docs: update changelog and readme for stk_module_load fix

Replace per-module stk_pending_add() calls in the load holes loop and
append_modules loop with a single shared load_batch[load_count] buffer,
flushed via stk_pending_add_batch() once after both loops complete.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,164 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0-pre.7] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Fixed
+- `stk_module_load()`: added missing dependency failure logging when a module is deferred to the pending queue.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.6] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_poll()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the load holes and `append_modules` loops with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after both loops complete.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.5] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_init()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the deferred module loop with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after the loop.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.4] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_pending_retry()`: replaced per-module `realloc` at `attempt_load` with a single bulk allocation upfront (`module_count + stk_pending_count`) before the retry loop.
+- `stk_poll()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the unload and cascade loops with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after each loop.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.3] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Added
+- `STK_MOD_DEP_LOG_BUFFER` (2048) added to `stk.h`
+
+### Changed
+- Dependency failure logging now emits a single line per module listing all unmet deps with their reason: `not found` or `requires <constraint>, have <version>`
+  - `Deferring 'test_mod_dep': unmet deps: test_mod (not found)`
+  - `Unloading 'test_mod_dep': unmet deps: test_mod (not found), renderer (requires ^2.0.0, have 1.3.0)`
+- Silent defer at `stk_init` and vague `"unmet dependencies"` cascade log in `stk_poll` replaced with `stk_log_dependency_failures()`
+- Kahn topological sort refactored into generic `stk_kahn_sort()` accepting a `has_dep` callback and an `on_cycle` callback, decoupling it from `stk_modules`. `stk_topo_sort()` is now a thin wrapper. `stk_sort_load_order()` uses the same core via `stk_batch_has_dep()`, inspecting tmp files so simultaneous load events are processed dependency-first without a retry cycle
+- `stk_module_load()` split into `stk_module_preload()`, `stk_module_activate()`, `stk_module_discard()`, and `stk_validate_dependencies_single()`. Init is not called if deps are unmet
+- On UNLOAD events in `stk_poll()`, the unload set is expanded to include all transitively dependent modules via `stk_collect_dependents()`, sorted dependents-first via `stk_sort_unload_order()`. Modules unloaded due to expansion are queued to pending
+- On LOAD events with unmet dependencies, the tmp path is added to the pending queue instead of being dropped
+- `stk_pending_retry()` now skips already-loaded entries and prunes entries whose file no longer exists
+- `free_poll` label moved above `stk_pending_retry()` so retry always runs regardless of exit path
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.2] - 2026-03-06
+
+### Fixed
+- Module `init` is no longer called if dependencies are not satisfied. The library handle is unloaded and a dep error is returned. 
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.1] - 2026-03-06
+
+### Added
+- **Dependency System**: Full module dependency declaration and resolution
+  - Modules declare dependencies via an exported `stk_mod_deps` symbol, no stk headers required in modules, only the memory layout contract must be respected (`{ char[64], char[32] }` sentinel-terminated array)
+  - Version constraint operators: `=` (exact), `>=` (minimum, default), `^` (compatible — same major, greater or equal minor/patch)
+  - Version defaults to `0.0.0` if not provided or unparseable
+  - Dependency validation on `stk_init` and every `stk_poll` cycle
+  - Topological sort with cycle detection, load and unload ordering enforced
+  - All dependency failures logged before returning
+- **Cascade Unload**: When a module is removed, all dependents cascade unload automatically and are added to the pending queue. Cascades repeat until the loaded set is stable
+- **Pending Queue**: Modules that fail dependency validation are deferred. When their dependencies become available they are retried and loaded automatically. Entries are removed if their file is deleted
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_set_module_dependencies_fn` renamed to `stk_set_module_deps_sym`. Deps are now an exported array symbol, not a function
+- Default deps symbol name changed from `stk_mod_dependencies` to `stk_mod_deps`
+- `stk_dep_t` added to public header `stk.h`
+- `stk_mod_t` field order changed to largest-to-smallest for correct memory alignment with zero padding waste
+- Dependency validation failure during `stk_init` no longer fatal, affected modules are deferred to the pending queue
+- Poll cycle now logs the full loaded module list as a single summary after any event that changes the loaded set, instead of logging each module individually
+
+### Notes
+- This release marks Phase 1 complete: hot-reloading foundation with dependency management
+- Memory layout contract for `stk_mod_deps`: sentinel-terminated array of `{ char[64], char[32] }`. Modules do not need to include `stk.h`, define the struct inline or via your engine's own header as long as the layout matches
+
+## [0.1.3] - 2026-02-25
+
+### Added
+- **Module Metadata**: Optional metadata support for modules
+  - `stk_mod_name` - human-readable module name
+  - `stk_mod_version` - semantic version string
+  - `stk_mod_description` - module description
+  - All three are optional, missing symbols are not errors
+  - Metadata stored in tight-packed arrays with index mappings
