Import gedit's C plugin system as GPE.

The Gedit namespace has been replaced by a GPE namespace which means
"Gedit Plugins Engine" or "Gnome Plugins Engine" as you prefer.

Only the C loader has been imported so far, and there are still a few
gedit-isms within the source code.

31 files changed, 4093 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.bak
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.o
+*~
+.*.sw[nop]
+.deps
+.libs
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache
+/config.cache
+/config.guess
+/config.h
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.lt
+/config.status
+/config.status.lineno
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/configure.lineno
+/data/Makefile.in
+/depcomp
+/gnome-doc-utils.make
+/gtk-doc.make
+/install-sh
+/intltool-extract
+/intltool-extract.in
+/intltool-merge
+/intltool-merge.in
+/intltool-update
+/intltool-update.in
+/libplugins/Makefile.in
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/m4
+/missing
+/mkinstalldirs
+/omf.make
+/po/*.gmo
+/po/*.mo
+/po/.intltool-merge-cache
+/po/Makefile
+/po/Makefile.in
+/po/Makefile.in.in
+/po/POTFILES
+/po/stamp-it
+/py-compile
+/so_locations
+/stamp-h1
+/xmldocs.make
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+Contributors to the gedit plugin system:
+
+	Paolo Maggi <paolo@gnome.org>
+	Paolo Borelli <pborelli@katamail.com>
+	Steve Frécinaux <code@istique.net>
+	Jesse van den Kieboom <jesse@icecrew.nl>
+ 	Ignacio Casal Quinteiro <icq@gnome.org>
+
+Contributors to Epiphany's plugin system:
+
+	Marco Pesenti Gritti
+	Christian Persch <chpe@gnome.org>
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2550dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+Installation Instructions
+*************************
+
+Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005,
+2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
+unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
+
+Basic Installation
+==================
+
+   Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
+configure, build, and install this package.  The following
+more-detailed instructions are generic; see the `README' file for
+instructions specific to this package.
+
+   The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
+various system-dependent variables used during compilation.  It uses
+those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
+It may also create one or more `.h' files containing system-dependent
+definitions.  Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that
+you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, and a
+file `config.log' containing compiler output (useful mainly for
+debugging `configure').
+
+   It can also use an optional file (typically called `config.cache'
+and enabled with `--cache-file=config.cache' or simply `-C') that saves
+the results of its tests to speed up reconfiguring.  Caching is
+disabled by default to prevent problems with accidental use of stale
+cache files.
+
+   If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, please try
+to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
+diffs or instructions to the address given in the `README' so they can
+be considered for the next release.  If you are using the cache, and at
+some point `config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you
+may remove or edit it.
+
+   The file `configure.ac' (or `configure.in') is used to create
+`configure' by a program called `autoconf'.  You need `configure.ac' if
+you want to change it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version
+of `autoconf'.
+
+The simplest way to compile this package is:
+
+  1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
+     `./configure' to configure the package for your system.
+
+     Running `configure' might take a while.  While running, it prints
+     some messages telling which features it is checking for.
+
+  2. Type `make' to compile the package.
+
+  3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
+     the package.
+
+  4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
+     documentation.
+
+  5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
+     source code directory by typing `make clean'.  To also remove the
+     files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
+     a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.  There is
+     also a `make maintainer-clean' target, but that is intended mainly
+     for the package's developers.  If you use it, you may have to get
+     all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came
+     with the distribution.
+
+  6. Often, you can also type `make uninstall' to remove the installed
+     files again.
+
+Compilers and Options
+=====================
+
+   Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that
+the `configure' script does not know about.  Run `./configure --help'
+for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
+
+   You can give `configure' initial values for configuration parameters
+by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.  Here
+is an example:
+
+     ./configure CC=c99 CFLAGS=-g LIBS=-lposix
+
+   *Note Defining Variables::, for more details.
+
+Compiling For Multiple Architectures
+====================================
+
+   You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
+same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
+own directory.  To do this, you can use GNU `make'.  `cd' to the
+directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
+the `configure' script.  `configure' automatically checks for the
+source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'.
+
+   With a non-GNU `make', it is safer to compile the package for one
+architecture at a time in the source code directory.  After you have
+installed the package for one architecture, use `make distclean' before
+reconfiguring for another architecture.
+
+   On MacOS X 10.5 and later systems, you can create libraries and
+executables that work on multiple system types--known as "fat" or
+"universal" binaries--by specifying multiple `-arch' options to the
+compiler but only a single `-arch' option to the preprocessor.  Like
+this:
+
+     ./configure CC="gcc -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -arch ppc -arch ppc64" \
+                 CXX="g++ -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -arch ppc -arch ppc64" \
+                 CPP="gcc -E" CXXCPP="g++ -E"
+
+   This is not guaranteed to produce working output in all cases, you
+may have to build one architecture at a time and combine the results
+using the `lipo' tool if you have problems.
+
+Installation Names
+==================
+
+   By default, `make install' installs the package's commands under
+`/usr/local/bin', include files under `/usr/local/include', etc.  You
+can specify an installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving
+`configure' the option `--prefix=PREFIX'.
+
+   You can specify separate installation prefixes for
+architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files.  If you
+pass the option `--exec-prefix=PREFIX' to `configure', the package uses
+PREFIX as the prefix for installing programs and libraries.
+Documentation and other data files still use the regular prefix.
+
+   In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give
+options like `--bindir=DIR' to specify different values for particular
+kinds of files.  Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories
+you can set and what kinds of files go in them.
+
+   If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed
+with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the
+option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.
+
+Optional Features
+=================
+
+   Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
+`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
+They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
+is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System).  The
+`README' should mention any `--enable-' and `--with-' options that the
+package recognizes.
+
+   For packages that use the X Window System, `configure' can usually
+find the X include and library files automatically, but if it doesn't,
+you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
+`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
+
+Particular systems
+==================
+
+   On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible.  If GNU
+CC is not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in
+order to use an ANSI C compiler:
+
+     ./configure CC="cc -Ae -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500"
+
+and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
+
+   On OSF/1 a.k.a. Tru64, some versions of the default C compiler cannot
+parse its `<wchar.h>' header file.  The option `-nodtk' can be used as
+a workaround.  If GNU CC is not installed, it is therefore recommended
+to try
+
+     ./configure CC="cc"
+
+and if that doesn't work, try
+
+     ./configure CC="cc -nodtk"
+
+   On Solaris, don't put `/usr/ucb' early in your `PATH'.  This
+directory contains several dysfunctional programs; working variants of
+these programs are available in `/usr/bin'.  So, if you need `/usr/ucb'
+in your `PATH', put it _after_ `/usr/bin'.
+
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in `/boot/common',
+not `/usr/local'.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
+Specifying the System Type
+==========================
+
+   There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out
+automatically, but needs to determine by the type of machine the package
+will run on.  Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the
+_same_ architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints
+a message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
+`--build=TYPE' option.  TYPE can either be a short name for the system
+type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
+
+     CPU-COMPANY-SYSTEM
+
+where SYSTEM can have one of these forms:
+
+     OS
+     KERNEL-OS
+
+   See the file `config.sub' for the possible values of each field.  If
+`config.sub' isn't included in this package, then this package doesn't
+need to know the machine type.
+
+   If you are _building_ compiler tools for cross-compiling, you should
+use the option `--target=TYPE' to select the type of system they will
+produce code for.
+
+   If you want to _use_ a cross compiler, that generates code for a
+platform different from the build platform, you should specify the
+"host" platform (i.e., that on which the generated programs will
+eventually be run) with `--host=TYPE'.
+
+Sharing Defaults
+================
+
+   If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share,
+you can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives
+default values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
+`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
+`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists.  Or, you can set the
+`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
+A warning: not all `configure' scripts look for a site script.
+
+Defining Variables
+==================
+
+   Variables not defined in a site shell script can be set in the
+environment passed to `configure'.  However, some packages may run
+configure again during the build, and the customized values of these
+variables may be lost.  In order to avoid this problem, you should set
+them in the `configure' command line, using `VAR=value'.  For example:
+
+     ./configure CC=/usr/local2/bin/gcc
+
+causes the specified `gcc' to be used as the C compiler (unless it is
+overridden in the site shell script).
+
+Unfortunately, this technique does not work for `CONFIG_SHELL' due to
+an Autoconf bug.  Until the bug is fixed you can use this workaround:
+
+     CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash /bin/bash ./configure CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash
+
+`configure' Invocation
+======================
+
+   `configure' recognizes the following options to control how it
+operates.
+
+`--help'
+`-h'
+     Print a summary of all of the options to `configure', and exit.
+
+`--help=short'
+`--help=recursive'
+     Print a summary of the options unique to this package's
+     `configure', and exit.  The `short' variant lists options used
+     only in the top level, while the `recursive' variant lists options
+     also present in any nested packages.
+
+`--version'
+`-V'
+     Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the `configure'
+     script, and exit.
+
+`--cache-file=FILE'
+     Enable the cache: use and save the results of the tests in FILE,
+     traditionally `config.cache'.  FILE defaults to `/dev/null' to
+     disable caching.
+
+`--config-cache'
+`-C'
+     Alias for `--cache-file=config.cache'.
+
+`--quiet'
+`--silent'
+`-q'
+     Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.  To
+     suppress all normal output, redirect it to `/dev/null' (any error
+     messages will still be shown).
+
+`--srcdir=DIR'
+     Look for the package's source code in directory DIR.  Usually
+     `configure' can determine that directory automatically.
+
+`--prefix=DIR'
+     Use DIR as the installation prefix.  *Note Installation Names::
+     for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning
+     the installation locations.
+
+`--no-create'
+`-n'
+     Run the configure checks, but stop before creating any output
+     files.
