{
  "KPlugin": {
     "Name": "Date and Time",
     "Description": "Date and time by timezone",
     "Icon": "preferences-system-time",
     "Authors": [ { "Name": "Aaron Seigo", "Email": "aseigo@kde.org" } ],
     "Category": "Date and Time",
     "EnabledByDefault": "true",
     "License": "LGPL",
     "Version": "1.0",
     "Website": "https://plasma.kde.org/"
  }
}

Member Function Documentation

KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaData()

Creates an invalid KPluginMetaData instance

[since 6.0] KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaData(const QJsonObject &metaData, const QString &fileName)

Creates a KPluginMetaData from a QJsonObject holding the metadata and a file name This can be used if the data is not retrieved from a Qt C++ plugin library but from some other source.

metaData the JSON metadata to use for this object

pluginFile the file that the plugin can be loaded from

This function was introduced in 6.0.

KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaData(const QPluginLoader &loader, KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaDataOptions options = {})

Reads the plugin metadata from a QPluginLoader instance. You must call QPluginLoader::setFileName() or use the appropriate constructor on loader before calling this.

option Added in 6.0, see enum docs

KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaData(const QString &pluginFile, KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaDataOptions options = {})

Reads the plugin metadata from a plugin which can be loaded from file.

Platform-specific library suffixes may be omitted since file will be resolved using the same logic as QPluginLoader.

See also QPluginLoader::setFileName().

QList<KAboutPerson> KPluginMetaData::authors() const

Returns the author(s) of this plugin.

[since 5.99] QString KPluginMetaData::bugReportUrl() const

Returns the website where people can report a bug found in this plugin

This function was introduced in 5.99.

QString KPluginMetaData::category() const

Returns the categories of this plugin (e.g. "playlist/skin").

[since 5.18] QString KPluginMetaData::copyrightText() const

Returns a short copyright statement

This function was introduced in 5.18.

QString KPluginMetaData::description() const

Returns a short description of the plugin.

QString KPluginMetaData::fileName() const

Returns the path to the plugin. When the KPluginMetaData(QJsonObject, QString) constructor is used, the string is not modified. Otherwise, the path is resolved using QPluginLoader. For static plugins the fileName is the namespace and pluginId concatenated

[static, since 5.84] KPluginMetaData KPluginMetaData::findPluginById(const QString &directory, const QString &pluginId, KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaDataOptions options = {})

directory The directory to search for plugins. If a relative path is given for directory, all entries of QCoreApplication::libraryPaths() will be checked with directory appended as a subdirectory. If an absolute path is given only that directory will be searched. @note Check if the returned KPluginMetaData is valid before continuing to use it.

pluginId The Id of the plugin. The id should be the same as the filename, see KPluginMetaData::pluginId()

option Added in 6.0, see enum docs

This function was introduced in 5.84.

[static, since 5.86] QList<KPluginMetaData> KPluginMetaData::findPlugins(const QString &directory, std::function<bool (const KPluginMetaData &)> filter = {}, KPluginMetaData::KPluginMetaDataOptions options = {})

Find all plugins inside directory. Only plugins which have JSON metadata will be considered.

directory The directory to search for plugins. If a relative path is given for directory, all entries of QCoreApplication::libraryPaths() will be checked with directory appended as a subdirectory. If an absolute path is given only that directory will be searched.

filter a callback function that returns true if the found plugin should be loaded and false if it should be skipped. If this argument is omitted all plugins will be loaded

option Weather or not allow plugins with empty metadata to be considered valid

Returns all plugins found in directory that fulfil the constraints of filter

This function was introduced in 5.86.

[since 5.12] QStringList KPluginMetaData::formFactors() const

Returns A string list of formfactors this plugin is useful for, e.g. desktop, handset or mediacenter. The keys for this are not formally defined, though the above-mentioned values should be used when applicable.

This function was introduced in 5.12.

[static, since 5.91] KPluginMetaData KPluginMetaData::fromJsonFile(const QString &jsonFile)

Load a KPluginMetaData instance from a .json file. Unlike the constructor with a single file argument, this ensure that only JSON format plugins are loaded and any other type is rejected.

jsonFile the .json file to load

This function was introduced in 5.91.

QString KPluginMetaData::iconName() const

Returns the icon name for this plugin

See also QIcon::fromTheme().

bool KPluginMetaData::isEnabledByDefault() const

Returns whether the plugin should be enabled by default. This is only a recommendation, applications can ignore this value if they want to.

[since 5.8] bool KPluginMetaData::isHidden() const

Returns whether this object should be hidden

This function was introduced in 5.8.

[since 5.89] bool KPluginMetaData::isStaticPlugin() const

Returns true if the instance represents a static plugin

This function was introduced in 5.89.

bool KPluginMetaData::isValid() const

Returns whether this object holds valid information about a plugin. If this is true pluginId() will return a non-empty string.

QString KPluginMetaData::license() const

Returns the short license identifier (e.g. LGPL). See KAboutLicense::byKeyword() for retrieving the full license information

[since 5.73] QString KPluginMetaData::licenseText() const

Returns the text of the license, equivalent to KAboutLicense::byKeyword(license()).text()

This function was introduced in 5.73.

[since 5.16] QStringList KPluginMetaData::mimeTypes() const

Returns a list of MIME types this plugin can handle (e.g. "application/pdf", "image/png", etc.)

This function was introduced in 5.16.

QString KPluginMetaData::name() const

Returns the user visible name of the plugin.

[since 5.18] QList<KAboutPerson> KPluginMetaData::otherContributors() const

Returns a list of people that contributed to this plugin (other than the authors and translators).

This function was introduced in 5.18.

QString KPluginMetaData::pluginId() const

Returns the unique identifier within the namespace of the plugin

For C++ plugins, this ID is derived from the filename. It should not be set in the metadata explicitly.

When using KPluginMetaData::fromJsonFile or KPluginMetaData(QJsonObject, QString), the "Id" of the "KPlugin" object will be used. If unset, it will be derived from the filename.

QJsonObject KPluginMetaData::rawData() const

Returns the full metadata stored inside the plugin file.

[since 5.66] bool KPluginMetaData::supportsMimeType(const QString &mimeType) const

Returns true if this plugin can handle the given mimetype This is more accurate than mimeTypes().contains(mimeType) because it also takes MIME type inheritance into account.

This function was introduced in 5.66.

[since 5.18] QList<KAboutPerson> KPluginMetaData::translators() const

Returns the translator(s) of this plugin.

This function was introduced in 5.18.

QString KPluginMetaData::value(const QString &key, const QString &defaultValue = QString()) const

Returns the string value for key from the metadata or defaultValue if the key does not exist

if QString is not the correct type for key you should use the other overloads or KPluginMetaData::rawData

[since 5.88] bool KPluginMetaData::value(const QString &key, bool defaultValue) const

This is an overloaded function.

This function was introduced in 5.88.

[since 5.88] QStringList KPluginMetaData::value(const QString &key, const QStringList &defaultValue) const

Returns the value for key from the metadata or defaultValue if the key does not exist. If the type of key is string, a list containing just that string will be returned. If the type is array, the list will contain one entry for each array member.

This is an overloaded function.

This function was introduced in 5.88.

[since 5.88] int KPluginMetaData::value(const QString &key, int defaultValue) const

This is an overloaded function.

This function was introduced in 5.88.

QString KPluginMetaData::version() const

Returns the version of the plugin.

QString KPluginMetaData::website() const

Returns the website of the plugin.