dynamic_library.h

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#ifndef _BBM_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H_
#define _BBM_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H_
 
#include <string>
 
/***********************************************************************/
/*! \file dynamic_library.h
    \brief load and unload a dynamic library
************************************************************************/
 
#ifdef __WINDOWS__
   #include <windows.h>
 
   namespace bbm {
 
       using dl_handle_t = HMODULE;
  
       inline dl_handle_t loadDynamicLibrary(const std::string& name)
       {
         return LoadLibraryW(name.c_str());
       }
 
       inline void closeDynamicLibrary(dl_handle_t handle)
       {
         FreeLibrary(handle);
       }
     
   } // end bbm namespace
     
#else
   #include <dlfcn.h>
 
   namespace bbm {
     
       using dl_handle_t = void*;
   
       inline dl_handle_t loadDynamicLibrary(const std::string& name)
       {
         return dlopen(name.c_str(), RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
       }
 
       inline void closeDynamicLibrary(dl_handle_t handle)
       {
         dlclose(handle);
       }
 
   } // end bbm namespace
 
#endif
   
#endif /* _BBM_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H_ */