+  - Setter functions to override default symbol names before `stk_init()`
+
+## [0.1.2] - 2026-02-15
+
+### Fixed
+- **Windows**
+    - Module reload now works correctly, idk how it was broken
+    - Temp directory creation fixed
+    - `.tmp` directory now hidden via FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN
+    - Test build fixed
+        - Force cmd.exe shell in gmake.mk
+        - Fix bash syntax errors when running build.bat
+- **All Platforms**: platform_mkdir now checks if directory exists before creating
+
+## [0.1.1] - 2026-02-14
+
+### Fixed
+- **Logging**: Corrected log level severity order in enum
+  - Reversed order so DEBUG (0) < INFO (1) < WARN (2) < ERROR (3)
+  - Fixes filtering logic where ERROR/WARN were incorrectly blocked
+  - Default INFO level now properly shows INFO, WARN, and ERROR while filtering DEBUG
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2026-02-14
+
+### Fixed
+- **C89 Compliance**: Removed stdint.h dependency (C99 feature)
+  - Replaced all uint8_t with unsigned char throughout codebase
+  - Ensures strict C89 compliance for maximum portability
+
+### Added
+- **Flags system**: Centralized bitfield for boolean state and settings
+  - Replaces stk_initialized with stk_flags for efficient memory usage
+  - Single byte packs all boolean flags (STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED, STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED)
+  - Runtime-changeable logging control via stk_set_logging_enabled()
+
+- **Enhanced logging system**: Complete rewrite with modern features
+  - Log levels: ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG with runtime filtering
+  - Timestamps: yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS.mmm format (platform-specific implementation)
+  - Configurable log output stream (stk_set_log_output)
+  - Configurable log prefix (stk_set_log_prefix, defaults to "stk")
+  - Configurable minimum log level (stk_set_log_level, defaults to INFO)
+  - Platform abstraction for timestamps (GetLocalTime on Windows, gettimeofday on POSIX)
+
+### Changed
+- **BREAKING**: stk_log() signature changed from stk_log(FILE *fp, ...) to stk_log(stk_log_level_t level, ...)
+- **BREAKING**: All uint8_t types replaced with unsigned char
+- All internal STK messages now use appropriate log levels
+- Setting log output to NULL disabls logging
+
+### Notes
+- This release completes Phase 1 logging improvements
+- Dependency management still in progress for Phase 1 completion
+
+## [0.0.4] - 2026-02-11
+
+### Fixed
+- **Linux**: Fixed segfault from invalid module indices during extremely rapid file changes
+  - Added validation check to skip stale UNLOAD/RELOAD events for already-unloaded modules
+  - Prevents is_mod_loaded() returning -1 from being used as array index (SIZE_MAX)
+  - Fixed event count mismatch where loops would run more iterations than valid indices populated
+  - Completes the Linux hot-reload stability fixes from v0.0.2
+
+## [0.0.3] - 2026-02-10
+
+### Fixed
+- **Compilation**: Fixed GCC `-Wrestrict` warning in Linux directory watching code by replacing `strncpy` with `memmove` for overlapping memory operations
+  - Ensures clean compilation without warnings while maintaining identical runtime behavior
+  - Uses semantically correct function for moving memory within the same buffer
+
+## [0.0.2] - 2026-02-09
+
+### Fixed
+- **Linux**: Fixed segfaults during rapid module reloads when file changes are detected in quick succession
+  - Enabled file readiness checks on Linux (previously only used on Windows/BSD) to prevent loading partially-written shared libraries
+  - Fixed inotify event deduplication to actually remove duplicate events instead of just marking them
+  - Reordered reload operations to only unload old module after successfully copying new version, preventing invalid state when copy fails
+- **All platforms**: Improved reload safety by deferring module unload until after successful file copy
+
+### Changed
+- Made `is_file_ready()` check available on all Unix platforms (was previously excluded on Linux)
+
 ## [0.0.1] - 2026-02-01
 
 ### Added
@@ -25,5 +183,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
 - API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v0.0.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.7...HEAD
+[1.0.0-pre.7]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.6...v1.0.0-pre.7
+[1.0.0-pre.6]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...v1.0.0-pre.6
+[1.0.0-pre.5]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.4...v1.0.0-pre.5
+[1.0.0-pre.4]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.3...v1.0.0-pre.4
+[1.0.0-pre.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.2...v1.0.0-pre.3
+[1.0.0-pre.2]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.1...v1.0.0-pre.2
+[1.0.0-pre.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v0.1.3...v1.0.0-pre.1
+[0.1.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.1.3
+[0.1.2]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.1.2
+[0.1.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.1.1
+[0.1.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.1.1
+[0.1.0]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.1.0
+[0.0.4]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.4
+[0.0.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.3
+[0.0.2]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.2
 [0.0.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.1

README.md

@@ -131,6 +131,42 @@ cc -shared -o my_module.dll my_module.c
 
 Place the compiled module in the `mods/` directory (default), and `stk` will automatically load it and watch for changes.
 
+### Module Metadata
+
+Modules can optionally export metadata functions:
+
+```c
+const char *stk_mod_name(void)        { return "My Module"; }
+const char *stk_mod_version(void)     { return "1.2.0"; }
+const char *stk_mod_description(void) { return "Does something useful"; }
+```
+
+All three are optional. Version defaults to `0.0.0` if not exported or unparseable.
