https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-plugin

Cross-platform C++ library for dynamically loading plugins.
https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-plugin

cpp gazebo gazebosim hacktoberfest ignition-plugin ignition-robotics plugin-loader plugin-manager plugin-system robotics-simulation

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Cross-platform C++ library for dynamically loading plugins.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-plugin
• Owner: gazebosim
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-04-15T09:18:05.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: gz-plugin4
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-26T20:48:02.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-12T17:35:47.570Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: cpp, gazebo, gazebosim, hacktoberfest, ignition-plugin, ignition-robotics, plugin-loader, plugin-manager, plugin-system, robotics-simulation
• Language: C++
• Homepage: https://gazebosim.org
• Size: 2.63 MB
• Stars: 45
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 24
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: Changelog.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# Gazebo Plugin

**Maintainer:** ahcorde [AT] gmail [DOT] com

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Gazebo Plugin is a component in the [Gazebo](http://gazebosim.org) framework, a set

of libraries designed to rapidly develop robot applications.

It is used to register plugin libraries and load them dynamically at runtime.

If you want to make a Gazebo Plugin, you can start learning how to [with a tutorial](https://gazebosim.org/api/sim/9/createsystemplugins.html)

[http://gazebosim.org](http://gazebosim.org)

## Features

* Registration of **templated and non-templated** classes from any translation unit.

* Querying of interfaces **by C++ type or name string**.

* **Dynamically load** plugins at runtime according to the interfaces they provide.

* **Reference counting** of plugin objects to unload libraries no longer in use.

* **Command line tool** `gz plugin` to inspect plugins.

## Installation

See the [installation tutorial](https://gazebosim.org/api/plugin/2/installation.html).

# Documentation

Visit the [documentation page](https://gazebosim.org/api/plugin/2/index.html).