+
+`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.  Run
+`configure --help' for more details.
+
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de1f6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
+SUBDIRS = libgpe loaders
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS
diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a197643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Run this to generate all the initial makefiles, etc.
+
+srcdir=`dirname $0`
+test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
+
+PKG_NAME="libgpe"
+
+(test -f $srcdir/configure.ac \
+  && test -f $srcdir/README \
+  && test -d $srcdir/libgpe) || {
+    echo -n "**Error**: Directory "\`$srcdir\'" does not look like the"
+    echo " top-level $PKG_NAME directory"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+which gnome-autogen.sh || {
+    echo "You need to install gnome-common from the GNOME CVS"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+ACLOCAL_FLAGS="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4" REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.8 USE_GNOME2_MACROS=1 USE_COMMON_DOC_BUILD=yes . gnome-autogen.sh
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52fb1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+
+AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+
+m4_define(gpe_major_version,  2)
+m4_define(gpe_minor_version, 28)
+m4_define(gpe_micro_version,  0)
+m4_define(gpe_interface_age,  0)
+
+m4_define(gpe_binary_age, [m4_eval(100 * gpe_minor_version + gpe_micro_version)])
+m4_define(gpe_version, [gpe_major_version.gpe_minor_version.gpe_micro_version])
+
+# libtool version related macros
+m4_define(gpe_lt_current, [m4_eval(100 * gpe_minor_version + gpe_micro_version - gpe_interface_age)])
+m4_define(gpe_lt_revision, [gpe_interface_age])
+m4_define(gpe_lt_age, [m4_eval(gpe_binary_age - gpe_interface_age)])
+
+
+AC_INIT(libgpe, gpe_version, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gedit)
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(libgpe/gpe-plugin.c)
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+
+AC_DEFINE(GPE_MAJOR_VERSION, gpe_major_version, [Gedit Plugins Engine major version])
+AC_SUBST(GPE_MAJOR_VERSION, gpe_major_version)
+AC_DEFINE(GPE_MINOR_VERSION, gpe_minor_version, [Gedit Plugins Engine minor version])
+AC_SUBST(GPE_MINOR_VERSION, gpe_minor_version)
+AC_DEFINE(GPE_MICRO_VERSION, gpe_micro_version, [Gedit Plugins Engine micro version])
+AC_SUBST(GPE_MICRO_VERSION, gpe_micro_version)
+
+GPE_API_VERSION=2.20
+AC_SUBST(GPE_API_VERSION)
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.8 dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip -Wno-portability])
+
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
+AC_DISABLE_STATIC
+
+IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.40.0])
+
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+
+GNOME_DOC_INIT
+GTK_DOC_CHECK([1.0])
+
+AC_ISC_POSIX
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
+
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fsync)
+
+dnl make sure we keep ACLOCAL_FLAGS around for maintainer builds to work
+AC_SUBST(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS, "$ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4")
+
+dnl ================================================================
+dnl Gettext stuff.
+dnl ================================================================
+
+GETTEXT_PACKAGE=gpe
+AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Gettext package])
+
+AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
+
+dnl ================================================================
+dnl Start of pkg-config checks
+dnl ================================================================
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GPE, [
+	glib-2.0 >= 2.18.0
+	gthread-2.0 >= 2.16.0
+	gio-2.0 >= 2.16.0
+	gtk+-2.0 >= 2.16.0
+])
+
+dnl ================================================================
+dnl Libtool
+dnl ================================================================
+
+LT_CURRENT=gpe_lt_current
+LT_REVISION=gpe_lt_revision
+LT_AGE=gpe_lt_age
+AC_SUBST(LT_CURRENT)
+AC_SUBST(LT_REVISION)
+AC_SUBST(LT_AGE)
+
+
+dnl ================================================================
+dnl Misc
+dnl ================================================================
+AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_GENMARSHAL, glib-genmarshal)
+AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_MKENUMS, glib-mkenums)
+
+GNOME_COMPILE_WARNINGS(yes)
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(deprecations,
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-deprecations],
+                              [warn about deprecated usages [default=no]])],,
+              [enable_deprecations=no])
+
+if test "x$enable_deprecations" = "xyes"; then
+   DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
+                              -DGDK_PIXBUF_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -DGNOME_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
+   AC_SUBST(DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)
+fi
+
+PLUGIN_LIBTOOL_FLAGS="-module -avoid-version"
+LOADER_LIBTOOL_FLAGS="-module -avoid-version"
+AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_LIBTOOL_FLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LOADER_LIBTOOL_FLAGS)
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+Makefile
+libgpe/Makefile
+loaders/Makefile
+loaders/c/Makefile
+po/Makefile.in
+])
+
+AC_OUTPUT
+
+echo "
+
+Configuration:
+
+	Source code location:	${srcdir}
+	Compiler:		${CC}
+"
diff --git a/libgpe/Makefile.am b/libgpe/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3615fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgpe-2.0.la
+
+INCLUDES =								\
+	-I$(top_srcdir)							\
+	-I$(srcdir)							\
+	$(GPE_CFLAGS)							\
+	$(WARN_CFLAGS)							\
+	$(DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)					\
+	-DDATADIR=\""$(datadir)"\"					\
+	-DLIBDIR=\""$(libdir)"\"
+
+libgpe_2_0_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) \
+	-export-dynamic -no-undefined -export-symbols-regex "^[^_].*"
+
+libgpe_2_0_la_LIBADD = $(GPE_LIBS)
+
+INST_H_FILES =			\
+	gpe-plugin.h		\
+	gpe-plugin-info.h
+
+NOINST_H_FILES =		\
+	gpe-dirs.h		\
+	gpe-object-module.h	\
+	gpe-plugin-info-priv.h	\
+	gpe-plugin-loader.h	\
+	gpe-engine.h
+
+libgpe_2_0_la_SOURCES = 	\
+	gpe-dirs.c		\
+	gpe-object-module.c	\
+	gpe-plugin.c		\
+	gpe-plugin-info.c	\
+	gpe-plugin-loader.c	\
+	gpe-engine.c		\
+	$(INST_H_FILES)		\
+	$(NOINST_H_FILES)
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-dirs.c b/libgpe/gpe-dirs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6884642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-dirs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-dirs.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Ignacio Casal Quinteiro
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, 
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 
+ */
+
+#include "gpe-dirs.h"
+
+gchar *
+gpe_dirs_get_data_dir (void)
+{
+	return g_build_filename (DATADIR, "libgpe-2.0", NULL);
+}
+
+gchar *
+gpe_dirs_get_lib_dir (void)
+{
+	return g_build_filename (LIBDIR, "libgpe-2.0",  NULL);
+}
+
+gchar *
+gpe_dirs_get_user_plugins_dir (void)
+{
+	return g_build_filename (g_get_user_config_dir (), "libgpe", "plugins", NULL);
+}
+
+gchar *
+gpe_dirs_get_plugins_dir (void)
+{
+	gchar *lib_dir;
+	gchar *plugin_dir;
+	
+	lib_dir = gpe_dirs_get_lib_dir ();
+	plugin_dir = g_build_filename (lib_dir, "plugins",  NULL);
+
+	g_free (lib_dir);
+	
+	return plugin_dir;
+}
+
+gchar *
+gpe_dirs_get_plugin_loaders_dir (void)
+{
+	gchar *lib_dir;
+	gchar *loader_dir;
+	
+	lib_dir = gpe_dirs_get_lib_dir ();
+	loader_dir = g_build_filename (lib_dir, "loaders", NULL);
+
+	g_free (lib_dir);
+	
+	return loader_dir;
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-dirs.h b/libgpe/gpe-dirs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d9f853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-dirs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * gpet-dirs.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Ignacio Casal Quinteiro
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, 
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef __GEDIT_DIRS_H__
+#define __GEDIT_DIRS_H__
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+gchar	*gpe_dirs_get_data_dir			(void);
+gchar	*gpe_dirs_get_lib_dir			(void);
+gchar	*gpe_dirs_get_user_plugins_dir		(void);
+gchar	*gpe_dirs_get_plugins_dir		(void);
+gchar	*gpe_dirs_get_plugin_loaders_dir	(void);
+
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GEDIT_DIRS_H__ */
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-engine.c b/libgpe/gpe-engine.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ddcd6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-engine.c
@@ -0,0 +1,873 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-engine.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Steve Frécinaux
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <glib/gi18n.h>
+
+#include "gpe-engine.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin-info-priv.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin-loader.h"
+#include "gpe-object-module.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+#include "gpe-dirs.h"
+/*#include <gedit/gedit-prefs-manager.h>*/
+
+#define GPE_ENGINE_BASE_KEY "/apps/gedit-2/plugins"
+#define GPE_ENGINE_KEY GPE_ENGINE_BASE_KEY "/active-plugins"
+
+#define PLUGIN_EXT	".gedit-plugin"
+#define LOADER_EXT	G_MODULE_SUFFIX
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	GPEPluginLoader *loader;
+	GPEObjectModule *module;
+} LoaderInfo;
+
+/* Signals */
+enum
+{
+	ACTIVATE_PLUGIN,
+	DEACTIVATE_PLUGIN,
+	LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL];
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(GPEEngine, gpe_engine, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+struct _GPEEnginePrivate
+{
+	gchar **plugins_dirs;
+
+	GList *plugin_list;
+	GHashTable *loaders;
+
+	GList *object_list;
+
+	gboolean activate_from_prefs;
+};
+
+static void	gpe_engine_activate_plugin_real		 (GPEEngine     *engine,
+							  GPEPluginInfo *info);
+static void	gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin_real	 (GPEEngine     *engine,
+							  GPEPluginInfo *info);
+
+typedef gboolean (*LoadDirCallback) (GPEEngine *engine, const gchar *filename, gpointer userdata);
+
+static void
+dummy (GPEEngine *engine, GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	/* Empty */
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_dir_real (GPEEngine *engine,
+	       const gchar        *dir,
+	       const gchar        *suffix,
+	       LoadDirCallback     callback,
+	       gpointer            userdata)
+{
+	GError *error = NULL;
+	GDir *d;
+	const gchar *dirent;