+
+### Declaring Dependencies
+
+Modules declare dependencies via an exported sentinel-terminated array. No stk headers are required in the module. The only requirement is that the memory layout matches: `{ char[64], char[32] }`.
+
+```c
+typedef struct {
+    char id[64];
+    char version[32];
+} dep_t;
+
+dep_t stk_mod_deps[] = {
+    { "physics", ">=2.0.0" },
+    { "renderer", "^1.0.0" },
+    { "", "" }  /* sentinel */
+};
+```
+
+Version constraint operators:
+- `=1.0.0` exact match
+- `>=2.0.0` minimum version, also the default if no operator is specified
+- `^1.0.0` same major, greater or equal minor/patch
+
+If a dependency is removed at runtime, all affected modules are unloaded and queued. When the dependency comes back, they load automatically.
+
 ### Configuration
 
 ```c
@@ -146,6 +182,18 @@ stk_set_module_init_fn("my_init");
 /* Set custom shutdown function name (default: "stk_mod_shutdown") */
 stk_set_module_shutdown_fn("my_shutdown");
 
+/* Set function name to get module name (default: "stk_mod_name") */
+stk_set_module_name_fn("my_mod_name");
+
+/* Set function name to get module version (default: "stk_mod_version") */
+stk_set_module_version_fn("my_mod_version");
+
+/* Set function name to get module description (default: "stk_mod_description") */
+stk_set_module_description_fn("my_mod_description");
+
+/* Set deps array symbol name (default: "stk_mod_deps") */
+stk_set_module_deps_sym("my_mod_deps");
+
 /*
  * All the above functions must be called before stk_init()
  * if the defaults need to be changed.
@@ -156,7 +204,7 @@ stk_init();
 ### API Reference
 
 #### Initialization
-- `uint8_t stk_init(void)` - Initialize stk, returns `STK_INIT_SUCCESS` on success
+- `unsigned char stk_init(void)` - Initialize stk, returns `STK_INIT_SUCCESS` on success
 - `void stk_shutdown(void)` - Shutdown and cleanup all modules
 
 #### Runtime
@@ -168,24 +216,41 @@ stk_init();
 - `void stk_set_tmp_dir_name(const char *name)` - Set temp directory name
 - `void stk_set_module_init_fn(const char *name)` - Set module init function name
 - `void stk_set_module_shutdown_fn(const char *name)` - Set module shutdown function name
+- `void stk_set_module_name_fn(const char *name);` - Set module name function name
+- `void stk_set_module_version_fn(const char *name);` - Set module version function name
+- `void stk_set_module_description_fn(const char *name);` - Set module description function name
+- `void stk_set_module_deps_sym(const char *name)` - Set module deps array symbol name (default: `stk_mod_deps`)
+
+#### Logging
+- `void stk_set_logging_enabled(unsigned char enabled)` - Enable/disable all logging
+- `unsigned char stk_is_logging_enabled(void)` - Query logging state
+- `void stk_set_log_output(FILE *fp)` - Set log output stream (default: stdout, NULL disables)
+- `void stk_set_log_prefix(const char *prefix)` - Set log prefix (default: "stk")
+- `void stk_set_log_level(stk_log_level_t level)` - Set minimum log level (default: INFO)
+
+**Log Levels:** `STK_LOG_ERROR`, `STK_LOG_WARN`, `STK_LOG_INFO`, `STK_LOG_DEBUG`
 
 ---
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Current Version:** 0.0.1 (Pre-release)
+**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.7
-
-This is an early release proving the core hot-reload foundation. Phase 1 is still in progress.
 
 ### What Works
 - Cross-platform module loading and hot-reloading
 - File watching (inotify/kqueue/FindFirstFile)
-- Basic error handling
+- Robust hot-reload even during extremely rapid file changes
+- Enhanced logging with levels, timestamps, and filtering
+- Runtime-configurable logging behavior
+- Optional module metadata (name, version, description)
+- Dependency declaration, validation, and versioning
+- Detailed dependency failure logging (missing ids, version mismatches)
+- Cascade unload when dependencies are removed
+- Pending queue with automatic retry when deps become available
+- Topological sort with cycle detection
 
-### In Progress (Phase 1)
+### Phase 2
-- Complete logging system (log levels, verbosity, output configuration)
+- WASM module support
-- Module metadata (name, version, description)
-- Dependency management and versioning
 
 See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for detailed release notes.
