PLUGIN_INFORMATION

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8/28/2008

This structure defines the basic information of a particular plugin. This information is basic to both Providers and Resolvers.

Syntax

typedef struct _PLUGIN_INFORMATION {
    DWORD         version;
    GUID          guid;
    WCHAR         friendlyName[MAX_PLUGIN_FRIENDLY_NAME];
    PLUGIN_STATE  pluginState;
    DWORD         retryInterval;
    DWORD         maximumInitialWait;
    DWORD         numReportsGenerated;
    GUID          reportsGenerated[MAX_PLUGIN_REPORT_TYPES];
    FILETIME      lastUpdate;
    DWORD         pluginFlags;
} PLUGIN_INFORMATION, *PPLUGIN_INFORMATION;

Members

• version
  Version of the plugin DLL.

• guid
  GUID representing the plugin DLL.

• friendlyName
  Friendly name of the plugin DLL, such as "Microsoft GPS Provider".

• pluginState
  Current state the plugin is in.

• retryInterval
  Time, in milliseconds, a plugin waits before attempting to restart if it encounters a failure and enters the PLUGIN_STATE_UNAVAILABLE.

• maximumInitialWait
  Time, in milliseconds, within which a plugin must determine its first position on startup or else it will fail and enter the PLUGIN_STATE_UNAVAILABLE.

• numReportsGenerated
  The number of reports this plugin can generate.

• reportsGenerated
  Array of GUIDs indicate the reports this plugin can generate.

• lastUpdate
  Time, specified as FILETIME, when plugin generated last report. Note on most systems this is only accurate to within 1000ms.

• pluginFlags
  Plugin flags with extra configuration options for the particular plugin. These are unique per plugin and are not defined globally.

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Reference

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