Description

dl.loader is an abstraction layer over dl that provides a more user-friendly API in the V way. It can be used to Dynamically Load a library during runtime in scenarios where the library to load does not have a determined path and can be located in different places.

It also provides a way to load a library from a specific path, or from a list of paths, or from a custom environment variable that contains a list of paths.

Usage

import dl.loader

// Load a library from a list of paths
const default_paths = [
    'not-existing-dynamic-link-library'
    // 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\shell32.dll',
    'shell32',
]

fn main() {
    mut dl_loader := loader.get_or_create_dynamic_lib_loader(
        key:      'LibExample'
        env_path: 'LIB_PATH'
        paths:    default_paths
    )!

    defer {
        dl_loader.unregister()
    }

    sym := dl_loader.get_sym('CommandLineToArgvW')!
    assert !isnil(sym)
}