 

include/stk.h

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 #define STK_H
 
 #include "stk_version.h"
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* Buffers */
+#define STK_LOG_PREFIX_BUFFER 64
+#define STK_MOD_DEP_OPERATOR_BUFFER 3
+#define STK_MOD_DEP_LOG_BUFFER 2048
+#define STK_MOD_DESC_BUFFER 256
 #define STK_MOD_DIR_BUFFER 256
 #define STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER 64
+#define STK_MOD_NAME_BUFFER 128
+#define STK_MOD_VERSION_BUFFER 32
 #define STK_PATH_MAX 256
 #define STK_PATH_MAX_OS 4096
 
@@ -23,6 +28,9 @@
 #define STK_MOD_LIBRARY_LOAD_ERROR 2
 #define STK_MOD_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND_ERROR 3
 #define STK_MOD_REALLOC_FAILURE 4
+#define STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR 5
+#define STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR 6
+#define STK_MOD_DEP_CIRCULAR_ERROR 7
 
 /* Platform return codes */
 #define STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS 0
@@ -31,6 +39,15 @@
 #define STK_PLATFORM_REMOVE_DIR_ERROR 3
 #define STK_PLATFORM_REMOVE_FILE_ERROR 4
 
+/* Settings flags */
+#define STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED 0x01
+#define STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED 0x02
+
+/* Dependency constraint operators */
+#define STK_DEP_MIN 0
+#define STK_DEP_EXACT 1
+#define STK_DEP_COMPAT 2
+
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(_WIN32)
 #define STK_EVENT_BUFFER 4096
 #endif
@@ -55,7 +72,12 @@ typedef enum {
 	STK_MOD_RELOAD
 } stk_module_event_t;
 
-uint8_t stk_init(void);
+typedef struct {
+	char id[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER];
+	char version[STK_MOD_VERSION_BUFFER];
+} stk_dep_t;
+
+unsigned char stk_init(void);
 void stk_shutdown(void);
 size_t stk_module_count(void);
 size_t stk_poll(void);
@@ -63,6 +85,12 @@ void stk_set_mod_dir(const char *path);
 void stk_set_tmp_dir_name(const char *name);
 void stk_set_module_init_fn(const char *name);
 void stk_set_module_shutdown_fn(const char *name);
+void stk_set_logging_enabled(unsigned char enabled);
+void stk_set_module_name_fn(const char *name);
+void stk_set_module_version_fn(const char *name);
+void stk_set_module_description_fn(const char *name);
+void stk_set_module_deps_sym(const char *name);
+unsigned char stk_is_logging_enabled(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

include/stk_log.h

@@ -7,7 +7,18 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-void stk_log(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...);
+typedef enum {
+	STK_LOG_DEBUG,
+	STK_LOG_INFO,
+	STK_LOG_WARN,
+	STK_LOG_ERROR
+} stk_log_level_t;
+
+void stk_set_log_output(FILE *fp);
+void stk_set_log_prefix(const char *prefix);
+void stk_set_log_level(stk_log_level_t min_level);
+
+void stk_log(stk_log_level_t level, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

include/stk_version.h

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef STK_VERSION_H
 #define STK_VERSION_H
 
-#define STK_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define STK_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define STK_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define STK_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define STK_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 #define STK_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x) #x
 #define STK_STRINGIFY(x) STK_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x)

src/platform.c

@@ -1,39 +1,34 @@
 #include "stk.h"
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/event.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
 int is_mod_loaded(const char *module_name);
-uint8_t is_valid_module_file(const char *filename);
+unsigned char is_valid_module_file(const char *filename);
 void extract_module_id(const char *path, char *out_id);
 
-#ifndef __linux__
+static unsigned char is_file_ready(const char *dir_path, const char *filename)
-static uint8_t is_file_ready(const char *dir_path, const char *filename)
 {
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -80,6 +75,7 @@ static uint8_t is_file_ready(const char *dir_path, const char *filename)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef __linux__
 typedef struct {
 	char filename[STK_PATH_MAX];
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -108,12 +104,32 @@ typedef struct {
 } platform_watch_context_t;
 #endif
 
-uint8_t platform_mkdir(const char *path)
+unsigned char platform_mkdir(const char *path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	return CreateDirectoryA(path, NULL) ? STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS
+	DWORD attrib;
-					    : STK_PLATFORM_MKDIR_ERROR;
+
+	attrib = GetFileAttributesA(path);
+
+	if (attrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES &&
+	    (attrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+		return STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (!CreateDirectoryA(path, NULL))
+		return STK_PLATFORM_MKDIR_ERROR;
+
+	if (strrchr(path, '\\') && *(strrchr(path, '\\') + 1) == '.')
+		SetFileAttributesA(path, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
+	else if (!strrchr(path, '\\') && path[0] == '.')
