From ce80c0c730b048baf47d7fcb6a48468bcd4ec97b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aryanrawlani28 <aryanrawlani007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2020 00:58:30 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] ENGINES: Add a helper method - getMetaEngineConnect().

- Get a metaEngine plugin by querying the ConfMan.
- Next, use this MetaEngine to find a matching enginePlugin.
- Return the enginePlugin.
---
 engines/engine.cpp | 10 ++++++++++
 engines/engine.h   |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/engines/engine.cpp b/engines/engine.cpp
index 29daa66ecd3..fd5add4f9d3 100644
--- a/engines/engine.cpp
+++ b/engines/engine.cpp
@@ -871,6 +871,16 @@ MetaEngine &Engine::getMetaEngine() {
 	return plugin->get<MetaEngine>();
 }
 
+MetaEngineConnect &Engine::getMetaEngineConnect() {
+	const Plugin *metaEnginePlugin = EngineMan.findPlugin(ConfMan.get("engineid"));
+	assert(metaEnginePlugin);
+
+	const Plugin *enginePlugin = PluginMan.giveEngineFromMetaEngine(metaEnginePlugin);
+	assert(enginePlugin);
+
+	return enginePlugin->get<MetaEngineConnect>();
+}
+
 PauseToken::PauseToken() : _engine(nullptr) {}
 
 PauseToken::PauseToken(Engine *engine) : _engine(engine) {}
diff --git a/engines/engine.h b/engines/engine.h
index a5dde6b0b0a..7a7402e0553 100644
--- a/engines/engine.h
+++ b/engines/engine.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 class OSystem;
 class MetaEngine;
+class MetaEngineConnect;
 
 namespace Audio {
 class Mixer;
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ public:
 	static bool shouldQuit();
 
 	static MetaEngine &getMetaEngine();
+	static MetaEngineConnect &getMetaEngineConnect();
 
 	/**
 	 * Pause the engine. This should stop any audio playback