+typedef const reference<Module> ModuleRef;
+
+enum ServiceType {
+ /** is a Command */
+ SERVICE_COMMAND,
+ /** is a ModeHandler */
+ SERVICE_MODE,
+ /** is a metadata descriptor */
+ SERVICE_METADATA,
+ /** is a data processing provider (MD5, SQL) */
+ SERVICE_DATA,
+ /** is an I/O hook provider (SSL) */
+ SERVICE_IOHOOK
+};
+
+/** A structure defining something that a module can provide */
+class CoreExport ServiceProvider : public classbase
+{
+ public:
+ /** Module that is providing this service */
+ ModuleRef creator;
+ /** Name of the service being provided */
+ const std::string name;
+ /** Type of service (must match object type) */
+ const ServiceType service;
+ ServiceProvider(Module* Creator, const std::string& Name, ServiceType Type);
+ virtual ~ServiceProvider();
+
+ /** If called, this ServiceProvider won't be registered automatically
+ */
+ void DisableAutoRegister();
+};