+		SetFileAttributesA(path, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
+
+	return STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS;
 #else
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (stat(path, &st) == 0 && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+		return STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS;
+
 	return mkdir(path, 0755) == 0 ? STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS
 				      : STK_PLATFORM_MKDIR_ERROR;
 #endif
@@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ int platform_remove_file(const char *path)
 #endif
 }
 
-uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
+unsigned char platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
 {
 	char buf[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	int ret = STK_PLATFORM_FILE_COPY_ERROR;
@@ -146,7 +162,6 @@ uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
 	FILE *src = NULL, *dst = NULL;
 	char tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	size_t n;
-#ifndef __linux__
 	char dir_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	const char *filename;
 
@@ -163,7 +178,6 @@ uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
 
 	if (!is_file_ready(dir_path, filename))
 		goto done;
-#endif
 
 	sprintf(tmp_path, "%s.tmp", to);
 
@@ -205,7 +219,7 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-uint8_t platform_remove_dir(const char *path)
+unsigned char platform_remove_dir(const char *path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	WIN32_FIND_DATAA fd;
@@ -286,128 +300,127 @@ void *platform_get_symbol(void *h, const char *s)
 #endif
 }
 
-char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *dir_path,
+char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *dir_path, size_t *out_count))
-				    size_t *out_count))[STK_PATH_MAX]
+    [STK_PATH_MAX] {
-{
+	    size_t count = 0, i = 0, name_len;
-	size_t count = 0, i = 0, name_len;
+	    char (*list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
-	char(*list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	WIN32_FIND_DATAA fd;
+	    WIN32_FIND_DATAA fd;
-	HANDLE h;
+	    HANDLE h;
-	char s[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
+	    char s[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 
-	sprintf(s, "%s\\*", dir_path);
+	    sprintf(s, "%s\\*", dir_path);
-	h = FindFirstFileA(s, &fd);
+	    h = FindFirstFileA(s, &fd);
-	if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-		goto create_and_exit;
+		    goto create_and_exit;
 
-	do {
+	    do {
-		if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+		    if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
-			continue;
+			    continue;
-		if (is_valid_module_file(fd.cFileName))
+		    if (is_valid_module_file(fd.cFileName))
-			count++;
+			    count++;
-	} while (FindNextFileA(h, &fd));
+	    } while (FindNextFileA(h, &fd));
 
-	FindClose(h);
+	    FindClose(h);
 
-	if (count == 0)
+	    if (count == 0)
-		goto exit;
+		    goto exit;
 
-	list = malloc(count * sizeof(*list));
+	    list = malloc(count * sizeof(*list));
-	if (!list)
+	    if (!list)
-		goto exit;
+		    goto exit;
 
-	h = FindFirstFileA(s, &fd);
+	    h = FindFirstFileA(s, &fd);
-	if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	    if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-		goto exit;
+		    goto exit;
 
-	do {
+	    do {
-		if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
+		    if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
-			continue;
+			    continue;
-		if (is_valid_module_file(fd.cFileName) && i < count) {
+		    if (is_valid_module_file(fd.cFileName) && i < count) {
-			name_len = strlen(fd.cFileName);
+			    name_len = strlen(fd.cFileName);
-			if (name_len >= STK_PATH_MAX)
+			    if (name_len >= STK_PATH_MAX)
-				name_len = STK_PATH_MAX - 1;
+				    name_len = STK_PATH_MAX - 1;
 
-			memcpy(list[i], fd.cFileName, name_len);
+			    memcpy(list[i], fd.cFileName, name_len);
-			list[i][name_len] = '\0';
+			    list[i][name_len] = '\0';
-			i++;
+			    i++;
-		}
+		    }
-	} while (FindNextFileA(h, &fd));
+	    } while (FindNextFileA(h, &fd));
 
-	FindClose(h);
+	    FindClose(h);
-	goto exit;
+	    goto exit;
 
-create_and_exit:
+    create_and_exit:
-	platform_mkdir(dir_path);
+	    platform_mkdir(dir_path);
-exit:
+    exit:
-	*out_count = i;
+	    *out_count = i;
-	return list;
+	    return list;
 #else
-	DIR *d;
+	    DIR *d;
-	struct dirent *e;
+	    struct dirent *e;
-	struct stat st;
+	    struct stat st;
-	char f[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
+	    char f[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 
-	d = opendir(dir_path);
+	    d = opendir(dir_path);
-	if (!d)
+	    if (!d)
-		goto create_and_exit;
+		    goto create_and_exit;
 
-count_loop:
+    count_loop:
-	e = readdir(d);
+	    e = readdir(d);
-	if (!e)
+	    if (!e)
-		goto count_done;
+		    goto count_done;
 
-	sprintf(f, "%s/%s", dir_path, e->d_name);
+	    sprintf(f, "%s/%s", dir_path, e->d_name);
-	if (!is_valid_module_file(e->d_name))
+	    if (!is_valid_module_file(e->d_name))
-		goto count_loop;
+		    goto count_loop;
 
-	if (stat(f, &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+	    if (stat(f, &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-		goto count_loop;
+		    goto count_loop;
 
-	count++;
+	    count++;
-	goto count_loop;
+	    goto count_loop;
 
-count_done:
+    count_done:
-	if (count == 0)
+	    if (count == 0)
-		goto close_and_exit;
+		    goto close_and_exit;
 
-	rewinddir(d);
+	    rewinddir(d);
