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diff --git a/doc/README.plugins b/doc/README.plugins index eca52da251..e8cac10246 100644 --- a/doc/README.plugins +++ b/doc/README.plugins @@ -321,12 +321,14 @@ is encouraged to update their plugins as outlined below: the DOCSIS plugin. -6 How to implement a plugin related menu +6 How to plugin related interface options + +6.1 Implement a plugin GUI menu A plugin (as well as built-in dissectors) may implement a menu within Wireshark to be used to trigger options, start tools, open Websites, ... -This menu structure is built using the ext_menubar.h interface and it's +This menu structure is built using the plugin_if.h interface and it's corresponding functions. The menu items all call a callback provided by the plugin, which takes @@ -365,7 +367,25 @@ Using the Gtk Version and a Mac OSX operating system, this will not work, and the Gtk interface is currently not supported on this plattform. The Qt interface on Mac provides the menu. -For a more detailed information, please refer to ext_menubar.h +For a more detailed information, please refer to plugin_if.h + +6.2 Implement interactions with the main interface + +Due to memory constraints on most plattforms, plugin functionality cannot be +called directly from a DLL context. Instead special functions will be used, which +will implement certain options for plugins to utilize. + +The following methods exist so far: + + /* Applies the given filter string as display filter */ + WS_DLL_PUBLIC void plugin_if_apply_filter + (const char * filter_string, gboolean force); + + /* Saves the given preference to the main preference storage */ + WS_DLL_PUBLIC void plugin_if_save_preference + (const char * pref_module, const char * pref_key, const char * pref_value); + + ---------------- |