+	gboolean ret = TRUE;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (dir != NULL, TRUE);
+
+	d = g_dir_open (dir, 0, &error);
+	if (!d)
+	{
+		g_warning ("%s", error->message);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	while ((dirent = g_dir_read_name (d)))
+	{
+		gchar *filename;
+
+		if (!g_str_has_suffix (dirent, suffix))
+			continue;
+
+		filename = g_build_filename (dir, dirent, NULL);
+
+		ret = callback (engine, filename, userdata);
+
+		g_free (filename);
+
+		if (!ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	g_dir_close (d);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_plugin_info (GPEEngine *engine,
+		  const gchar        *filename,
+		  gpointer            userdata)
+{
+	GPEPluginInfo *info;
+
+	info = _gpe_plugin_info_new (filename);
+
+	if (info == NULL)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	/* If a plugin with this name has already been loaded
+	 * drop this one (user plugins override system plugins) */
+	if (gpe_engine_get_plugin_info (engine, gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info)) != NULL)
+	{
+		_gpe_plugin_info_unref (info);
+
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	engine->priv->plugin_list = g_list_prepend (engine->priv->plugin_list, info);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+load_all_plugins (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	gchar *plugin_dir;
+	const gchar *pdirs_env = NULL;
+
+	/* load user plugins */
+	plugin_dir = gpe_dirs_get_user_plugins_dir ();
+	if (g_file_test (plugin_dir, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+	{
+		load_dir_real (engine,
+			       plugin_dir,
+			       PLUGIN_EXT,
+			       load_plugin_info,
+			       NULL);
+
+	}
+	g_free (plugin_dir);
+
+	/* load system plugins */
+	pdirs_env = g_getenv ("GPE_PLUGINS_PATH");
+
+	if (pdirs_env != NULL)
+	{
+		gchar **pdirs;
+		gint i;
+
+		pdirs = g_strsplit (pdirs_env, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
+
+		for (i = 0; pdirs[i] != NULL; i++)
+		{
+			if (!load_dir_real (engine,
+					    pdirs[i],
+					    PLUGIN_EXT,
+					    load_plugin_info,
+					    NULL))
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		g_strfreev (pdirs);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		plugin_dir = gpe_dirs_get_plugins_dir ();
+
+		load_dir_real (engine,
+			       plugin_dir,
+			       PLUGIN_EXT,
+			       load_plugin_info,
+			       NULL);
+
+		g_free (plugin_dir);
+	}
+}
+
+static guint
+hash_lowercase (gconstpointer data)
+{
+	gchar *lowercase;
+	guint ret;
+
+	lowercase = g_ascii_strdown ((const gchar *)data, -1);
+	ret = g_str_hash (lowercase);
+	g_free (lowercase);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+equal_lowercase (gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+	return g_ascii_strcasecmp ((const gchar *)a, (const gchar *)b) == 0;
+}
+
+static void
+loader_destroy (LoaderInfo *info)
+{
+	if (!info)
+		return;
+
+	if (info->loader)
+		g_object_unref (info->loader);
+
+	g_free (info);
+}
+
+static void
+add_loader (GPEEngine *engine,
+	    const gchar        *loader_id,
+	    GPEObjectModule  *module)
+{
+	LoaderInfo *info;
+
+	info = g_new (LoaderInfo, 1);
+	info->loader = NULL;
+	info->module = module;
+
+	g_hash_table_insert (engine->priv->loaders, g_strdup (loader_id), info);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_init (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	if (!g_module_supported ())
+	{
+		g_warning ("libgpe is not able to initialize the plugins engine.");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	engine->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (engine,
+						    GPE_TYPE_ENGINE,
+						    GPEEnginePrivate);
+
+	engine->priv->object_list = NULL;
+
+	load_all_plugins (engine);
+
+	/* make sure that the first reactivation will read active plugins
+	   from the prefs */
+	engine->priv->activate_from_prefs = TRUE;
+
+	/* mapping from loadername -> loader object */
+	engine->priv->loaders = g_hash_table_new_full (hash_lowercase,
+						       equal_lowercase,
+						       (GDestroyNotify)g_free,
+						       (GDestroyNotify)loader_destroy);
+}
+
+static void
+loader_garbage_collect (const char *id, LoaderInfo *info)
+{
+	if (info->loader)
+		gpe_plugin_loader_garbage_collect (info->loader);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_garbage_collect (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	g_hash_table_foreach (engine->priv->loaders,
+			      (GHFunc) loader_garbage_collect,
+			      NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+	GPEEngine *engine = GPE_ENGINE (object);
+	GList *item;
+
+	/* First deactivate all plugins */
+	for (item = engine->priv->plugin_list; item; item = item->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = GPE_PLUGIN_INFO (item->data);
+
+		if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+			gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin_real (engine, info);
+	}
+
+	/* unref the loaders */
+	g_hash_table_destroy (engine->priv->loaders);
+
+	/* and finally free the infos */
+	for (item = engine->priv->plugin_list; item; item = item->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = GPE_PLUGIN_INFO (item->data);
+
+		_gpe_plugin_info_unref (info);
+	}
+
+	g_list_free (engine->priv->plugin_list);
+	g_list_free (engine->priv->object_list);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (gpe_engine_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_class_init (GPEEngineClass *klass)
+{
+	GType the_type = G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass);
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+	object_class->finalize = gpe_engine_finalize;
+	klass->activate_plugin = gpe_engine_activate_plugin_real;
+	klass->deactivate_plugin = gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin_real;
+	klass->plugin_deactivated = dummy;
+
+	signals[ACTIVATE_PLUGIN] =
+		g_signal_new ("activate-plugin",
+			      the_type,
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GPEEngineClass, activate_plugin),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXED,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE,
+			      1,
+			      GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_INFO | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE);
+
+	signals[DEACTIVATE_PLUGIN] =
+		g_signal_new ("deactivate-plugin",
+			      the_type,
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GPEEngineClass, deactivate_plugin),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXED,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE,
+			      1,
+			      GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_INFO | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE);
+
+	g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (GPEEnginePrivate));
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_loader (GPEEngine *engine,
+	     const gchar      *filename,
+	     gpointer          data)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module;
+	gchar *base;
+	gchar *path;
+	const gchar *id;
+	GType type;
+
+	/* try to load in the module */
+	path = g_path_get_dirname (filename);
+	base = g_path_get_basename (filename);
+
+	/* for now they are all resident */
+	module = gpe_object_module_new (base,
+					  path,
+					  "register_gpe_plugin_loader",
+					  TRUE);
+
+	g_free (base);
+	g_free (path);
+
+	/* make sure to load the type definition */
+	if (!g_type_module_use (G_TYPE_MODULE (module)))
+	{
+		g_object_unref (module);
+		g_warning ("Plugin loader module `%s' could not be loaded", filename);
+
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+
+	/* get the exported type and check the name as exported by the
+	 * loader interface */
+	type = gpe_object_module_get_object_type (module);
+	id = gpe_plugin_loader_type_get_id (type);
+
+	add_loader (engine, id, module);
+	g_type_module_unuse (G_TYPE_MODULE (module));
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+ensure_loader (LoaderInfo *info)
+{
+	if (info->loader == NULL && info->module != NULL)
+	{
+		/* create a new loader object */
+		GPEPluginLoader *loader;
+		loader = (GPEPluginLoader *)gpe_object_module_new_object (info->module, NULL);
+
+		if (loader == NULL || !GPE_IS_PLUGIN_LOADER (loader))
+		{
+			g_warning ("Loader object is not a valid GPEPluginLoader instance");
+
+			if (loader != NULL && G_IS_OBJECT (loader))
+				g_object_unref (loader);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			info->loader = loader;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static GPEPluginLoader *
+get_plugin_loader (GPEEngine     *engine,
+		   GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	const gchar *loader_id;
+	LoaderInfo *loader_info;
+
+	loader_id = info->loader;
+
+	loader_info = (LoaderInfo *)g_hash_table_lookup (
+			engine->priv->loaders,
+			loader_id);
+
+	if (loader_info == NULL)
+	{
+		gchar *loader_dir;
+
+		loader_dir = gpe_dirs_get_plugin_loaders_dir ();
+
+		/* loader could not be found in the hash, try to find it by
+		   scanning */
+		load_dir_real (engine,
+			       loader_dir,
+			       LOADER_EXT,
+			       (LoadDirCallback)load_loader,
+			       NULL);
+		g_free (loader_dir);
+
+		loader_info = (LoaderInfo *)g_hash_table_lookup (
+				engine->priv->loaders,
+				loader_id);
+	}
+
+	if (loader_info == NULL)
+	{
+		/* cache non-existent so we don't scan again */
+		add_loader (engine, loader_id, NULL);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ensure_loader (loader_info);
+	return loader_info->loader;
+}
+
+const GList *
+gpe_engine_get_plugin_list (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	return engine->priv->plugin_list;
+}
+
+static gint
+compare_plugin_info_and_name (GPEPluginInfo *info,
+			      const gchar   *module_name)
+{
+	return strcmp (gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info), module_name);
+}
+
+GPEPluginInfo *
+gpe_engine_get_plugin_info (GPEEngine   *engine,
+			    const gchar *name)
+{
+	GList *l = g_list_find_custom (engine->priv->plugin_list,
+				       name,
+				       (GCompareFunc) compare_plugin_info_and_name);
+
+	return l == NULL ? NULL : (GPEPluginInfo *) l->data;
+}
+
+static void
+save_active_plugin_list (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	GSList *active_plugins = NULL;
+	GList *l;
+
+	for (l = engine->priv->plugin_list; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo *) l->data;
+
+		if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		{
+			active_plugins = g_slist_prepend (active_plugins,
+							  (gpointer)gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info));
+		}
+	}
+
+/*	gedit_prefs_manager_set_active_plugins (active_plugins); */
+
+	g_slist_free (active_plugins);
+}
+
+static gchar *
+find_plugin_data_dir (const gchar   *install_dir,
+                      GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	gchar *gpe_lib_dir;
+	gchar *data_dir;
+
+	/* If it's a "user" plugin the data dir is $install_dir/$module_name.
