PluginLoader.cc

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//=============================================================================
//
//  CLASS Core - IMPLEMENTATION of the Plugin Loading
//
//=============================================================================


//== INCLUDES =================================================================

// -------------------- mview
#include "Core.hh"

#include <QMenuBar>
#include <QToolBox>
#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QApplication>
#include <QScrollArea>

#include <QPluginLoader>
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/BaseInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/KeyInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/BackupInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/LoggingInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/MouseInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/PickingInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ToolboxInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/OptionsInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ToolbarInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/TextureInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/MenuInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ContextMenuInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ProcessInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ViewInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ViewModeInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/LoadSaveInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/StatusbarInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/INIInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/FileInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/RPCInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/ScriptInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/SecurityInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/TypeInterface.hh"
#include "OpenFlipper/BasePlugin/PluginConnectionInterface.hh"

#include "OpenFlipper/INIFile/INIFile.hh"

#include "OpenFlipper/common/GlobalOptions.hh"

#include <QMessageBox>
#include <QtScript/QScriptValueIterator>

#include <ACG/QtWidgets/QtFileDialog.hh>
#include "OpenFlipper/widgets/PluginDialog/PluginDialog.hh"

class PreloadThread : public QThread
{
  public: 
    
    /** \brief Preload thread constructor
    *
    * This constructor initializes the preloading thread.
    * @param _fileName Filename of the Plugin to be loaded.
    */
    PreloadThread(QString _fileName):
      filename_(_fileName) {      
    }
  
  public:
    
    /** \brief get an instance of the loaded plugin
    *
    * This function returns an instance of the loaded plugin or 0 if something went wrong.
    * This mehod has to be called from the main thread as the plugins have to stay in the
    * core thread of the application.
    */
    QObject* getInstance() { return loader_.instance(); }
    
    /** \brief function to get the filename used in this preloader */
    QString filename() { return filename_; }
    
    /// If an error occured, this function will return the error message
    QString getError() { return loader_.errorString(); }
    
    /** \brief preload function
    *
    * This function is used in the thread to preload a plugin. The name is given in the constructor.
    */
    void run() {
      loader_.setFileName( filename_ );
      loader_.load();
    }
    
  private:
    QString filename_;
    QPluginLoader loader_;
};


//== IMPLEMENTATION ==========================================================


bool Core::checkSlot(QObject* _plugin , const char* _slotSignature) {
  const QMetaObject* meta = _plugin->metaObject();
  int id = meta->indexOfSlot( QMetaObject::normalizedSignature( _slotSignature ) );
  return ( id != -1 );
}

bool Core::checkSignal(QObject* _plugin , const char* _signalSignature) {
  const QMetaObject* meta = _plugin->metaObject();
  int id = meta->indexOfSignal( QMetaObject::normalizedSignature( _signalSignature ) );
  return ( id != -1 );
}

 /** Load plugins from dir Plugins. The plugin information gets stored, toolbox and menu entries are created and the required signals and slots are connected.
  */
void Core::loadPlugins()
{
  
  QString licenseTexts = "";
  
  //try to load plugins from new location
  QDir tempDir = QDir(OpenFlipper::Options::pluginDir());

  // Possible Plugin extensions
  QStringList filter;
  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isWindows() )
    filter << "*.dll";
  else if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isDarwin() )
    filter << "*.so";
//    filter << "*.dylib";
  else
    filter << "*.so";
  
  // Get all files in the Plugin dir
  QStringList pluginlist = tempDir.entryList(filter,QDir::Files);

  // Convert local file path to absolute path
  for (int i=0; i < pluginlist.size(); i++) {
     pluginlist[i] = tempDir.absoluteFilePath(pluginlist[i]);
  }

  // get all Plugin Names which will not be loaded
  QStringList dontLoadPlugins = OpenFlipperSettings().value("PluginControl/DontLoadNames").toStringList();
  
  // Output info about additional plugins
  for ( int i = 0 ; i < dontLoadPlugins.size(); ++i) 
    emit log(LOGOUT,tr("dontLoadPlugins Plugin from ini file: %1").arg( dontLoadPlugins[i] ) );
  
  // get all Plugins which should be loaded in addition to the standard plugins 
  QStringList additionalPlugins = OpenFlipperSettings().value("PluginControl/AdditionalPlugins").toStringList();
  
  // Output info about additional plugins
  for ( int i = 0 ; i < additionalPlugins.size(); ++i) {
    emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Additional Plugin from file: %1").arg( additionalPlugins[i] ) );
  }
  