-	list = malloc(count * sizeof(*list));
+	    list = malloc(count * sizeof(*list));
-	if (!list)
+	    if (!list)
-		goto close_and_exit;
+		    goto close_and_exit;
 
-fill_loop:
+    fill_loop:
-	e = readdir(d);
+	    e = readdir(d);
-	if (!e || i >= count)
+	    if (!e || i >= count)
-		goto close_and_exit;
+		    goto close_and_exit;
 
-	sprintf(f, "%s/%s", dir_path, e->d_name);
+	    sprintf(f, "%s/%s", dir_path, e->d_name);
-	if (!is_valid_module_file(e->d_name))
+	    if (!is_valid_module_file(e->d_name))
-		goto fill_loop;
+		    goto fill_loop;
 
-	if (stat(f, &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+	    if (stat(f, &st) != 0 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-		goto fill_loop;
+		    goto fill_loop;
 
-	name_len = strlen(e->d_name);
+	    name_len = strlen(e->d_name);
-	if (name_len >= STK_PATH_MAX) {
+	    if (name_len >= STK_PATH_MAX) {
-		name_len = STK_PATH_MAX - 1;
+		    name_len = STK_PATH_MAX - 1;
-	}
+	    }
-	memcpy(list[i++], e->d_name, name_len);
+	    memcpy(list[i++], e->d_name, name_len);
-	list[i - 1][name_len] = '\0';
+	    list[i - 1][name_len] = '\0';
-	goto fill_loop;
+	    goto fill_loop;
 
-create_and_exit:
+    create_and_exit:
-	platform_mkdir(dir_path);
+	    platform_mkdir(dir_path);
-	*out_count = 0;
+	    *out_count = 0;
-	return NULL;
+	    return NULL;
 
-close_and_exit:
+    close_and_exit:
-	closedir(d);
+	    closedir(d);
-	*out_count = i;
+	    *out_count = i;
-	return list;
+	    return list;
 #endif
-}
+    }
 
 #if !defined(__linux__) && !defined(_WIN32)
 static void update_watches(platform_watch_context_t *ctx)
@@ -665,7 +678,7 @@ stk_module_event_t *platform_directory_watch_check(
 	int fd = (int)(long)handle;
 	char buf[STK_EVENT_BUFFER];
 	ssize_t len;
-	size_t index = 0, count = 0, i;
+	size_t index = 0, count = 0, i, write_index;
 	stk_module_event_t *evs;
 	char *ptr, *end;
 	struct inotify_event *e;
@@ -763,6 +776,19 @@ stk_module_event_t *platform_directory_watch_check(
 		}
 	}
 
+	write_index = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < index; ++i) {
+		if (evs[i] != -1) {
+			if (write_index != i) {
+				evs[write_index] = evs[i];
+				memmove((*file_list)[write_index],
+					(*file_list)[i], STK_PATH_MAX);
+			}
+			write_index++;
+		}
+	}
+	index = write_index;
+
 	*out_count = index;
 	return evs;
 
@@ -1000,3 +1026,25 @@ no_change:
 	return NULL;
 #endif
 }
+
+void platform_get_timestamp(char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	SYSTEMTIME st;
+	GetLocalTime(&st);
+	sprintf(buffer, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d.%03d", st.wYear,
+		st.wMonth, st.wDay, st.wHour, st.wMinute, st.wSecond,
+		st.wMilliseconds);
+#else
+	struct timeval tv;
+	struct tm *tm_info;
+
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	tm_info = localtime(&tv.tv_sec);
+
+	sprintf(buffer, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d.%03d",
+		tm_info->tm_year + 1900, tm_info->tm_mon + 1, tm_info->tm_mday,
+		tm_info->tm_hour, tm_info->tm_min, tm_info->tm_sec,
+		(int)(tv.tv_usec / 1000));
+#endif
+}

src/stk.c

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "stk.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "stk_log.h"
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -9,18 +8,26 @@
 typedef int (*stk_init_mod_func)(void);
 typedef void (*stk_shutdown_mod_func)(void);
 
-extern void **stk_handles;
+typedef struct {
-extern stk_init_mod_func *stk_inits;
+	char desc[STK_MOD_DESC_BUFFER];
-extern stk_shutdown_mod_func *stk_shutdowns;
+	char name[STK_MOD_NAME_BUFFER];
-extern char (*stk_module_ids)[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER];
+	char id[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER];
+	char version[STK_MOD_VERSION_BUFFER];
+	void *handle;
+	stk_init_mod_func init;
+	stk_shutdown_mod_func shutdown;
+	stk_dep_t *deps;
+	size_t dep_count;
+} stk_mod_t;
 
+extern stk_mod_t *stk_modules;
 extern size_t module_count;
 
-uint8_t stk_initialized = 0;
+unsigned char stk_flags = STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED;
 
 static char stk_mod_dir[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = "mods";
 static char stk_tmp_name[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER] = ".tmp";
-static char stk_tmp_dir[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = "mods/.tmp";
+static char stk_tmp_dir[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = "";
 static void *watch_handle = NULL;
 
 char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *path,
@@ -30,20 +37,35 @@ void platform_directory_watch_stop(void *handle);
 stk_module_event_t *platform_directory_watch_check(
     void *handle, char (**file_list)[STK_PATH_MAX], size_t *out_count,
     char (*loaded_module_ids)[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER], const size_t loaded_count);
-uint8_t platform_mkdir(const char *path);
+unsigned char platform_mkdir(const char *path);
-uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to);
+unsigned char platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to);
-uint8_t platform_remove_dir(const char *path);
+unsigned char platform_remove_dir(const char *path);
 
 void extract_module_id(const char *path, char *out_id);
 int is_mod_loaded(const char *module_id);
 
 size_t stk_module_count(void);
-uint8_t stk_module_load(const char *path, int index);
+unsigned char stk_module_preload(const char *path, int index);
-uint8_t stk_module_load_init(const char *path, int index);
+unsigned char stk_module_activate(size_t index);
-uint8_t stk_module_init_memory(size_t capacity);
