diff --git a/src/qgspluginmetadata.cpp b/src/qgspluginmetadata.cpp
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+/***************************************************************************
+                    qgspluginmetadata.cpp  -  Metadata class for
+                    describing a loaded plugin.
+                             -------------------
+    begin                : Fri Feb 6 2004
+    copyright            : (C) 2004 by Gary E.Sherman
+    email                : sherman at mrcc.com
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+ /* $Id$ */
+ 
+ #include <qstring.h>
+ #include "../plugins/qgisplugin.h"
+ #include "qgspluginmetadata.h"
+ QgsPluginMetadata::QgsPluginMetadata(QString _libraryPath, QString _name,
+  QgisPlugin *_plugin) : libraryPath(_libraryPath), m_name(_name), m_plugin(_plugin)
+  {
+  
+  }
+  QString QgsPluginMetadata::name()
+  {
+    return m_name;
+  }
+  QString QgsPluginMetadata::library()
+  {
+    return libraryPath;
+  }
+  QgisPlugin * QgsPluginMetadata::plugin()
+  {
+    return m_plugin;
+  }
+  
diff --git a/src/qgspluginmetadata.h b/src/qgspluginmetadata.h
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+/***************************************************************************
+                    qgspluginmetadata.h  -  Metadata class for
+                    describing a loaded plugin.
+                             -------------------
+    begin                : Fri Feb 6 2004
+    copyright            : (C) 2004 by Gary E.Sherman
+    email                : sherman at mrcc.com
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+ /* $Id$ */
+ 
+#ifndef QGSPLUGINMETADATA_H
+#define QGSPLUGINMETADATA_H
+class QgisPlugin;
+class QString;
+/**
+* \class QgsPluginMetadata
+* \brief Stores information about a loaded plugin, including a pointer to
+* the instantiated object. This allows the plugin manager to tell the plugin to
+* unload itself.
+*/
+class QgsPluginMetadata
+{
+public:
+ QgsPluginMetadata(QString _libraryPath, QString _name, QgisPlugin *_plugin);
+ QString name();
+ QString library();
+ QgisPlugin *plugin();
+private:
+ QString m_name;
+ QString libraryPath;
+ QgisPlugin *m_plugin;
+};
+#endif //QGSPLUGINMETADATA_H
+