  // Prepend the additional Plugins to the plugin list
  pluginlist = additionalPlugins << pluginlist;
  
  // Sort plugins to load FilePlugins first
  QStringList typePlugins;
  QStringList filePlugins;
  QStringList textureControl;
  QStringList otherPlugins;
  //plugin Liste sortieren
  for (int i=0; i < pluginlist.size(); i++)
    if (pluginlist[i].contains("Plugin-Type") )
      typePlugins.push_back(pluginlist[i]);
    else if (pluginlist[i].contains("Plugin-File") )
      filePlugins.push_back(pluginlist[i]);
    else if (pluginlist[i].contains("TextureControl"))
      textureControl.push_back(pluginlist[i]);
    else
      otherPlugins.push_back(pluginlist[i]);

  // This is the order in which plugins have to be loaded:
  // First load all type Plugins to register the dataTypes to the core
  // Than load the file plugins to load objects 
  // Next is textureControl to control texture based properties
  // Than load everything else.
  pluginlist = typePlugins << filePlugins << textureControl << otherPlugins;

  for ( int i = 0 ; i < dontLoadPlugins.size(); ++i )
    emit log(LOGWARN,tr("Skipping Plugins :\t %1").arg( dontLoadPlugins[i] ) );

  emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");

  QTime time;
  
  time.start();
  
  std::vector< PreloadThread* > loaderThreads;
  
  // Try to load each file as a plugin in a separate thread (only load them in seperate thread. Instance will be created in main thread)
  for ( int i = 0 ; i < pluginlist.size() ; ++i) {
    
    // create loader thread
    PreloadThread* load = new PreloadThread(pluginlist[i]);
    
    // remember loader thread
    loaderThreads.push_back(load);
    
    // start loader thread
    load->start();
  }
  
  // Check each thread for a valid plugin
  for ( uint i = 0 ; i < loaderThreads.size() ; ++i) {
    
    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() && OpenFlipperSettings().value("Core/Gui/splash",true).toBool() ) {
      splashMessage_ = tr("Loading Plugin %1/%2").arg(i).arg(loaderThreads.size()) ;
      splash_->showMessage( splashMessage_ , Qt::AlignBottom | Qt::AlignLeft , Qt::white);
      QApplication::processEvents();
    }
    
    loaderThreads[i]->wait();
    
    if ( loaderThreads[i]->getInstance() != 0 ) {
      QString pluginLicenseText  = "";
      loadPlugin(loaderThreads[i]->filename(),true,pluginLicenseText, loaderThreads[i]->getInstance());
      licenseTexts += pluginLicenseText;
    } else {
      emit log(LOGERR,tr("Unable to load Plugin :\t %1").arg( loaderThreads[i]->filename() ) );
      emit log(LOGERR,tr("Error was : ") + loaderThreads[i]->getError() );
      emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");       
    }
    
    delete loaderThreads[i];
  }

  splashMessage_ = "";
  
  if ( licenseTexts != "" ) {
    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() ) {
      
      // split for each license block
      QStringList licenseBlocks = licenseTexts.split("==");

      // Cleanup lists to get only the ones containing valid plugins.
      for ( QStringList::iterator it = licenseBlocks.begin(); it != licenseBlocks.end() ; ++it )
        if ( ! it->contains("PluginName") ) {
          licenseBlocks.erase(it);
          it = licenseBlocks.begin();
        }
      
      // sort by the contact mails
      QMap< QString , QString > contacts;
      
      for ( QStringList::iterator it = licenseBlocks.begin(); it != licenseBlocks.end() ; ++it ) {
        QStringList lines = it->split("\n");
        
        lines = lines.filter ( "Contact mail", Qt::CaseInsensitive );
        
        // Corect one found:
        if (lines.size() == 1)  {
          QString mail = lines[0].section(":",-1).simplified();
          QString list = contacts.take(mail);
          list.append(*it);
          contacts.insert(mail,list);
        } else {
          emit log(LOGWARN,tr("Can't extract mail contact from license request"));
        }
          
      }
      
      for ( QMap<QString , QString>::iterator it = contacts.begin() ; it != contacts.end() ; ++it ) {
        
        QStringList request = it.value().split("\n");
        
        // Cleanup lists to get only the relevant part
        for ( QStringList::iterator lit = request.begin(); lit != request.end() ; ++lit ) {
          
          if ( lit->contains("Message:")  ) {
            *lit = lit->section(":",-1).simplified();
          }
          
          if ( lit->contains("Contact mail:")  ) {
            *lit = lit->section(":",-1).simplified();
          }
          