+unsigned char stk_validate_dependencies_single(size_t index);
-uint8_t stk_module_realloc_memory(size_t new_capacity);
+void stk_log_dependency_failures(size_t index, const char *action);
+void stk_module_discard(size_t index);
+unsigned char stk_module_load(const char *path, int index);
+unsigned char stk_module_load_init(const char *path, int index);
+unsigned char stk_module_init_memory(size_t capacity);
+unsigned char stk_module_realloc_memory(size_t new_capacity);
 void stk_module_unload(size_t index);
 void stk_module_unload_all(void);
+unsigned char stk_validate_dependencies(size_t count);
+unsigned char stk_topo_sort(size_t count, size_t *order);
+void stk_pending_add(const char *path);
+void stk_pending_add_batch(const char (*paths)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS], size_t count);
+void stk_pending_remove(const char *id);
+size_t stk_pending_retry(void);
+void stk_sort_unload_order(size_t *indices, size_t n);
+void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count);
+void stk_sort_load_order(int *file_indices, size_t n,
+			 char (*file_names)[STK_PATH_MAX], const char *tmp_dir);
 
 static void build_path(char *dest, size_t dest_size, const char *dir,
 		       const char *file)
@@ -65,29 +87,70 @@ static const char *stk_error_string(int error_code)
 		return "init failure";
 	case STK_MOD_REALLOC_FAILURE:
 		return "memory reallocation failed";
+	case STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR:
+		return "dependency not found";
+	case STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR:
+		return "dependency version mismatch";
+	case STK_MOD_DEP_CIRCULAR_ERROR:
+		return "circular dependency detected";
 	default:
 		return "unknown error";
 	}
 }
 
-uint8_t stk_init(void)
+static void stk_log_module(size_t index)
+{
+	const char *name =
+	    stk_modules[index].name[0] ? stk_modules[index].name : NULL;
+	const char *desc =
+	    stk_modules[index].desc[0] ? stk_modules[index].desc : NULL;
+
+	if (name && desc)
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "  %s v%s - %s (%s)",
+			stk_modules[index].id, stk_modules[index].version, desc,
+			name);
+	else if (name)
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "  %s v%s (%s)", stk_modules[index].id,
+			stk_modules[index].version, name);
+	else if (desc)
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "  %s v%s - %s", stk_modules[index].id,
+			stk_modules[index].version, desc);
+	else
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "  %s v%s", stk_modules[index].id,
+			stk_modules[index].version);
+}
+
+static void stk_log_modules(void)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "Loaded modules (%lu):", module_count);
+	for (i = 0; i < module_count; i++)
+		stk_log_module(i);
+}
+
+unsigned char stk_init(void)
 {
 	char (*files)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
-	size_t file_count, i, successful_loads = 0;
+	char (*test_scan)[STK_PATH_MAX];
+	size_t file_count, i, j, write, successful_loads = 0;
+	size_t index, test_count;
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	char tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	int load_result;
+	unsigned char dep_result;
+	size_t *order = NULL;
+	char (*init_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t init_batch_count = 0;
 
+	platform_mkdir(stk_mod_dir);
+	build_path(stk_tmp_dir, sizeof(stk_tmp_dir), stk_mod_dir, stk_tmp_name);
 	if (platform_mkdir(stk_tmp_dir) != STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-		char (*test_scan)[STK_PATH_MAX];
-		size_t test_count;
-
 		test_scan =
 		    platform_directory_init_scan(stk_tmp_dir, &test_count);
 		if (test_scan)
 			free(test_scan);
 		if (!test_scan && test_count == 0) {
-			stk_log(stderr,
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR,
 				"FATAL: Cannot create temp directory: %s",
 				stk_tmp_dir);
 			return STK_INIT_TMPDIR_ERROR;
@@ -97,7 +160,7 @@ uint8_t stk_init(void)
 	files = platform_directory_init_scan(stk_mod_dir, &file_count);
 
 	if (file_count > 0 && stk_module_init_memory(file_count) != 0) {
-		stk_log(stderr, "FATAL: Memory allocation failed");
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "FATAL: Memory allocation failed");
 		return STK_INIT_MEMORY_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -110,41 +173,110 @@ uint8_t stk_init(void)
 
 		if (platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path) !=
 		    STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to copy %s to temp directory",
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR,
+				"Failed to copy %s to temp directory",
 				files[i]);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		load_result = stk_module_load_init(tmp_path, successful_loads);
+		load_result = stk_module_preload(tmp_path, successful_loads);
 
 		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR,
-				files[i], stk_error_string(load_result));
+				"Failed to preload module %s: %s", files[i],
+				stk_error_string(load_result));
 		} else {
 			successful_loads++;
+			module_count++;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (successful_loads < file_count) {
+	if (successful_loads < file_count)
 		stk_module_realloc_memory(successful_loads);
-	}
 
 	free(files);
 
+	if (module_count == 0)
+		goto scanned;
+
+	order = malloc(module_count * sizeof(size_t));
+	if (order) {
+		dep_result = stk_topo_sort(module_count, order);
+		if (dep_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS)
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Dependency sort failed: %s",
+				stk_error_string(dep_result));
