globus_mod...scriptor_s(3)
β¨ globus_module_descriptor_s β the module glow-up struct β¨
okay bestie, so this is a page from the Library Functions Manual for globus_module_descriptor_s(3) β yes the name is a whole mouthful, we don't make the rules π
. It's part of globus_common, and it's genuinely iconic, so let's get into it.
π NAME π
globus_module_descriptor_s β Module Descriptor. that's it, that's the whole name, she's a descriptor for a module π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
#include <globus_module.h>
πΈ Data Fields πΈ
char * module_name
globus_module_activation_func_t activation_func
globus_module_deactivation_func_t deactivation_func
globus_module_atexit_func_t atexit_func
globus_module_get_pointer_func_t get_pointer_func
globus_version_t * version
globus_error_print_friendly_t friendly_error_func
π DESCRIPTION π
so basically, globus_module_descriptor_s is a Module Descriptor, and it's a public data structure that holds a bunch of function pointers used to activate and deactivate a module. like, it's the little card your module hands over so the system knows how to turn it on and off. no cap, that's the whole vibe π«Ά
π§ Field Documentation π§
like, let's go through every single one, because we do NOT skip fields in this house π
globus_module_activation_func_t globus_module_descriptor_s::activation_funcβ the module's activation function. this is what gets your module up and running β¨globus_module_atexit_func_t globus_module_descriptor_s::atexit_funcβ the module's atexit function. it does the at-exit thing, yk how it is πglobus_module_deactivation_func_t globus_module_descriptor_s::deactivation_funcβ the module's deactivation function. the graceful goodbye, the lights-off moment πglobus_error_print_friendly_t globus_module_descriptor_s::friendly_error_funcβ the module's error message function. she makes the errors friendly, which honestly? we love that for us π₯Ίglobus_module_get_pointer_func_t globus_module_descriptor_s::get_pointer_funcβ the module'sget_pointerfunction. it gets the pointer, fr fr πchar* globus_module_descriptor_s::module_nameβ module name string. literally just the name, the government name, the full legal name of your module πglobus_version_t* globus_module_descriptor_s::versionβ module version. which era of the module are we in, bestie? β
π Author π
Generated automatically by Doxygen for globus_common from the source code.
so yeah, no human author to thank here β Doxygen just did all that on its own, and honestly? ate π
okay and for the cute sign-off: this whole thing comes from globus_common, Version 18.15, and the page id is globus_mod...scriptor_s(3) (yes the middle got eaten, it's giving mystery, it's giving intrigue π΅οΈβοΈ). anyway bestie, go activate your modules responsibly, mwah πβ¨
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