        }
        
        QMessageBox::StandardButton button = QMessageBox::warning ( 0, tr("Plugin License check failed, issuer is: %1").arg( it.key() ),  request.join("\n") + tr("\n\n Open in Mail program?"),QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,QMessageBox::Yes  );
        
        if ( button == QMessageBox::Yes )
           QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(tr("mailto:%1?subject=License Request&body=%2").arg(it.key()).arg(it.value()), QUrl::TolerantMode));
        
      }

      
    } else {
      emit log(LOGWARN,tr("Plugin License check failed: "));
      std::cerr << licenseTexts.toStdString() << std::endl;
    }
  } 

  emit pluginsInitialized();

  emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Loaded %n Plugin(s)","",plugins.size()) );
}

/** @brief slot for loading Plugins
 */
void Core::slotLoadPlugin(){

  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::nogui() )
    return;

  // Setup filters for possible plugin extensions
  QString filter;
  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isWindows() )
    filter = "Plugins (*.dll)";
  else if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isDarwin() )
    // filter = "Plugins (*.dylib)";
    filter = "Plugins (*.so)";
  else
    filter = "Plugins (*.so)";

  // Ask the user to select the file to load
  QString filename = ACG::getOpenFileName(coreWidget_,tr("Load Plugin"),filter, OpenFlipperSettings().value("Core/CurrentDir").toString() );

  if (filename.isEmpty())
    return;

  // get the plugin name
  // and check if Plugin is in the dontLoad List
  QPluginLoader loader( filename );
  QObject *plugin = loader.instance();
  QString name;

  // Check if a plugin has been loaded
  if (plugin) {
    // Check if it is a BasePlugin
    BaseInterface* basePlugin = qobject_cast< BaseInterface * >(plugin);
    if ( basePlugin ) {
      name = basePlugin->name();
    }else
      return;
  }else
    return;

  // Ask if the plugin is on the block list
  QStringList dontLoadPlugins = OpenFlipperSettings().value("PluginControl/DontLoadNames").toStringList();
  if (dontLoadPlugins.contains(name)){
      int ret = QMessageBox::question(0, tr("Plugin Loading Prevention"),
                   tr("OpenFlipper is currently configured to prevent loading this plugin.\n"
                      "Do you want to enable this plugin permanently?"),
                   QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,
                   QMessageBox::Yes);
      if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes) {
        dontLoadPlugins.removeAll(name);
        OpenFlipperSettings().setValue("PluginControl/DontLoadNames",dontLoadPlugins);
      } else
         return;
  }
  
  // check if the plugin is not on the additional plugin list
  QStringList additionalPlugins = OpenFlipperSettings().value("PluginControl/AdditionalPlugins").toStringList();
  if (!additionalPlugins.contains(name)){
    int ret = QMessageBox::question(0, tr("Plugin Loading ..."),
                                       tr("Should OpenFlipper load this plugin on next startup?"),
                                    QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,
                                    QMessageBox::Yes);
    if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes) {
      additionalPlugins << filename;
      std::cerr << "Added: " << filename.toStdString() << std::endl;
      OpenFlipperSettings().setValue("PluginControl/AdditionalPlugins",additionalPlugins);
    }
  }
  
  QString licenseText = "";
  loadPlugin(filename,false,licenseText);
  
  if ( licenseText != "" ) {
    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() ) {
      QMessageBox::warning ( 0, tr("Plugin License check failed"),  licenseText );
      
      std::cerr << "OpenURL: " << std::endl;
      QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(tr("mailto:contact@openflipper.com?subject=License Request&body=%1").arg(licenseText), QUrl::TolerantMode));
    } else {
      std::cerr << "Plugin License check failed" << std::endl;
      std::cerr << licenseText.toStdString() << std::endl;
    }
  } 
}

/** @brief slot for showing loaded Plugins
 */
void Core::slotShowPlugins(){

  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() ){

    int ret = 0;

    while (ret == 0){

      PluginDialog* dialog = new PluginDialog(plugins, coreWidget_);

      //connect signals
      connect(dialog, SIGNAL(unloadPlugin(QString)), this, SLOT(unloadPlugin(QString)));
      connect(dialog, SIGNAL( loadPlugin() ), this, SLOT( slotLoadPlugin() ));

      //if a plugin was deleted/loaded the dialog returns 0 and it needs to be loaded again
      ret = dialog->exec();

      delete dialog;
    }
  }
}

/** @brief Unload a Plugin with given name (slot)
 *  @param name plugin name
 */
void Core::unloadPlugin(QString name){
  for (uint i=0; i < plugins.size(); i++)
    if (plugins[i].rpcName == name){
      if ( checkSlot( plugins[i].plugin , "exit()" ) )
        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(plugins[i].plugin, "exit",  Qt::DirectConnection);

