Archive *Archive::create(const QString &fileName, const QString &fixedMimeType, QObject *parent) { qCDebug(ARK) << "Going to create archive" << fileName; qRegisterMetaType<ArchiveEntry>("ArchiveEntry"); PluginManager pluginManager; const QMimeType mimeType = fixedMimeType.isEmpty() ? determineMimeType(fileName) : QMimeDatabase().mimeTypeForName(fixedMimeType); const QVector<Plugin*> offers = pluginManager.preferredPluginsFor(mimeType); if (offers.isEmpty()) { qCCritical(ARK) << "Could not find a plugin to handle" << fileName; return new Archive(NoPlugin, parent); } Archive *archive; foreach (Plugin *plugin, offers) { archive = create(fileName, plugin, parent); // Use the first valid plugin, according to the priority sorting. if (archive->isValid()) { return archive; } }