Mod API: Move dylibs to libs/{platform}; services import latest minor versions

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Luke Street
2026-07-13 13:10:39 -06:00
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function, read and write data fields, and hook the vast majority of game functio
7. [Asset Overlays](#asset-overlays)
8. [Runtime Lifecycle](#runtime-lifecycle)
9. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
10. [Advanced: Exporting Services](#advanced-exporting-services)
10. [Advanced](#advanced)
---
@@ -131,26 +131,30 @@ A service is a struct of C function pointers with a version header. You declare
loader resolves it before your mod initializes:
```cpp
IMPORT_SERVICE(LogService, svc_log); // required, any minor version
IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(LogService, svc_log, 2); // required, minor version >= 2
IMPORT_SERVICE(LogService, svc_log); // required, latest minor version
IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(LogService, svc_log, 0); // required, minimum minor version 0 (for backwards compatibility)
IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE(SomeService, svc_maybe); // may be null
```
Each service is individually versioned, and there may be multiple major versions of a service provided at once,
allowing backwards compatibility with older mods while still changing services fundamentally if necessary. A **major**
bump is a breaking change, treated as a different service entirely. For **additive** changes, a service appends new
functions to the end of the struct without breaking existing callers and simply bumps the minor version. Mods that
want the newer functions may use `IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION` to require that minor at **load time**, or `SERVICE_HAS` to
check at **runtime** whether a specific function is available.
functions to the end of the struct without breaking existing callers and simply bumps the minor version.
`IMPORT_SERVICE` and `IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE` require the latest minor version compiled against, making every field in
the service safe to call. A mod can use `IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION` (or its optional counterpart) with an older minor
version to remain compatible with older Dusklight versions, then use `SERVICE_HAS` to check at runtime for fields added
after that explicitly requested version.
The contract (see `include/mods/api.h` for the full version):
- **A required import is guaranteed valid.** If the service is missing or too old, the mod fails to load with a clear
error. No need to null check at call sites.
- **Anything at or below the minor version you imported can be called unconditionally.**
- **Anything at or below the minor version you imported can be called unconditionally.** The default macros import
the service type's current minor version; the versioned macros explicitly override that minimum.
- Optional imports may be null; check once in `mod_initialize`.
- Fields newer than your imported minor must be gated behind `SERVICE_HAS(service, ServiceType, field)` plus a null
check.
- Fields newer than your imported minor version must be gated behind `SERVICE_HAS(service, ServiceType, field)` plus a
null check.
---
@@ -200,13 +204,13 @@ const char* dir = svc_host->mod_dir(mod_ctx); // writable per-mod directory
svc_host->fail(mod_ctx, MOD_ERROR, "something unrecoverable happened"); // disables the mod
```
`get_service`/`publish_service` provide dynamic service lookup; see [Advanced](#advanced-exporting-services).
`get_service`/`publish_service` provide dynamic service lookup; see [Exporting Services](#exporting-services).
**Lifecycle watches.** If your mod provides a service that hands out per-caller state (registrations, callbacks,
handles), watch other mods' lifecycle and drop what you hold for a mod when it detaches.
```cpp
IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(HostService, svc_host, 1);
IMPORT_SERVICE(HostService, svc_host);
void on_mod_lifecycle(ModContext* ctx, ModContext* subject, const char* subject_id,
ModLifecycleEvent event, void* user_data) {
@@ -666,7 +670,9 @@ explicit results.
---
## Advanced: Exporting Services
## Advanced
### Exporting Services
Mods may export services of their own, permitting framework mods and cross-mod integration. Define the interface in a
header both mods share:
@@ -690,6 +696,7 @@ template <>
struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<MyModService> {
static constexpr const char* id = MY_MOD_SERVICE_ID;
static constexpr uint16_t major_version = MY_MOD_SERVICE_MAJOR;
static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = MY_MOD_SERVICE_MINOR;
};
#endif
```
@@ -718,7 +725,7 @@ svc_my_mod->do_thing(mod_ctx, 42);
The loader registers all exports before resolving any imports, so declaration order between mods doesn't matter. Note
that the `ctx` a provider receives identifies the *calling* mod.
### Dependencies between mods
#### Dependencies between mods
Service imports are also dependency declarations: the loader initializes mods in dependency order, so by the time your
`mod_initialize` runs, every mod you import services from (required *or* optional) has already finished its own
@@ -748,3 +755,31 @@ For services whose construction can't happen at static-init time, declare the ex
and publish the pointer later via `svc_host->publish_service(...)`. Consumers can fetch services dynamically with
`svc_host->get_service(...)`; prefer manifest imports whenever possible, since they give the loader dependency
information and fail fast with good errors.
### Native Runtime Libraries
`RUNTIME_LIBRARIES` passed to `add_mod` are packaged beside the mod's native module in `lib/<platform>/`. Dusklight
extracts the whole directory before loading the mod, so libraries linked by the mod resolve normally. The SDK links the
mod itself with `$ORIGIN` on Linux and `@loader_path` on Apple platforms; runtime libraries with their own non-system
dependencies must also be built with origin-relative lookup paths. On Windows, Dusklight uses an isolated DLL search
rooted at this directory.
```cmake
add_mod(my_mod
SOURCES src/mod.cpp
MOD_JSON mod.json
RUNTIME_LIBRARIES "${VENDOR_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}")
```
SDKs that load plugins by directory can pass them the absolute runtime path from the current HostService:
```cpp
IMPORT_SERVICE(HostService, svc_host);
const char* nativeDir = svc_host->native_dir(mod_ctx); // read-only
```
Libraries loaded explicitly by the mod remain its responsibility: stop their threads and unload them during
`mod_shutdown`. Do not write into `native_dir`; use `mod_dir` for writable state. Native library namespaces are
process-wide on some platforms, so two mods cannot safely assume that incompatible libraries with the same filename
will remain isolated.