Slightly reduced internal reliance on specific module backends

src/common/Module.cpp

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ void Module::registerInstance(Module *instance)
 	registry.insert(make_pair(name, instance));
 }
 
-Module *Module::getInstance(const char *name)
+Module *Module::getInstance(const std::string &name)
 {
-	std::map<std::string, Module*>::iterator it = registry.find(std::string(name));
+	std::map<std::string, Module*>::const_iterator it = registry.find(name);
 
 	if (registry.end() == it)
 		return NULL;
@@ -64,4 +64,17 @@ Module *Module::getInstance(const char *name)
 	return it->second;
 }
 
+Module *Module::findInstance(const std::string &name)
+{
+	std::map<std::string, Module*>::const_iterator it;
+
+	for (it = registry.begin(); it != registry.end(); ++it)
+	{
+		if (it->first.find(name) == 0)
+			return it->second;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 } // love

src/common/Module.h

@@ -59,9 +59,18 @@ public:
 	 * Retrieve module instance from internal registry. May return NULL
 	 * if module not registered.
 	 * @param name The full name of the module.
-	 * @returns Module instance of NULL if the module is not registered.
+	 * @return Module instance or NULL if the module is not registered.
 	 */
-	static Module *getInstance(const char *name);
+	static Module *getInstance(const std::string &name);
+
+	/**
+	 * Find the first module instance from the internal registry whose name
+	 * starts with the supplied name. May return NULL if module is not
+	 * registered or the supplied name is not part of any module name.
+	 * @param name The partial name of the module.
+	 * @return Module instance or NULL if the module is not registered.
+	 **/
+	static Module *findInstance(const std::string &name);
 
 }; // Module