEntry(class::create,                                                                                                 \
 //! Marks the start of the importers in the module's inventory
 #define BEGIN_IMPORTERS {
 
+//! Register an Importer class in the book of importers by the default extension
 #define IMPORTER(x) synfig::Importer::book()[synfig::String(x::ext__)]=x::create;
 
+//!Register an Importer class in the book of importers by one file extension string
 #define IMPORTER_EXT(x,y) synfig::Importer::book()[synfig::String(y)]=x::create;
 
 //! Marks the end of the importers in the module's inventory
 //! Marks the start of the valuenodes in the module's inventory
 #define BEGIN_VALUENODES { synfig::LinkableValueNode::Book &book(synfig::LinkableValueNode::book());
 
+//! Registers a valuenode that is defined in the module's inventory
 #define VALUENODE(class,name,local,version)                                                                                                            \
        book[name].factory=reinterpret_cast<synfig::LinkableValueNode::Factory>(&class::create);        \
        book[name].check_type=&class::check_type;                                                                                                       \
@@ -176,7 +186,9 @@ public:
        typedef etl::handle<const Module> ConstHandle;
 
 public:
-       typedef Module*(*constructor_type)(ProgressCallback *);
+       //! Type that represents a pointer to a Module's constructor by name.
+       //! As a pointer to the member, it represents a constructor of importer.
+       typedef Module* (*constructor_type)(ProgressCallback *);
        typedef std::map<String, Handle > Book;
 private:
        static Book* book_;