+	 * if instead it's a "system" plugin the data dir is under
+	 * $data_dir, so the data is located it's under
+	 * $prefix/share/libgpe-2.0/plugins/$module_name.
+	 */
+	gpe_lib_dir = gpe_dirs_get_lib_dir ();
+
+	/* CHECK: is checking the prefix enough or should we be more
+	 * careful about normalizing paths etc? */
+	if (g_str_has_prefix (install_dir, gpe_lib_dir))
+	{
+		gchar *gpe_data_dir = gpe_dirs_get_data_dir ();
+
+		data_dir = g_build_filename (gpe_data_dir,
+					     "plugins",
+					     info->module_name,
+					     NULL);
+
+		g_free (gpe_data_dir);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		data_dir = g_build_filename (install_dir,
+					     info->module_name,
+					     NULL);
+	}
+
+	g_free (gpe_lib_dir);
+
+	return data_dir;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_plugin (GPEEngine     *engine,
+	     GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoader *loader;
+	gchar *path;
+	gchar *data_dir;
+
+	if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		return TRUE;
+
+	if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_available (info))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	loader = get_plugin_loader (engine, info);
+
+	if (loader == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not find loader `%s' for plugin `%s'", info->loader, info->name);
+		info->available = FALSE;
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	path = g_path_get_dirname (info->file);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	data_dir = find_plugin_data_dir (path, info);
+
+	info->plugin = gpe_plugin_loader_load (loader, info, path, data_dir);
+
+	g_free (data_dir);
+	g_free (path);
+
+	if (info->plugin == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Error loading plugin '%s'", info->name);
+		info->available = FALSE;
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_activate_plugin_real (GPEEngine     *engine,
+				 GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	const GList *item;
+
+	if (!load_plugin (engine, info))
+		return;
+
+	for (item = engine->priv->object_list; item != NULL; item = item->next)
+		gpe_plugin_activate (info->plugin, G_OBJECT (item->data));
+}
+
+gboolean
+gpe_engine_activate_plugin (GPEEngine     *engine,
+			    GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_available (info))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		return TRUE;
+
+	g_signal_emit (engine, signals[ACTIVATE_PLUGIN], 0, info);
+
+	if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		save_active_plugin_list (engine);
+
+	return gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin_real (GPEEngine     *engine,
+				   GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	const GList *item;
+	GPEPluginLoader *loader;
+
+	if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info) ||
+	    !gpe_plugin_info_is_available (info))
+		return;
+
+	for (item = engine->priv->object_list; item != NULL; item = item->next)
+		gpe_plugin_deactivate (info->plugin, G_OBJECT (item->data));
+
+	/* let engine subclasses perform required cleanups. */
+	GPE_ENGINE_GET_CLASS (engine)->plugin_deactivated (engine, info);
+
+	/* first unref the plugin (the loader still has one) */
+	g_object_unref (info->plugin);
+
+	/* find the loader and tell it to gc and unload the plugin */
+	loader = get_plugin_loader (engine, info);
+
+	gpe_plugin_loader_garbage_collect (loader);
+	gpe_plugin_loader_unload (loader, info);
+
+	info->plugin = NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin (GPEEngine     *engine,
+			      GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		return TRUE;
+
+	g_signal_emit (engine, signals[DEACTIVATE_PLUGIN], 0, info);
+	if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		save_active_plugin_list (engine);
+
+	return !gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_activate_plugins (GPEEngine *engine,
+			     GObject   *target_object)
+{
+	GSList *active_plugins = NULL;
+	GList *pl;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_ENGINE (engine));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	/* the first time, we get the 'active' plugins from gconf */
+	if (engine->priv->activate_from_prefs)
+	{
+/*		active_plugins = gedit_prefs_manager_get_active_plugins (); */
+	}
+
+	for (pl = engine->priv->plugin_list; pl; pl = pl->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo*)pl->data;
+
+		if (engine->priv->activate_from_prefs &&
+		    g_slist_find_custom (active_plugins,
+					 gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info),
+					 (GCompareFunc)strcmp) == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		/* If plugin is not active, don't try to activate/load it */
+		if (!engine->priv->activate_from_prefs &&
+		    !gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+			continue;
+
+		if (load_plugin (engine, info))
+			gpe_plugin_activate (info->plugin, target_object);
+	}
+
+	if (engine->priv->activate_from_prefs)
+	{
+		g_slist_foreach (active_plugins, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
+		g_slist_free (active_plugins);
+		engine->priv->activate_from_prefs = FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* also call update_ui after activation */
+	gpe_engine_update_plugins_ui (engine, target_object);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_engine_deactivate_plugins (GPEEngine *engine,
+			       GObject   *target_object)
+{
+	GList *pl;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_ENGINE (engine));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	for (pl = engine->priv->plugin_list; pl; pl = pl->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo*)pl->data;
+
+		/* check if the plugin is actually active */
+		if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+			continue;
+
+		/* call deactivate for the plugin for this window */
+		gpe_plugin_deactivate (info->plugin, target_object);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_update_plugins_ui (GPEEngine *engine,
+			      GObject   *target_object)
+{
+	GList *pl;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_ENGINE (engine));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	/* call update_ui for all active plugins */
+	for (pl = engine->priv->plugin_list; pl; pl = pl->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo*)pl->data;
+
+		if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+			continue;
+
+		gpe_plugin_update_ui (info->plugin, target_object);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_configure_plugin (GPEEngine     *engine,
+			     GPEPluginInfo *info,
+			     GtkWindow     *parent)
+{
+	GtkWidget *conf_dlg;
+
+	GtkWindowGroup *wg;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (info != NULL);
+
+	conf_dlg = gpe_plugin_create_configure_dialog (info->plugin);
+	g_return_if_fail (conf_dlg != NULL);
+	gtk_window_set_transient_for (GTK_WINDOW (conf_dlg),
+				      parent);
+
+	wg = gtk_window_get_group (parent);
+	if (wg == NULL)
+	{
+		wg = gtk_window_group_new ();
+		gtk_window_group_add_window (wg, parent);
+	}
+
+	gtk_window_group_add_window (wg,
+				     GTK_WINDOW (conf_dlg));
+
+	gtk_window_set_modal (GTK_WINDOW (conf_dlg), TRUE);
+	gtk_widget_show (conf_dlg);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_active_plugins_changed (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	gboolean to_activate;
+	GSList *active_plugins = NULL;
+	GList *pl;
+
+/*	active_plugins = gedit_prefs_manager_get_active_plugins (); */
+
+	for (pl = engine->priv->plugin_list; pl; pl = pl->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo*)pl->data;
+
+		if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_available (info))
+			continue;
+
+		to_activate = (g_slist_find_custom (active_plugins,
+						    gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info),
+						    (GCompareFunc)strcmp) != NULL);
+
+		if (!gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info) && to_activate)
+			g_signal_emit (engine, signals[ACTIVATE_PLUGIN], 0, info);
+		else if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info) && !to_activate)
+			g_signal_emit (engine, signals[DEACTIVATE_PLUGIN], 0, info);
+	}
+
+	g_slist_foreach (active_plugins, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
+	g_slist_free (active_plugins);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_rescan_plugins (GPEEngine *engine)
+{
+	load_all_plugins (engine);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_add_object (GPEEngine *engine,
+		       GObject   *object)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_ENGINE (engine));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (object));
+
+	/* Ensure we don't insert the same object twice... */
+	if (g_list_find (engine->priv->object_list, object))
+		return;
+
+	/* Activate the plugin on object, and add it to the list of managed objects */
+	gpe_engine_activate_plugins (engine, object);
+	engine->priv->object_list = g_list_prepend (engine->priv->object_list, object);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_engine_remove_object (GPEEngine *engine,
+			  GObject   *object)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_ENGINE (engine));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (object));
+
+	GList *item = g_list_find (engine->priv->object_list, object);
+	if (item == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* Remove the object to the list of managed objects, and deactivate the plugin on it */
+	engine->priv->object_list = g_list_delete_link (engine->priv->object_list, item);
+	gpe_engine_deactivate_plugins (engine, object);
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-engine.h b/libgpe/gpe-engine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab35872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-engine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-engine.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 - Paolo Maggi
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_ENGINE_H__
