Add comments, simplify deletion.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/plugin/src/plugin.c b/plugin/src/plugin.c
index f65132f..cd05faf 100644
--- a/plugin/src/plugin.c
+++ b/plugin/src/plugin.c
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 // shared library before the compiler has fully written to it.
 static const int WATCH_MASK = IN_CLOSE_WRITE;
 
+/// Plugin state.
+///
+/// Each Plugin object points to a shared library and holds a state object.
+///
+/// The same shared library can be loaded multiple times, resulting in multiple
+/// Plugin instances, each with its own internal state.
 typedef struct Plugin {
   void* handle;      // First member so that Plugin can be cast to handle.
   void* state;       // Plugin's internal state.
-  bool  reloaded;    // Whether the plugin has been reloaded state needs to be
+  bool  reloaded;    // Whether the plugin has been reloaded, state needs to be
                      // re-created.
   PluginEngine* eng; // So that the public API can do stuff with just a Plugin*.
   mstring       filename;
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ typedef struct Plugin {
 
 DEF_LIST(Plugin);
 
+/// Plugin engine.
 typedef struct PluginEngine {
   int         inotify_instance;
   int         dir_watch; // inotify watch on the plugins directory.
@@ -76,16 +83,31 @@ static bool load_library(Plugin* plugin) {
   return false;
 }
 
+static void delete_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin) {
+  if (plugin->state) {
+    free(plugin->state);
+    plugin->state = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+void set_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin, void* state) {
+  assert(plugin);
+  delete_plugin_state(plugin);
+  plugin->state = state;
+}
+
+void* get_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin) {
+  assert(plugin);
+  return plugin->state;
+}
+
 static void destroy_plugin(Plugin* plugin) {
   if (plugin) {
     if (plugin->handle) {
       dlclose(plugin->handle);
       plugin->handle = 0;
     }
-    if (plugin->state) {
-      free(plugin->state);
-      plugin->state = 0;
-    }
+    delete_plugin_state(plugin);
   }
 }
 
@@ -114,24 +136,6 @@ void delete_plugin(Plugin** pPlugin) {
   }
 }
 
-static void delete_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin) {
-  if (plugin->state) {
-    free(plugin->state);
-    plugin->state = 0;
-  }
-}
-
-void set_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin, void* state) {
-  assert(plugin);
-  delete_plugin_state(plugin);
-  plugin->state = state;
-}
-
-void* get_plugin_state(Plugin* plugin) {
-  assert(plugin);
-  return plugin->state;
-}
-
 bool plugin_reloaded(Plugin* plugin) {
   assert(plugin);
   const bool reloaded = plugin->reloaded;