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add note about the plugin version of the C library interface

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Axel Kohlmeyer
2022-10-31 14:42:12 -04:00
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@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ LAMMPS Library Interfaces
*************************
As described on the :doc:`library interface to LAMMPS <Howto_library>`
page, LAMMPS can be built as a library (static or shared), so that
it can be called by another code, used in a :doc:`coupled manner
page, LAMMPS can be built as a library (static or shared), so that it
can be called by another code, used in a :doc:`coupled manner
<Howto_couple>` with other codes, or driven through a :doc:`Python
script <Python_head>`. Even the LAMMPS standalone executable is
essentially a thin wrapper on top of the LAMMPS library, creating a
LAMMPS instance, processing input and then existing.
script <Python_head>`. The LAMMPS standalone executable itself is
essentially a thin wrapper on top of the LAMMPS library, which creates a
LAMMPS instance, passes the input for processing to that instance, and
then exits.
Most of the APIs described below are based on C language wrapper
functions in the files ``src/library.h`` and ``src/library.cpp``, but
@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ run LAMMPS in serial mode.
message retrieved <lammps_get_last_error_message>`. We thus
recommend enabling C++ exceptions when using the library interface,
.. admonition:: Using the C library interface as a plugin
:class: note
Rather than including the C library directly and link to the LAMMPS
library at compile time, you can use the ``liblammpsplugin.h`` header
file and the ``liblammpsplugin.c`` C code in the
``examples/COUPLE/plugin`` folder for an interface to LAMMPS that is
largely identical to the regular library interface, only that it will
load a LAMMPS shared library file at runtime. This can be useful for
applications where the interface to LAMMPS would be an optional
feature.
.. warning::
No checks are made on the arguments of the function calls of the C
@ -163,5 +176,3 @@ The following links provide some examples and references to the C++ API.
:maxdepth: 1
Cplusplus