+#define __GPE_ENGINE_H__
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include "gpe-plugin-info.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GPE_TYPE_ENGINE              (gpe_engine_get_type ())
+#define GPE_ENGINE(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), GPE_TYPE_ENGINE, GPEEngine))
+#define GPE_ENGINE_CLASS(klass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), GPE_TYPE_ENGINE, GPEEngineClass))
+#define GPE_IS_ENGINE(obj)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), GPE_TYPE_ENGINE))
+#define GPE_IS_ENGINE_CLASS(klass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GPE_TYPE_ENGINE))
+#define GPE_ENGINE_GET_CLASS(obj)    (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), GPE_TYPE_ENGINE, GPEEngineClass))
+
+typedef struct _GPEEngine		GPEEngine;
+typedef struct _GPEEnginePrivate	GPEEnginePrivate;
+
+struct _GPEEngine
+{
+	GObject parent;
+	GPEEnginePrivate *priv;
+};
+
+typedef struct _GPEEngineClass		GPEEngineClass;
+
+struct _GPEEngineClass
+{
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	void	 (* activate_plugin)			(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info);
+
+	void	 (* deactivate_plugin)			(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info);
+
+	/* called when done deactivating the plugin, but before the plugin
+	 * gets unloaded. */
+	void	 (* plugin_deactivated)			(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info);
+};
+
+GType		 gpe_engine_get_type			(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+void		 gpe_engine_garbage_collect		(GPEEngine      *engine);
+
+const GList	*gpe_engine_get_plugin_list 		(GPEEngine      *engine);
+
+GPEPluginInfo	*gpe_engine_get_plugin_info		(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 const gchar    *name);
+
+/* plugin load and unloading (overall, for all windows) */
+gboolean 	 gpe_engine_activate_plugin 		(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info);
+gboolean 	 gpe_engine_deactivate_plugin		(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info);
+
+void	 	 gpe_engine_configure_plugin		(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GPEPluginInfo  *info,
+							 GtkWindow      *parent);
+
+/* plugin activation/deactivation per target_object */
+void		 gpe_engine_update_plugins_ui		(GPEEngine      *engine,
+							 GObject        *target_object);
+
+/* private for gconf notification */
+void		 gpe_engine_active_plugins_changed	(GPEEngine      *engine);
+
+void		 gpe_engine_rescan_plugins		(GPEEngine      *engine);
+
+/* object management */
+void		 gpe_engine_add_object			(GPEEngine     *engine,
+							 GObject       *object);
+void		 gpe_engine_remove_object		(GPEEngine     *engine,
+							 GObject       *object);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __GPE_ENGINE_H__ */
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-object-module.c b/libgpe/gpe-object-module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27f0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-object-module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-object-module.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Marco Pesenti Gritti
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Christian Persch
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "gpe-object-module.h"
+
+typedef GType (*GPEObjectModuleRegisterFunc) (GTypeModule *);
+
+enum {
+	PROP_0,
+	PROP_MODULE_NAME,
+	PROP_PATH,
+	PROP_TYPE_REGISTRATION,
+	PROP_RESIDENT
+};
+
+struct _GPEObjectModulePrivate
+{
+	GModule *library;
+
+	GType type;
+	gchar *path;
+	gchar *module_name;
+	gchar *type_registration;
+
+	gboolean resident;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GPEObjectModule, gpe_object_module, G_TYPE_TYPE_MODULE);
+
+static gboolean
+gpe_object_module_load (GTypeModule *gmodule)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module = GPE_OBJECT_MODULE (gmodule);
+	GPEObjectModuleRegisterFunc register_func;
+	gchar *path;
+
+	path = g_module_build_path (module->priv->path, module->priv->module_name);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	module->priv->library = g_module_open (path,
+					       G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+	g_free (path);
+
+	if (module->priv->library == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("%s: %s", module->priv->module_name, g_module_error());
+
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* extract symbols from the lib */
+	if (!g_module_symbol (module->priv->library, module->priv->type_registration,
+			      (void *) &register_func))
+	{
+		g_warning ("%s: %s", module->priv->module_name, g_module_error());
+		g_module_close (module->priv->library);
+
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* symbol can still be NULL even though g_module_symbol
+	 * returned TRUE */
+	if (register_func == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Symbol '%s' should not be NULL", module->priv->type_registration);
+		g_module_close (module->priv->library);
+
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	module->priv->type = register_func (gmodule);
+
+	if (module->priv->type == 0)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Invalid object contained by module %s", module->priv->module_name);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	if (module->priv->resident)
+	{
+		g_module_make_resident (module->priv->library);
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_unload (GTypeModule *gmodule)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module = GPE_OBJECT_MODULE (gmodule);
+
+	g_module_close (module->priv->library);
+
+	module->priv->library = NULL;
+	module->priv->type = 0;
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_init (GPEObjectModule *module)
+{
+	module->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (module,
+						    GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE,
+						    GPEObjectModulePrivate);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module = GPE_OBJECT_MODULE (object);
+
+	g_free (module->priv->path);
+	g_free (module->priv->module_name);
+	g_free (module->priv->type_registration);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (gpe_object_module_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_get_property (GObject    *object,
+			        guint       prop_id,
+			        GValue     *value,
+			        GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module = GPE_OBJECT_MODULE (object);
+
+	switch (prop_id)
+	{
+		case PROP_MODULE_NAME:
+			g_value_set_string (value, module->priv->module_name);
+			break;
+		case PROP_PATH:
+			g_value_set_string (value, module->priv->path);
+			break;
+		case PROP_TYPE_REGISTRATION:
+			g_value_set_string (value, module->priv->type_registration);
+			break;
+		case PROP_RESIDENT:
+			g_value_set_boolean (value, module->priv->resident);
+			break;
+		default:
+			g_return_if_reached ();
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_set_property (GObject      *object,
+				guint         prop_id,
+				const GValue *value,
+				GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+	GPEObjectModule *module = GPE_OBJECT_MODULE (object);
+
+	switch (prop_id)
+	{
+		case PROP_MODULE_NAME:
+			module->priv->module_name = g_value_dup_string (value);
+			g_type_module_set_name (G_TYPE_MODULE (object),
+						module->priv->module_name);
+			break;
+		case PROP_PATH:
+			module->priv->path = g_value_dup_string (value);
+			break;
+		case PROP_TYPE_REGISTRATION:
+			module->priv->type_registration = g_value_dup_string (value);
+			break;
+		case PROP_RESIDENT:
+			module->priv->resident = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+			break;
+		default:
+			g_return_if_reached ();
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_object_module_class_init (GPEObjectModuleClass *klass)
+{
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+	GTypeModuleClass *module_class = G_TYPE_MODULE_CLASS (klass);
+
+	object_class->set_property = gpe_object_module_set_property;
+	object_class->get_property = gpe_object_module_get_property;
+	object_class->finalize = gpe_object_module_finalize;
+
+	module_class->load = gpe_object_module_load;
+	module_class->unload = gpe_object_module_unload;
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_MODULE_NAME,
+					 g_param_spec_string ("module-name",
+							      "Module Name",
+							      "The module to load for this object",
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+							      G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_PATH,
+					 g_param_spec_string ("path",
+							      "Path",
+							      "The path to use when loading this module",
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+							      G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_TYPE_REGISTRATION,
+					 g_param_spec_string ("type-registration",
+							      "Type Registration",
+							      "The name of the type registration function",
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+							      G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_RESIDENT,
+					 g_param_spec_boolean ("resident",
+							       "Resident",
+							       "Whether the module is resident",
+							       FALSE,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+							       G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (GPEObjectModulePrivate));
+}
+
+GPEObjectModule *
+gpe_object_module_new (const gchar *module_name,
+		       const gchar *path,
+		       const gchar *type_registration,
+		       gboolean     resident)
+{
+	return (GPEObjectModule *)g_object_new (GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE,
+						  "module-name",
+						  module_name,
+						  "path",
+						  path,
+						  "type-registration",
+						  type_registration,
+						  "resident",
+						  resident,
+						  NULL);
+}
+
+GObject *
+gpe_object_module_new_object (GPEObjectModule *module,
+			      const gchar            *first_property_name,
+			      ...)
