--
function getModuleInfo()
	
	-- module properties
	local props =
		{
			-- module name
			name = "ClipboardExport",
			
			-- module author(s)
			author = "various",
			
			--module version
			version = "0.1",
			
			-- interface implemented by this module
			implements = "PluginInterface",
			
			-- plugin functions exposed by this module?????
			functions =
				{
					"getPluginInfo:l<o@app.Plugin>:",
					"exportToClipboard:i:o@db.Catalog",
				}
		}
	
	return props
end

function objectPluginInput(type)

	return grtV.newObj("app.PluginObjectInput", {objectStructName = type})

end

function getPluginInfo()

	-- list of plugins this module exposes (list object of type app.Plugin?)
	local l = grtV.newList("object", "app.Plugin")
	
	-- plugin instances
	local plugin

	plugin = createNewPlugin("wb.catalog.util.exportToClipboard",
							 "Test Export: Copy Test String to Clipboard",
							 "ClipboardExport",
							 "exportToClipboard",
							 {objectPluginInput("db.Catalog")},
							 {"Catalog/Utilities", "Menu/Catalog"})

	-- insert into (append to?) list of plugins
	grtV.insert(l, plugin)

	return l
end

function createNewPlugin(name, caption, moduleName, moduleFunctionName, inputValues, groups)

	-- create dictionary, Lua seems to handle keys and values right...
	local props =
		{
			name = name,
			caption = caption,
			moduleName = moduleName,
			pluginType = "normal",
			moduleFunctionName = moduleFunctionName,
			inputValues = inputValues,
			rating = 100,
			showProgress = 0,
			groups = groups
		}

	local plugin = grtV.newObj("app.Plugin", props)
	
	-- set owner???
	plugin.inputValues[1].owner = plugin

	return plugin
end

-- ############################
-- ##	change from here	##
-- ############################
--

-- export function
function exportToClipboard(catalog)

	-- on XP I get half the length of the exported string in garbage characters...
	Workbench:copyToClipboard("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789")

	-- OUCH! this string produces a runtime exception!
	--Workbench:copyToClipboard("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!§$%&/()=")
	
	print('\n > Copied to clipboard.')
	
	return 0
end