+enum ServiceType {
+ /** is a Command */
+ SERVICE_COMMAND,
+ /** is a channel ModeHandler */
+ SERVICE_CMODE,
+ /** is a user ModeHandler */
+ SERVICE_UMODE,
+ /** 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 providerbase : 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;
+ providerbase(Module* Creator, const std::string& Name, ServiceType Type)
+ : creator(Creator), name(Name), service(Type) {}
+ virtual ~providerbase();
+};
+
+