+{
+	va_list var_args;
+	GObject *result;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (module->priv->type != 0, NULL);
+
+	va_start (var_args, first_property_name);
+	result = g_object_new_valist (module->priv->type, first_property_name, var_args);
+	va_end (var_args);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_object_module_get_path (GPEObjectModule *module)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE (module), NULL);
+
+	return module->priv->path;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_object_module_get_module_name (GPEObjectModule *module)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE (module), NULL);
+
+	return module->priv->module_name;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_object_module_get_type_registration (GPEObjectModule *module)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE (module), NULL);
+
+	return module->priv->type_registration;
+}
+
+GType
+gpe_object_module_get_object_type (GPEObjectModule *module)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE (module), 0);
+
+	return module->priv->type;
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-object-module.h b/libgpe/gpe-object-module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd6510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-object-module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-object-module.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Marco Pesenti Gritti
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Christian Persch
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_OBJECT_MODULE_H__
+#define __GPE_OBJECT_MODULE_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <gmodule.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE			(gpe_object_module_get_type ())
+#define GPE_OBJECT_MODULE(obj)			(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE, GPEObjectModule))
+#define GPE_OBJECT_MODULE_CLASS(klass)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE, GPEObjectModuleClass))
+#define GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE(obj)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE))
+#define GPE_IS_OBJECT_MODULE_CLASS(klass)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE))
+#define GPE_OBJECT_MODULE_GET_CLASS(obj)	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), GPE_TYPE_OBJECT_MODULE, GPEObjectModuleClass))
+
+typedef struct _GPEObjectModule 	GPEObjectModule;
+typedef struct _GPEObjectModulePrivate	GPEObjectModulePrivate;
+
+struct _GPEObjectModule
+{
+	GTypeModule parent;
+
+	GPEObjectModulePrivate *priv;
+};
+
+typedef struct _GPEObjectModuleClass GPEObjectModuleClass;
+
+struct _GPEObjectModuleClass
+{
+	GTypeModuleClass parent_class;
+
+	/* Virtual class methods */
+	void		 (* garbage_collect)	();
+};
+
+GType		 gpe_object_module_get_type			(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+GPEObjectModule  *gpe_object_module_new				(const gchar *module_name,
+								 const gchar *path,
+								 const gchar *type_registration,
+								 gboolean     resident);
+
+GObject		*gpe_object_module_new_object			(GPEObjectModule *module,
+								 const gchar	   *first_property_name,
+								 ...);
+
+GType		 gpe_object_module_get_object_type		(GPEObjectModule *module);
+const gchar	*gpe_object_module_get_path			(GPEObjectModule *module);
+const gchar	*gpe_object_module_get_module_name		(GPEObjectModule *module);
+const gchar 	*gpe_object_module_get_type_registration	(GPEObjectModule *module);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info-priv.h b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info-priv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c808fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info-priv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-info-priv.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 - Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 - Steve Frécinaux
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_PRIV_H__
+#define __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_PRIV_H__
+
+#include "gpe-plugin-info.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+
+struct _GPEPluginInfo
+{
+	gint               refcount;
+
+	GPEPlugin         *plugin;
+	gchar             *file;
+
+	gchar             *module_name;
+	gchar		  *loader;
+	gchar            **dependencies;
+
+	gchar             *name;
+	gchar             *desc;
+	gchar             *icon_name;
+	gchar            **authors;
+	gchar             *copyright;
+	gchar             *website;
+	gchar             *version;
+
+	/* A plugin is unavailable if it is not possible to activate it
+	   due to an error loading the plugin module (e.g. for Python plugins
+	   when the interpreter has not been correctly initializated) */
+	gint               available : 1;
+};
+
+GPEPluginInfo	*_gpe_plugin_info_new		(const gchar *file);
+void		 _gpe_plugin_info_ref		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+void		 _gpe_plugin_info_unref		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+
+#endif /* __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_PRIV_H__ */
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.c b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39555c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.c
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-info.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 - Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 - Steve Frécinaux
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <glib/gi18n.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "gpe-plugin-info-priv.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+
+void
+_gpe_plugin_info_ref (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_atomic_int_inc (&info->refcount);
+}
+
+static GPEPluginInfo *
+gpe_plugin_info_copy (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	_gpe_plugin_info_ref (info);
+	return info;
+}
+
+void
+_gpe_plugin_info_unref (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	if (!g_atomic_int_dec_and_test (&info->refcount))
+		return;
+
+	if (info->plugin != NULL)
+		g_object_unref (info->plugin);
+
+	g_free (info->file);
+	g_free (info->module_name);
+	g_strfreev (info->dependencies);
+	g_free (info->name);
+	g_free (info->desc);
+	g_free (info->icon_name);
+	g_free (info->website);
+	g_free (info->copyright);
+	g_free (info->loader);
+	g_free (info->version);
+	g_strfreev (info->authors);
+
+	g_free (info);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_info_get_type:
+ *
+ * Retrieves the #GType object which is associated with the #GPEPluginInfo
+ * class.
+ *
+ * Return value: the GType associated with #GPEPluginInfo.
+ **/
+GType
+gpe_plugin_info_get_type (void)
+{
+	static GType the_type = 0;
+
+	if (G_UNLIKELY (!the_type))
+		the_type = g_boxed_type_register_static (
+					"GPEPluginInfo",
+					(GBoxedCopyFunc) gpe_plugin_info_copy,
+					(GBoxedFreeFunc) _gpe_plugin_info_unref);
+
+	return the_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_info_new:
+ * @filename: the filename where to read the plugin information
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GPEPluginInfo from a file on the disk.
+ *
+ * Return value: a newly created #GPEPluginInfo.
+ */
+GPEPluginInfo *
+_gpe_plugin_info_new (const gchar *file)
+{
+	GPEPluginInfo *info;
+	GKeyFile *plugin_file = NULL;
+	gchar *str;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (file != NULL, NULL);
+
+	info = g_new0 (GPEPluginInfo, 1);
+	info->refcount = 1;
+	info->file = g_strdup (file);
+
+	plugin_file = g_key_file_new ();
+	if (!g_key_file_load_from_file (plugin_file, file, G_KEY_FILE_NONE, NULL))
+	{
+		g_warning ("Bad plugin file: %s", file);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (!g_key_file_has_key (plugin_file, "Gedit Plugin", "IAge", NULL))
+		goto error;
+
+	/* Check IAge=2 */
+	if (g_key_file_get_integer (plugin_file, "Gedit Plugin", "IAge", NULL) != 2)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* Get module name */
+	str = g_key_file_get_string (plugin_file,
+				     "Gedit Plugin",
+				     "Module",
+				     NULL);
+
+	if ((str != NULL) && (*str != '\0'))
+	{
+		info->module_name = str;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not find 'Module' in %s", file);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the dependency list */
+	info->dependencies = g_key_file_get_string_list (plugin_file,
+							 "Gedit Plugin",
+							 "Depends",
+							 NULL,
+							 NULL);
+	if (info->dependencies == NULL)
+		info->dependencies = g_new0 (gchar *, 1);
+
+	/* Get the loader for this plugin */
+	str = g_key_file_get_string (plugin_file,
+				     "Gedit Plugin",
+				     "Loader",
+				     NULL);
+
+	if ((str != NULL) && (*str != '\0'))
+	{
+		info->loader = str;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		/* default to the C loader */
+		info->loader = g_strdup("c");
+	}
+
+	/* Get Name */
+	str = g_key_file_get_locale_string (plugin_file,
+					    "Gedit Plugin",
+					    "Name",
+					    NULL, NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->name = str;
+	else
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not find 'Name' in %s", file);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* Get Description */
+	str = g_key_file_get_locale_string (plugin_file,
+					    "Gedit Plugin",
+					    "Description",
+					    NULL, NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->desc = str;
+
+	/* Get Icon */
+	str = g_key_file_get_locale_string (plugin_file,
+					    "Gedit Plugin",
+					    "Icon",
+					    NULL, NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->icon_name = str;
+
+	/* Get Authors */
+	info->authors = g_key_file_get_string_list (plugin_file,
+						    "Gedit Plugin",
+						    "Authors",
+						    NULL,
+						    NULL);
+
+	/* Get Copyright */
+	str = g_key_file_get_string (plugin_file,
+				     "Gedit Plugin",
+				     "Copyright",
+				     NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->copyright = str;
+
+	/* Get Website */
+	str = g_key_file_get_string (plugin_file,
+				     "Gedit Plugin",
+				     "Website",
+				     NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->website = str;
+
+	/* Get Version */
+	str = g_key_file_get_string (plugin_file,
+				     "Gedit Plugin",
+				     "Version",
+				     NULL);
+	if (str)
+		info->version = str;
+
+	g_key_file_free (plugin_file);
+
+	/* If we know nothing about the availability of the plugin,
+	   set it as available */
+	info->available = TRUE;
+
+	return info;
+
+error:
+	g_free (info->file);
+	g_free (info->module_name);
+	g_free (info->name);
+	g_free (info->loader);
+	g_free (info);
+	g_key_file_free (plugin_file);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+gpe_plugin_info_is_active (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	return info->available && info->plugin != NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+gpe_plugin_info_is_available (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	return info->available != FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+gpe_plugin_info_is_configurable (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, FALSE);
+
+	if (info->plugin == NULL || !info->available)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	return gpe_plugin_is_configurable (info->plugin);
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->module_name;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_name (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->name;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_description (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->desc;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_icon_name (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	/* use the gedit-plugin icon as a default if the plugin does not
+	   have its own */
+	if (info->icon_name != NULL &&
+	    gtk_icon_theme_has_icon (gtk_icon_theme_get_default (),
+				     info->icon_name))
+		return info->icon_name;
+	else
+		return "gedit-plugin";
+}
+
+const gchar **
+gpe_plugin_info_get_authors (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, (const gchar **)NULL);
+
+	return (const gchar **) info->authors;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_website (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->website;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_copyright (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->copyright;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_info_get_version (GPEPluginInfo *info)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (info != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return info->version;
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.h b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f837d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugins-info.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 - Paolo Maggi
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 - Steve Frécinaux
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_H__
+#define __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_INFO			(gpe_plugin_info_get_type ())
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_INFO(obj)			((GPEPluginInfo *) (obj))
+
+typedef struct _GPEPluginInfo			GPEPluginInfo;
+
