`phosphor-registry`

Factory-by-name registry and plugin loader for shell extension seams.

Generalises the per-domain registry pattern into one Registry<T> template the shell instantiates once per UI seam: bar widgets, control-center tiles, launcher providers, OSDs, and desktop widgets. Built-ins register explicitly at the composition root, with no static-init magic. It also owns the plugin path, scanning .so plus manifest.json bundles under ~/.local/share/phosphor/plugins/, validating their ABI, and hot-reloading them on disk change.

Full API →

Key types

Registry<T>

Template registry of T factories keyed by T::id(), one per composition root.

IFactoryBase

Common base for the factory families; declares id(), displayName(), capabilities().

PluginLoader

Scans a plugin root, loads each .so plus manifest, and hot-reloads on disk change.

Manifest

POD mirror of manifest.json; parse() validates ABI version and required fields.

Dependencies

QtCore
QtQml
phosphor-fsloader

References

Full API reference → Doxygen-generated page for PhosphorRegistry.
Namespace index Every symbol under PhosphorRegistry::.

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Dependencies

See also

References