Building SamplePlugin Bundle and Dylib

This document provides instructions on how to build the SamplePlugin bundle and dylib for the MCPStudio Custom Tool SDK.

Overview

The SamplePlugin is a sample implementation of a custom tool plugin that can be built as either a dynamic library (dylib) or a macOS bundle. The build process uses CMake to manage the build configuration. The bundle and dylib are always built together.

Building the SamplePlugin

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.25 or higher
• Xcode command line tools
• macOS 15.0 or higher

Building Both Bundle and Dylib

To build both the SamplePlugin bundle and dylib, navigate to the SamplePlugin directory and run:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

This will generate both the SampleTool dylib and the SampleTool.bundle files.

Files

Dynamic Library

• SamplePlugin/CMakeLists.txt: Master CMake configuration that builds both the dylib and the bundle.
• SamplePlugin/dylib/CMakeLists.txt: CMake configuration for the dylib build (used by the master CMakeLists.txt).
• SamplePlugin/dylib/PluginMain.c: Main implementation of the dylib plugin.
• SamplePlugin/dylib/ToolDescriptor.c: Tool descriptor for the dylib plugin.

Bundle

• SamplePlugin/bundle/CMakeLists.txt: CMake configuration for the bundle build (used by the master CMakeLists.txt).
• SamplePlugin/bundle/PluginMain.mm: Main implementation of the bundle plugin.
• SamplePlugin/bundle/ToolDescriptor.c: Tool descriptor for the bundle plugin.