+GType		 gpe_plugin_info_get_type		(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+gboolean 	 gpe_plugin_info_is_active		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+gboolean 	 gpe_plugin_info_is_available		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+gboolean	 gpe_plugin_info_is_configurable	(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name	(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_name		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_description	(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_icon_name		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar    **gpe_plugin_info_get_authors		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_website		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_copyright		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_info_get_version		(GPEPluginInfo *info);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GPE_PLUGIN_INFO_H__ */
+
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.c b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4d44cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-loader.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 - Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "gpe-plugin-loader.h"
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_base_init (gpointer g_class)
+{
+	static gboolean initialized = FALSE;
+
+	if (G_UNLIKELY (!initialized))
+	{
+		/* create interface signals here. */
+		initialized = TRUE;
+	}
+}
+
+GType
+gpe_plugin_loader_get_type (void)
+{
+	static GType type = 0;
+
+	if (G_UNLIKELY (type == 0))
+	{
+		static const GTypeInfo info =
+		{
+			sizeof (GPEPluginLoaderInterface),
+			gpe_plugin_loader_base_init,   /* base_init */
+			NULL,   /* base_finalize */
+			NULL,   /* class_init */
+			NULL,   /* class_finalize */
+			NULL,   /* class_data */
+			0,
+			0,      /* n_preallocs */
+			NULL    /* instance_init */
+		};
+
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_INTERFACE, "GPEPluginLoader", &info, 0);
+	}
+
+	return type;
+}
+
+const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_loader_type_get_id (GType type)
+{
+	GTypeClass *klass;
+	GPEPluginLoaderInterface *iface;
+
+	klass = g_type_class_ref (type);
+
+	if (klass == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not get class info for plugin loader");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	iface = g_type_interface_peek (klass, GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER);
+
+	if (iface == NULL)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not get plugin loader interface");
+		g_type_class_unref (klass);
+
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (iface->get_id != NULL, NULL);
+	return iface->get_id ();
+}
+
+GPEPlugin *
+gpe_plugin_loader_load (GPEPluginLoader *loader,
+			GPEPluginInfo   *info,
+			const gchar      *path,
+			const gchar      *datadir)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderInterface *iface;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN_LOADER (loader), NULL);
+
+	iface = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_GET_INTERFACE (loader);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (iface->load != NULL, NULL);
+
+	return iface->load (loader, info, path, datadir);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_plugin_loader_unload (GPEPluginLoader *loader,
+			   GPEPluginInfo   *info)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderInterface *iface;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN_LOADER (loader));
+
+	iface = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_GET_INTERFACE (loader);
+	g_return_if_fail (iface->unload != NULL);
+
+	iface->unload (loader, info);
+}
+
+void
+gpe_plugin_loader_garbage_collect (GPEPluginLoader *loader)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderInterface *iface;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN_LOADER (loader));
+
+	iface = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_GET_INTERFACE (loader);
+
+	if (iface->garbage_collect != NULL)
+		iface->garbage_collect (loader);
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.h b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..239131c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-loader.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 - Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_H__
+#define __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+#include "gpe-plugin-info.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER                (gpe_plugin_loader_get_type ())
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER(obj)                (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER, GPEPluginLoader))
+#define GPE_IS_PLUGIN_LOADER(obj)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_GET_INTERFACE(inst) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE ((inst), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER, GPEPluginLoaderInterface))
+
+typedef struct _GPEPluginLoader GPEPluginLoader; /* dummy object */
+typedef struct _GPEPluginLoaderInterface GPEPluginLoaderInterface;
+
+struct _GPEPluginLoaderInterface {
+	GTypeInterface parent;
+
+	const gchar	*(*get_id)		(void);
+
+	GPEPlugin	*(*load)		(GPEPluginLoader 	*loader,
+						 GPEPluginInfo	        *info,
+						 const gchar       	*path,
+						 const gchar		*datadir);
+
+	void		 (*unload)		(GPEPluginLoader 	*loader,
+						 GPEPluginInfo       	*info);
+
+	void		 (*garbage_collect)	(GPEPluginLoader	*loader);
+};
+
+GType		 gpe_plugin_loader_get_type		(void);
+
+const gchar	*gpe_plugin_loader_type_get_id		(GType 			 type);
+GPEPlugin	*gpe_plugin_loader_load			(GPEPluginLoader 	*loader,
+							 GPEPluginInfo 	*info,
+							 const gchar		*path,
+							 const gchar		*datadir);
+void		 gpe_plugin_loader_unload		(GPEPluginLoader 	*loader,
+							 GPEPluginInfo		*info);
+void		 gpe_plugin_loader_garbage_collect	(GPEPluginLoader 	*loader);
+
+/**
+ * GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_REGISTER_TYPE(PluginLoaderName, plugin_loader_name, PARENT_TYPE, loader_interface_init):
+ *
+ * Utility macro used to register plugin loaders.
+ */
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_REGISTER_TYPE(PluginLoaderName, plugin_loader_name, PARENT_TYPE, loader_iface_init) 	\
+	G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (PluginLoaderName,			\
+					plugin_loader_name,			\
+					PARENT_TYPE,				\
+					0,					\
+					G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE(GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER, loader_iface_init));	\
+										\
+										\
+G_MODULE_EXPORT GType								\
+register_gpe_plugin_loader (GTypeModule *type_module)				\
+{										\
+	plugin_loader_name##_register_type (type_module);			\
+										\
+	return plugin_loader_name##_get_type();					\
+}
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_H__ */
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin.c b/libgpe/gpe-plugin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..959c279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Paolo Maggi
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "gpe-plugin.h"
+#include "gpe-dirs.h"
+
+/* properties */
+enum {
+	PROP_0,
+	PROP_INSTALL_DIR,
+	PROP_DATA_DIR
+};
+
+typedef struct _GPEPluginPrivate GPEPluginPrivate;
+
+struct _GPEPluginPrivate
+{
+	gchar *install_dir;
+	gchar *data_dir;
+};
+
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE(object)(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((object), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN, GPEPluginPrivate))
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(GPEPlugin, gpe_plugin, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+static void
+dummy (GPEPlugin *plugin, GObject *target_object)
+{
+	/* Empty */
+}
+
+static GtkWidget *
+create_configure_dialog	(GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+is_configurable (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	return (GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->create_configure_dialog !=
+		create_configure_dialog);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_get_property (GObject    *object,
+				 guint       prop_id,
+				 GValue     *value,
+				 GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+	switch (prop_id)
+	{
+		case PROP_INSTALL_DIR:
+			g_value_take_string (value, gpe_plugin_get_install_dir (GPE_PLUGIN (object)));
+			break;
+		case PROP_DATA_DIR:
+			g_value_take_string (value, gpe_plugin_get_data_dir (GPE_PLUGIN (object)));
+			break;
+		default:
+			g_return_if_reached ();
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_set_property (GObject      *object,
+				 guint         prop_id,
+				 const GValue *value,
+				 GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+	GPEPluginPrivate *priv = GPE_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	switch (prop_id)
+	{
+		case PROP_INSTALL_DIR:
+			priv->install_dir = g_value_dup_string (value);
+			break;
+		case PROP_DATA_DIR:
+			priv->data_dir = g_value_dup_string (value);
+			break;
+		default:
+			g_return_if_reached ();
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+	GPEPluginPrivate *priv = GPE_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	g_free (priv->install_dir);
+	g_free (priv->data_dir);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (gpe_plugin_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_class_init (GPEPluginClass *klass)
+{
+    	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+	klass->activate = dummy;
+	klass->deactivate = dummy;
+	klass->update_ui = dummy;
+
+	klass->create_configure_dialog = create_configure_dialog;
+	klass->is_configurable = is_configurable;
+
+	object_class->get_property = gpe_plugin_get_property;
+	object_class->set_property = gpe_plugin_set_property;
+	object_class->finalize = gpe_plugin_finalize;
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_INSTALL_DIR,
+					 g_param_spec_string ("install-dir",
+							      "Install Directory",
+							      "The directory where the plugin is installed",
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+					 PROP_DATA_DIR,
+					 g_param_spec_string ("data-dir",
+							      "Data Directory",
+							      "The full path of the directory where the plugin should look for its data files",
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
+
+	g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (GPEPluginPrivate));
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_init (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	/* Empty */
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_get_install_dir:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ *
+ * Get the path of the directory where the plugin is installed.
+ *
+ * Return value: a newly allocated string with the path of the
+ * directory where the plugin is installed
+ */
+gchar *
+gpe_plugin_get_install_dir (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), NULL);
+
+	return g_strdup (GPE_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (plugin)->install_dir);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_get_data_dir:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ *
+ * Get the path of the directory where the plugin should look for
+ * its data files.
+ *
+ * Return value: a newly allocated string with the path of the
+ * directory where the plugin should look for its data files
+ */
+gchar *
+gpe_plugin_get_data_dir (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), NULL);
+
+	return g_strdup (GPE_PLUGIN_GET_PRIVATE (plugin)->data_dir);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_activate:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ * @target_object: a #GObject
+ *
+ * Activates the plugin.
+ */
+void
+gpe_plugin_activate (GPEPlugin *plugin,
+			     GObject          *target_object)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->activate (plugin, target_object);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_deactivate:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ * @target_object: a #GObject
+ *
+ * Deactivates the plugin.
+ */
+void
+gpe_plugin_deactivate	(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+				 GObject          *target_object)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->deactivate (plugin, target_object);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_update_ui:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ * @target_object: a #GObject
+ *
+ * Triggers an update of the user interface to take into account state changes
+ * caused by the plugin.
+ */
+void
+gpe_plugin_update_ui	(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+				 GObject          *target_object)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
+	g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (target_object));
+
+	GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->update_ui (plugin, target_object);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_is_configurable:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ *
+ * Whether the plugin is configurable.
+ *
+ * Returns: TRUE if the plugin is configurable:
+ */
+gboolean
+gpe_plugin_is_configurable (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), FALSE);
+
+	return GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->is_configurable (plugin);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gpe_plugin_create_configure_dialog:
+ * @plugin: a #GPEPlugin
+ *
+ * Creates the configure dialog widget for the plugin.
+ *
+ * Returns: the configure dialog widget for the plugin.
