Add a general entry point to HostBridge

Since for all plugin types we would need to start listening for incoming
events this way.

src/wine-host/bridges/common.h

@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@
  */
 class HostBridge {
    public:
+    virtual ~HostBridge(){};
+
+    /**
+     * Handle events until the plugin exits. The actual events are posted to
+     * `main_context` to ensure that all operations to could potentially
+     * interact with Win32 code are run from a single thread, even when hosting
+     * multiple plugins. The message loop should be run on a timer within the
+     * same IO context.
+     *
+     * @note Because of the reasons mentioned above, for this to work the plugin
+     *   should be initialized within the same thread that calls
+     *   `main_context.run()`.
+     */
+    virtual void run() = 0;
+
     /**
      * Handle X11 events for the editor window if it is open. This can safely be
      * run from any thread.

src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void GroupBridge::handle_plugin_dispatch(size_t plugin_id) {
 
     // Blocks this thread until the plugin shuts down, handling all events on
     // the main IO context
-    bridge->handle_dispatch();
+    bridge->run();
     logger.log("'" + bridge->vst_plugin_path.string() + "' has exited");
 
     // After the plugin has exited we'll remove this thread's plugin from the

src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Vst2Bridge::Vst2Bridge(MainContext& main_context,
     });
 }
 
-void Vst2Bridge::handle_dispatch() {
+void Vst2Bridge::run() {
     sockets.host_vst_dispatch.receive_events(
         std::nullopt, [&](Event& event, bool /*on_main_thread*/) {
             if (event.opcode == effProcessEvents) {

src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h

@@ -62,18 +62,7 @@ class Vst2Bridge : public HostBridge {
                std::string plugin_dll_path,
                std::string endpoint_base_dir);
 
-    /**
+    void run() override;
-     * Handle events until the plugin exits. The actual events are posted to
-     * `main_context` to ensure that all operations to could potentially
-     * interact with Win32 code are run from a single thread, even when hosting
-     * multiple plugins. The message loop should be run on a timer within the
-     * same IO context.
-     *
-     * @note Because of the reasons mentioned above, for this to work the plugin
-     *   should be initialized within the same thread that calls
-     *   `main_context.run()`.
-     */
-    void handle_dispatch();
 
     /**
      * Forward the host callback made by the plugin to the host and return the

src/wine-host/individual-host.cpp

@@ -76,25 +76,12 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     // don't need to differentiate between individually hosted plugins and
     // plugin groups when it comes to event handling.
     MainContext main_context{};
-    Win32Thread worker_thread;
+    std::unique_ptr<HostBridge> bridge;
-    std::shared_ptr<HostBridge> bridge;
     try {
         switch (plugin_type) {
             case PluginType::vst2:
-                bridge = std::make_shared<Vst2Bridge>(
+                bridge = std::make_unique<Vst2Bridge>(
                     main_context, plugin_location, socket_endpoint_path);
-
-                // We'll listen for `dispatcher()` calls on a different thread,
-                // but the actual events will still be executed within the IO
-                // context
-                worker_thread = Win32Thread([&]() {
-                    std::static_pointer_cast<Vst2Bridge>(bridge)
-                        ->handle_dispatch();
-
-                    // When the sockets get closed, this application should
-                    // terminate gracefully
-                    main_context.stop();
-                });
                 break;
             case PluginType::vst3:
                 std::cerr << "TODO: Not yet implemented" << std::endl;
@@ -114,6 +101,17 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    // Let the plugin receive and handle its events on its own thread. Some
+    // potentially unsafe events that should always be run from the UI thread
+    // will be posted to `main_context`.
+    Win32Thread worker_thread([&]() {
+        bridge->run();
+
+        // When the sockets get closed, this application should
+        // terminate gracefully
+        main_context.stop();
+    });
+
     std::cout << "Finished initializing '" << plugin_location << "'"
               << std::endl;