      //remove toolbox widget
      QString name_nospace = name;
      name_nospace.remove(" ");
      if ( coreWidget_->viewModes_[0]->visibleToolboxes.contains(name_nospace) )
        coreWidget_->viewModes_[0]->visibleToolboxes.removeAt(coreWidget_->viewModes_[0]->visibleToolboxes.indexOf(name_nospace));
      for ( uint j = 0 ; j < plugins[i].toolboxWidgets.size() ; ++j )
        if (plugins[i].toolboxWidgets[j].second ){
          plugins[i].toolboxWidgets[j].second->setVisible(false);
          delete plugins[i].toolboxWidgets[j].second;
        }

      plugins.erase(plugins.begin() + i);

      emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Unloaded Plugin :\t\t %1").arg( name) );

      return;
    }

    log(LOGERR, tr("Unable to unload plugin '%1' (plugin wasn't found)").arg(name));
}

/** @brief Load a Plugin with given filename
 *  @param filename complete path + filename of the plugin
 *  @param silent if 'true': user isn't asked what to do if a plugin is already loaded
 *  @param _licenseErrors String will be epty when no license issues occured, otherwise it contains the required information for obtaining a license
 *  @param _plugin You can provide a preloaded plugin here. If this is 0 the filename will be used to load the plugin.
 */
void Core::loadPlugin(QString filename, bool silent, QString& _licenseErrors, QObject* _plugin){

  _licenseErrors = "";
  
  // Only load .dll under windows
  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isWindows() ) {
    QString dllname = filename;
    if ( ! dllname.endsWith( ".dll" ) )
      return;
  }

  // Only load .so under linux
  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::isLinux() ) {
    QString soname = filename;
    if ( ! soname.endsWith( ".so" ) )
      return;
  }

  // This will be the reference to our plugin
  QObject *plugin = 0;

  // Try to open the file if we did not get a plugin,
  // Otherwise use the supplied plugin pointer
  if ( _plugin == 0 ) {
    QPluginLoader loader( filename );
    plugin = loader.instance();  
    
    if ( !plugin) {
      emit log(LOGERR,tr("Unable to load Plugin :\t %1").arg( filename ) );
      emit log(LOGERR,tr("Error was : ") + loader.errorString() );
      emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");       
    }
    
  } else {
      plugin = _plugin;
  }
  
  // Check if a plugin has been loaded
  PluginInfo info;
  QString supported;

  emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Location : \t %1").arg(filename) );
  
  // Check if it is a BasePlugin
  BaseInterface* basePlugin = qobject_cast< BaseInterface * >(plugin);
  if ( basePlugin ) {
    emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Found Plugin : \t %1").arg(basePlugin->name()) );
    emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Location : \t %2").arg(filename) );

    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() && OpenFlipperSettings().value("Core/Gui/splash",true).toBool() ) {
      splashMessage_ = splashMessage_ + " " + basePlugin->name() ;
      splash_->showMessage( splashMessage_ , Qt::AlignBottom | Qt::AlignLeft , Qt::white);
      QApplication::processEvents();
    }

    //Check if plugin is already loaded
    for (uint k=0; k < plugins.size(); k++){

        QString name_nospace =  basePlugin->name();
        name_nospace.remove(" ");

        if (plugins[k].name == name_nospace){
          if (silent || OpenFlipper::Options::nogui() ){ //dont load the plugin
            emit log(LOGWARN, tr("\t\t\t Already loaded from %1").arg( plugins[k].path) );
            emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
            return;
        }else{ //ask the user
          int ret = QMessageBox::question(coreWidget_,
                                          tr("Plugin already loaded"),
                                          tr("A Plugin with the same name was already loaded from %1.\n" 
                                              "You can only load the new plugin if you unload the existing one first.\n\n"
                                              "Do you want to unload the existing plugin first?").arg( plugins[k].path),
                                          QMessageBox::Yes|QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No);
          if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes)
            unloadPlugin(plugins[k].name);
          else{
            emit log(LOGWARN, tr("\t\t\t Already loaded from %1.").arg( plugins[k].path));
            emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
            return;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    QStringList dontLoadPlugins = OpenFlipperSettings().value("PluginControl/DontLoadNames").toStringList();
    
    if ( dontLoadPlugins.contains(basePlugin->name(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) ) {
      emit log(LOGWARN,tr("OpenFlipper.ini prevented Plugin %1 from being loaded! ").arg( basePlugin->name() ));
      emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
      return;
    }

