Project
C Plugin Architecture POC
POSIX-style plugin loader that discovers, runs, and cleans up plugins with signal-aware process management.
Role
Systems Programming
Date
28-05-2025
Tech
CPOSIXPlugins
Highlights
- Runtime plugin discovery and lifecycle (init/run/cleanup)
- Forks a child process per plugin to model concurrent work
- Signal-aware shutdown for orderly cleanup
Overview
A proof-of-concept plugin architecture in C that dynamically discovers plugins, initializes them, runs them in parallel child processes, and cleans them up with signal handling. Designed to show how a modular host can load and manage independent plugin binaries on POSIX systems.
Highlights
- Discovers available plugins and loads them at runtime.
- Initializes, runs, and cleans up each plugin with a simple lifecycle.
- Forks a child process per plugin to simulate concurrent work.
- Signal handling (e.g., CTRL+C) ensures orderly shutdown and cleanup.
Notes
- Targets POSIX environments; run in a real terminal to allow signals to be handled correctly.
- Provided
build.shscript builds the host and sample plugins. - Output logs show plugin discovery, initialization, run loop, and cleanup.