+ */
+GtkWidget *
+gpe_plugin_create_configure_dialog (GPEPlugin *plugin)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (GPE_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), NULL);
+
+	return GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS (plugin)->create_configure_dialog (plugin);
+}
diff --git a/libgpe/gpe-plugin.h b/libgpe/gpe-plugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..378fe3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpe/gpe-plugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2005 - Paolo Maggi
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_PLUGIN_H__
+#define __GPE_PLUGIN_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+/* TODO: add a .h file that includes all the .h files normally needed to
+ * develop a plugin */
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/*
+ * Type checking and casting macros
+ */
+#define GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN            (gpe_plugin_get_type())
+#define GPE_PLUGIN(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN, GPEPlugin))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN, GPEPluginClass))
+#define GPE_IS_PLUGIN(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN))
+#define GPE_IS_PLUGIN_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN, GPEPluginClass))
+
+/*
+ * Main object structure
+ */
+typedef struct _GPEPlugin GPEPlugin;
+
+struct _GPEPlugin
+{
+	GObject parent;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Class definition
+ */
+typedef void (*GPEFunc) (GPEPlugin *plugin, GObject *target_object);
+
+typedef struct _GPEPluginClass GPEPluginClass;
+
+struct _GPEPluginClass
+{
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* Virtual public methods */
+
+	void 		(*activate)		(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+						 GObject   *target_object);
+	void 		(*deactivate)		(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+						 GObject   *target_object);
+
+	void 		(*update_ui)		(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+						 GObject   *target_object);
+
+	GtkWidget 	*(*create_configure_dialog)
+						(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+
+	/* Plugins should not override this, it's handled automatically by
+	   the GPEPluginClass */
+	gboolean 	(*is_configurable)
+						(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+
+	/* Padding for future expansion */
+	void		(*_gpe_reserved1)	(void);
+	void		(*_gpe_reserved2)	(void);
+	void		(*_gpe_reserved3)	(void);
+	void		(*_gpe_reserved4)	(void);
+};
+
+/*
+ * Public methods
+ */
+GType 		 gpe_plugin_get_type 			(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+gchar 		*gpe_plugin_get_install_dir		(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+gchar 		*gpe_plugin_get_data_dir		(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+
+void 		 gpe_plugin_activate			(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+							 GObject   *target_object);
+void 		 gpe_plugin_deactivate			(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+							 GObject   *target_object);
+
+void 		 gpe_plugin_update_ui			(GPEPlugin *plugin,
+							 GObject   *target_object);
+
+gboolean	 gpe_plugin_is_configurable		(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+GtkWidget	*gpe_plugin_create_configure_dialog	(GPEPlugin *plugin);
+
+/**
+ * GPE_REGISTER_TYPE_WITH_CODE(PARENT_TYPE, PluginName, plugin_name, CODE):
+ *
+ * Utility macro used to register plugins with additional code.
+ */
+#define GPE_REGISTER_TYPE_WITH_CODE(PARENT_TYPE, PluginName, plugin_name, CODE)	\
+	G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (PluginName,				\
+					plugin_name,				\
+					PARENT_TYPE,				\
+					0,					\
+					CODE)					\
+										\
+/* This is not very nice, but G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC wants it and our old macro	\
+ * did not support it */							\
+static void									\
+plugin_name##_class_finalize (PluginName##Class *klass)				\
+{										\
+}										\
+										\
+G_MODULE_EXPORT GType								\
+register_gpe_plugin (GTypeModule *type_module)					\
+{										\
+	plugin_name##_register_type (type_module);				\
+										\
+	return plugin_name##_get_type();					\
+}
+
+/**
+ * GPE_REGISTER_TYPE(PARENT_TYPE, PluginName, plugin_name):
+ *
+ * Utility macro used to register plugins.
+ */
+#define GPE_REGISTER_TYPE(PARENT_TYPE, PluginName, plugin_name)		\
+	GPE_REGISTER_TYPE_WITH_CODE(PARENT_TYPE, PluginName, plugin_name, ;)
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __GPE_PLUGIN_H__ */
diff --git a/loaders/Makefile.am b/loaders/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f20b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loaders/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = c
diff --git a/loaders/c/Makefile.am b/loaders/c/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd0dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loaders/c/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# C plugin loader
+
+loaderdir = $(libdir)/libgpe-2.0/loaders
+
+INCLUDES = \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)			\
+	$(GPE_CFLAGS)
+
+loader_LTLIBRARIES = libcloader.la
+
+libcloader_la_SOURCES = \
+	gpe-plugin-loader-c.c 	\
+	gpe-plugin-loader-c.h
+
+libcloader_la_LDFLAGS = $(LOADER_LIBTOOL_FLAGS)
+libcloader_la_LIBADD = $(GPE_LIBS)
diff --git a/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.c b/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..626109b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-loader-c.c
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 - Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "gpe-plugin-loader-c.h"
+#include <libgpe/gpe-object-module.h>
+
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_GET_PRIVATE(object) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE((object), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C, GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate))
+
+struct _GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate
+{
+	GHashTable *loaded_plugins;
+};
+
+static void gpe_plugin_loader_iface_init (gpointer g_iface, gpointer iface_data);
+
+GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_REGISTER_TYPE (GPEPluginLoaderC, gpe_plugin_loader_c, G_TYPE_OBJECT, gpe_plugin_loader_iface_init);
+
+static const gchar *
+gpe_plugin_loader_iface_get_id (void)
+{
+	return "C";
+}
+
+static GPEPlugin *
+gpe_plugin_loader_iface_load (GPEPluginLoader *loader,
+			      GPEPluginInfo   *info,
+			      const gchar     *path,
+			      const gchar     *datadir)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderC *cloader = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C (loader);
+	GPEObjectModule *module;
+	const gchar *module_name;
+	GPEPlugin *result;
+
+	module = (GPEObjectModule *) g_hash_table_lookup (cloader->priv->loaded_plugins, info);
+	module_name = gpe_plugin_info_get_module_name (info);
+
+	if (module == NULL)
+	{
+		/* For now we force all modules to be resident */
+		module = gpe_object_module_new (module_name,
+						path,
+						"register_gpe_plugin",
+						TRUE);
+
+		/* Infos are available for all the lifetime of the loader.
+		 * If this changes, we should use weak refs or something */
+
+		g_hash_table_insert (cloader->priv->loaded_plugins, info, module);
+	}
+
+	if (!g_type_module_use (G_TYPE_MODULE (module)))
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not load plugin module: %s", gpe_plugin_info_get_name (info));
+
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	result = (GPEPlugin *) gpe_object_module_new_object (module,
+							     "install-dir", path,
+							     "data-dir", datadir,
+							     NULL);
+
+	if (!result)
+	{
+		g_warning ("Could not create plugin object: %s", gpe_plugin_info_get_name (info));
+		g_type_module_unuse (G_TYPE_MODULE (module));
+
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	g_type_module_unuse (G_TYPE_MODULE (module));
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_iface_unload (GPEPluginLoader *loader,
+				GPEPluginInfo    *info)
+{
+	//GPEPluginLoaderC *cloader = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C (loader);
+
+	/* this is a no-op, since the type module will be properly unused as
+	   the last reference to the plugin dies. When the plugin is activated
+	   again, the library will be reloaded */
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_iface_init (gpointer g_iface,
+			      gpointer iface_data)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderInterface *iface = (GPEPluginLoaderInterface *) g_iface;
+
+	iface->get_id = gpe_plugin_loader_iface_get_id;
+	iface->load = gpe_plugin_loader_iface_load;
+	iface->unload = gpe_plugin_loader_iface_unload;
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_c_finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+	GPEPluginLoaderC *cloader = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C (object);
+	GList *infos;
+	GList *item;
+
+	/* FIXME: this sanity check it's not efficient. Let's remove it
+	 * once we are confident with the code */
+
+	infos = g_hash_table_get_keys (cloader->priv->loaded_plugins);
+
+	for (item = infos; item; item = item->next)
+	{
+		GPEPluginInfo *info = (GPEPluginInfo *) item->data;
+
+		if (gpe_plugin_info_is_active (info))
+		{
+			g_warning ("There are still C plugins loaded during destruction");
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	g_list_free (infos);
+
+	g_hash_table_destroy (cloader->priv->loaded_plugins);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (gpe_plugin_loader_c_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_c_class_init (GPEPluginLoaderCClass *klass)
+{
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+	object_class->finalize = gpe_plugin_loader_c_finalize;
+
+	g_type_class_add_private (object_class, sizeof (GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate));
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_c_class_finalize (GPEPluginLoaderCClass *klass)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+gpe_plugin_loader_c_init (GPEPluginLoaderC *self)
+{
+	self->priv = GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	/* loaded_plugins maps GPEPluginInfo to a GPEObjectModule */
+	self->priv->loaded_plugins = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash,
+						       g_direct_equal);
+}
+
+GPEPluginLoaderC *
+gpe_plugin_loader_c_new ()
+{
+	GObject *loader = g_object_new (GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C, NULL);
+
+	return GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C (loader);
+}
diff --git a/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.h b/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf1579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loaders/c/gpe-plugin-loader-c.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * gpe-plugin-loader-c.h
+ * This file is part of libgpe
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 - Jesse van den Kieboom
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_H__
+#define __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_H__
+
+#include <libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C		(gpe_plugin_loader_c_get_type ())
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C(obj)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C, GPEPluginLoaderC))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_CLASS(klass)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C, GPEPluginLoaderCClass))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_IS_LOADER_C(obj)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_IS_LOADER_C_CLASS(klass)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C))
+#define GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_GET_CLASS(obj)	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GPE_TYPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C, GPEPluginLoaderCClass))
+
+typedef struct _GPEPluginLoaderC		GPEPluginLoaderC;
+typedef struct _GPEPluginLoaderCClass		GPEPluginLoaderCClass;
+typedef struct _GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate		GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate;
+
+struct _GPEPluginLoaderC {
+	GObject parent;
+
+	GPEPluginLoaderCPrivate *priv;
+};
+
+struct _GPEPluginLoaderCClass {
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
+};
+
+GType gpe_plugin_loader_c_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+GPEPluginLoaderC *gpe_plugin_loader_c_new(void);
+
+/* All the loaders must implement this function */
+G_MODULE_EXPORT GType register_gpe_plugin_loader (GTypeModule * module);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GPE_PLUGIN_LOADER_C_H__ */
diff --git a/po/LINGUAS b/po/LINGUAS
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/LINGUAS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#
+# libgpe translations
+# please keep this list sorted alphabetically
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..143c455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# List of source files containing translatable strings.
+# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically.
+[encoding: UTF-8]
+libgpe/gpe-dirs.c
+libgpe/gpe-engine.c
+libgpe/gpe-object-module.c
+libgpe/gpe-plugin.c
+libgpe/gpe-plugin-info.c
+libgpe/gpe-plugin-loader.c
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f7ba42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# List of source files to skip.
+# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically.