LibPinMAME: add pinball plugin support #448
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This PR is a follow up from #303 which purposes were to:
Since this draft PR was created, a plugin architecture was prototyped on the VPX side. This plugin architecture serves similar purpose but with a broader application range. It is organized around a simple message bus, allowing better collaboration between components. This PR replace the stateblock approach by the message bus approach used by the plugin system. Thanks to the plugin design, this PR serves the original aims with the following benefits:
This is a draft PR since the plugin design is not stable yet and will likely evolve some more, as it developped by designing the API then validating against 2 or 3 real world use cases. This validation phase is not yet finished.