[Panel-devel] PlasmaAppInterface, Plasma Engine

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Wednesday 16 August 2006 8:13, Daniel Bruegmann wrote:
> What is a PlasmaAppInterface?

it's an interface, or set of methods, that plasma will provide an 
implementation for. this allows classes in the library to make calls into the 
application without linking to the whole application. it defines, if you 
will, the public interface of the application.

if i can find a way to get rid of it, i will, but right now some of the 
library classes really need it. we did the same thing in kicker to increase 
separation between components and the core app.

> Also, what is a Plasma Engine?

as Siraj noted, it's an abstract class that provides a generic means to query 
and receive updates on a set of data. that might mean hotplug events, network 
interface data, process information ......

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