    //Check if it is a BasePlugin
    SecurityInterface * securePlugin = qobject_cast< SecurityInterface * >(plugin);
    if ( securePlugin ) {
      emit log(LOGINFO,tr("Plugin uses security interface. Trying to authenticate against plugin ..."));

      bool success = false;
      QMetaObject::invokeMethod(plugin,"authenticate", Q_RETURN_ARG( bool , success ) , Q_ARG(QString&, _licenseErrors)) ;

      if ( success )
        emit log(LOGINFO,tr("... ok. Loading plugin "));
      else {
        emit log(LOGERR,tr("... failed. Plugin access denied."));
        emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
        
        // Abort here, as the plugin will not do anything else until correct authentication.
        return;
      }
    }


    emit log(LOGOUT,tr("Plugin Desciption :\t %1 ").arg( basePlugin->description()) );

    supported = "BaseInterface ";

    info.name          = basePlugin->name();
    info.description   = basePlugin->description();
    info.plugin        = plugin;
    info.path          = filename;

    if ( checkSlot(plugin,"version()") )
      info.version = basePlugin->version();
    else
      info.version = QString::number(-1);

    if ( OpenFlipper::Options::nogui() ) {

      if ( ! checkSlot( plugin , "noguiSupported()" ) ) {
        emit log(LOGWARN,tr("Running in nogui mode which is unsupported by this plugin, skipping") );
        emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
        return;
      }

    }


    // Check for baseInterface of old style!
    if ( checkSignal(plugin,"updated_objects(int)") ) {
      log(LOGERR,tr("Plugin Uses old style updated_objects! Convert to updatedObject!"));
      emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
      return;
    }

    if ( checkSignal(plugin,"update_view()") ) {
      log(LOGERR,tr("Plugin Uses old style update_view! Convert to updateView!"));
      emit log(LOGOUT,"================================================================================");
      return;
    }

    if ( checkSignal(plugin,"updateView()") )
      connect(plugin,SIGNAL(updateView()),this,SLOT(updateView()));


    if ( checkSignal(plugin,"updatedObject(int)") && checkSignal(plugin,"updatedObject(int,const UpdateType)") ){
      
      log(LOGERR,tr("Plugin uses deprecated and(!) new updatedObject. Only new updatedObject will be active."));
      connect(plugin,SIGNAL(updatedObject(int,const UpdateType)),this,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)), Qt::DirectConnection);
      
    } else {

      if ( checkSignal(plugin,"updatedObject(int)") ){
        log(LOGWARN,tr("Plugin uses deprecated updatedObject."));
        connect(plugin,SIGNAL(updatedObject(int)),this,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int)), Qt::DirectConnection);
      }

      if ( checkSignal(plugin,"updatedObject(int,const UpdateType)") )
        connect(plugin,SIGNAL(updatedObject(int,const UpdateType)),this,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)), Qt::DirectConnection);
    }

    if ( checkSlot( plugin , "slotObjectUpdated(int)" ) && checkSlot( plugin , "slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)" ) ){
      
      log(LOGERR,tr("Plugin uses deprecated and(!) new slotObjectUpdated. Only new slotObjectUpdated will be active."));
      connect(this,SIGNAL(signalObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)),plugin,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)), Qt::DirectConnection);
    
    } else {

      if ( checkSlot( plugin , "slotObjectUpdated(int)" ) ){
        log(LOGWARN,tr("Plugin uses deprecated slotObjectUpdated."));
        connect(this,SIGNAL(signalObjectUpdated(int)),plugin,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int)), Qt::DirectConnection);
      }

      if ( checkSlot( plugin , "slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)" ) )
        connect(this,SIGNAL(signalObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)),plugin,SLOT(slotObjectUpdated(int,const UpdateType)), Qt::DirectConnection);
    }

    if ( checkSignal(plugin,"objectPropertiesChanged(int)")) {
      emit log (LOGERR,tr("Signal objectPropertiesChanged(int) is deprecated. " ));
      emit log (LOGERR,tr("The signal will be automatically emitted by the object that has been changed and the core will deliver it to the plugins!. "));
      emit log (LOGERR,tr("Please remove this signal from your plugins!. "));
    }
    
    if ( checkSlot( plugin , "slotViewChanged()" ) )
      connect(this,SIGNAL(pluginViewChanged()),plugin,SLOT(slotViewChanged()), Qt::DirectConnection);