| .. _dplugins: | |
| Plugins | |
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| vlib implements a straightforward plug-in DLL mechanism. VLIB client | |
| applications specify a directory to search for plug-in .DLLs, and a name | |
| filter to apply (if desired). VLIB needs to load plug-ins very early. | |
| Once loaded, the plug-in DLL mechanism uses dlsym to find and verify a | |
| vlib\_plugin\_registration data structure in the newly-loaded plug-in. | |
| For more on plugins please refer to :ref:`add_plugin`. |