Exported functions

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FAR Manager communicates with its plugins by a set of functions exported by the plugins. A plugin does not need to export all functions listed below. Implement only those that are required by the functionality of the plugin.

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Common functions

FunctionDescription
Configure plugin configuration
ExitFAR before closing the FAR Manager
GetMinFarVersion get mininum FAR Manager version
GetPluginInfo get plugin information
SetStartupInfo global settings

File panel specific functions

FunctionDescription
ClosePlugin before closing an open plugin instance.
Compare overrides sorting algorithm
DeleteFiles delete files
FreeFindData frees memory, allocated by GetFindData
FreeVirtualFindData frees memory, allocated by GetVirtualFindData
GetFiles get files
GetFindData get file list
GetOpenPluginInfo get information about an open plugin instance
GetVirtualFindData get files
MakeDirectory make a directory
OpenFilePlugin open a file
OpenPlugin create a new plugin instance
ProcessEvent process events
ProcessHostFile execute archive commands
ProcessKey process keyboard events
PutFiles put files to the emulated file system
SetDirectory set current directory in the emulated file system
SetFindList transfers found files from the "Find file" dialog to the emulated file system

Editor specific functions

FunctionDescription
ProcessEditorInput process keyboard events
ProcessEditorEvent process editor events

Viewer specific functions

FunctionDescription
ProcessViewerEvent process viewer events

Dialog specific functions

FunctionDescription
ProcessDialogEvent Process dialog events
See also:
Service functions, Structures, Archive support, Addons