1 files changed, 45 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h b/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
index 1ed4955..6af9cd8 100644
--- a/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
+++ b/include/astra/AstraObjectFactory.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ $Id$
 
 #include "AlgorithmTypelist.h"
 
+#ifdef ASTRA_PYTHON
+#include "PluginAlgorithm.h"
+#endif
+
 
 namespace astra {
 
@@ -59,20 +63,27 @@ public:
 	 */
 	~CAstraObjectFactory();
 
-	/** Create, but don't initialize, a new projector object.
+	/** Create, but don't initialize, a new object.
 	 *
-	 * @param _sType Type of the new projector.
-	 * @return Pointer to a new, unitialized projector.
+	 * @param _sType Type of the new object.
+	 * @return Pointer to a new, uninitialized object.
 	 */
 	T* create(std::string _sType);
 
-	/** Create and initialize a new projector object.
+	/** Create and initialize a new object.
 	 *
-	 * @param _cfg Configuration object to create and initialize a new projector.
+	 * @param _cfg Configuration object to create and initialize a new object.
 	 * @return Pointer to a new, initialized projector.
 	 */
 	T* create(const Config& _cfg);
 
+	/** Find a plugin.
+	*
+	* @param _sType Name of plugin to find.
+	* @return Pointer to a new, uninitialized object, or NULL if not found.
+	*/
+	T* findPlugin(std::string _sType);
+
 
 };
 
@@ -93,6 +104,15 @@ CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::~CAstraObjectFactory()
 
 }
 
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Hook for finding plugin in registered plugins.
+template <typename T, typename TypeList>
+T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::findPlugin(std::string _sType)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Create 
 template <typename T, typename TypeList>
@@ -101,6 +121,9 @@ T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::create(std::string _sType)
 	functor_find<T> finder = functor_find<T>();
 	finder.tofind = _sType;
 	CreateObject<TypeList>::find(finder);
+	if (finder.res == NULL) {
+		finder.res = findPlugin(_sType);
+	}
 	return finder.res;
 }
 
@@ -109,14 +132,11 @@ T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::create(std::string _sType)
 template <typename T, typename TypeList>
 T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::create(const Config& _cfg)
 {
-	functor_find<T> finder = functor_find<T>();
-	finder.tofind = _cfg.self.getAttribute("type");
-	CreateObject<TypeList>::find(finder);
-	if (finder.res == NULL) return NULL;
-	if (finder.res->initialize(_cfg))
-		return finder.res;
-
-	delete finder.res;
+	T* object = create(_cfg.self.getAttribute("type"));
+	if (object == NULL) return NULL;
+	if (object->initialize(_cfg))
+		return object;
+	delete object;
 	return NULL;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -131,6 +151,18 @@ T* CAstraObjectFactory<T, TypeList>::create(const Config& _cfg)
 */
 class _AstraExport CAlgorithmFactory : public CAstraObjectFactory<CAlgorithm, AlgorithmTypeList> {};
 
+#ifdef ASTRA_PYTHON
+template <>
+inline CAlgorithm* CAstraObjectFactory<CAlgorithm, AlgorithmTypeList>::findPlugin(std::string _sType)
+	{
+		CPluginAlgorithmFactory *fac = CPluginAlgorithmFactory::getFactory();
+		if (fac)
+			return fac->getPlugin(_sType);
+		else
+			return 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Class used to create 2D projectors from a string or a config object
 */