+	}
+
+	init_batch = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*init_batch));
+
+	for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
+		index = order ? order[j] : j;
+		dep_result = stk_validate_dependencies_single(index);
+		if (dep_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+			stk_log_dependency_failures(index, "Deferring");
+			if (init_batch) {
+				build_path(init_batch[init_batch_count],
+					   sizeof(init_batch[init_batch_count]),
+					   stk_tmp_dir, stk_modules[index].id);
+				strncat(
+				    init_batch[init_batch_count],
+				    STK_MODULE_EXT,
+				    sizeof(init_batch[init_batch_count]) -
+					strlen(init_batch[init_batch_count]) -
+					1);
+				init_batch_count++;
+			}
+			stk_module_discard(index);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (stk_module_activate(index) != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to init module %s",
+				stk_modules[index].id);
+			stk_module_discard(index);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (init_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])init_batch,
+		    init_batch_count);
+
+	free(init_batch);
+	init_batch = NULL;
+
+	if (order) {
+		free(order);
+		order = NULL;
+	}
+
+	write = 0;
+	for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
+		if (stk_modules[j].handle != NULL) {
+			if (write != j)
+				stk_modules[write] = stk_modules[j];
+			write++;
+		}
+	}
+	module_count = write;
+
 scanned:
 	watch_handle = platform_directory_watch_start(stk_mod_dir);
 	if (!watch_handle) {
-		stk_log(stderr, "FATAL: Cannot start directory watch on %s",
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR,
+			"FATAL: Cannot start directory watch on %s",
 			stk_mod_dir);
 		stk_module_unload_all();
 		return STK_INIT_WATCH_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	stk_log(stdout, "stk v%s initialized! Loaded %lu mod%s from %s/",
+	stk_pending_retry();
-		STK_VERSION_STRING, module_count, module_count != 1 ? "s" : "",
-		stk_mod_dir);
 
-	stk_initialized = 1;
+	stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "stk v%s initialized, watching %s/",
+		STK_VERSION_STRING, stk_mod_dir);
+	if (module_count > 0)
+		stk_log_modules();
+
+	stk_flags |= STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED;
 	return STK_INIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -159,12 +291,13 @@ void stk_shutdown(void)
 
 	if (platform_remove_dir(stk_tmp_dir) !=
 	    STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-		stk_log(stderr, "Warning: failed to remove temp directory %s",
+		stk_log(STK_LOG_WARN,
+			"Warning: failed to remove temp directory %s",
 			stk_tmp_dir);
 	}
 
-	stk_initialized = 0;
+	stk_flags &= ~STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED;
-	stk_log(stdout, "stk shutdown");
+	stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "stk shutdown");
 }
 
 size_t stk_poll(void)
@@ -172,20 +305,52 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	char (*file_list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
 	stk_module_event_t *events = NULL;
 	size_t i, file_count = 0, reload_count = 0, load_count = 0,
-		  unload_count = 0, reload_index = 0, load_index = 0,
+		  unload_count = 0;
-		  unload_index = 0;
 	int *reloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *reloaded_mod_file_indices = NULL,
 	    *unloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *loaded_mod_indices = NULL;
 	size_t remaining_loads, new_capacity, holes_to_fill;
-	size_t write_pos, read_pos;
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS], tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	char mod_id[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER];
 	int load_result;
 	size_t successful_appends = 0;
+	char (*module_ids)[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER] = NULL;
+	unsigned char dep_result;
+	size_t *order = NULL;
+	size_t *unload_order = NULL;
+	size_t expanded_count;
+	size_t index, oi;
+	int is_orig;
+	size_t write;
+	size_t li;
+	int fi;
+	int file_index, mod_index, target_index;
+	size_t cascade_indices[STK_PATH_MAX];
+	size_t cascade_count;
+	size_t j, k, cascade_write;
+	char (*dep_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t dep_batch_count = 0;
+	char (*cascade_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t cascade_batch_count = 0;
+	char (*load_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t load_batch_count = 0;
+
+	if (module_count > 0) {
+		module_ids = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*module_ids));
+		if (module_ids) {
+			for (i = 0; i < module_count; i++) {
+				strncpy(module_ids[i], stk_modules[i].id,
+					STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER - 1);
+				module_ids[i][STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER - 1] = '\0';
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	events = platform_directory_watch_check(
+	    watch_handle, &file_list, &file_count, module_ids, module_count);
+
+	if (module_ids)
+		free(module_ids);
 
-	events = platform_directory_watch_check(watch_handle, &file_list,
-						&file_count, stk_module_ids,
-						module_count);
 	if (!events)
 		goto finish_poll;
 
@@ -208,20 +373,31 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	unloaded_mod_indices = malloc(unload_count * sizeof(int));
 	loaded_mod_indices = malloc(load_count * sizeof(int));
 
+	reload_count = 0;
+	unload_count = 0;
+	load_count = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < file_count; ++i) {
+		int mod_index;
 		extract_module_id(file_list[i], mod_id);
 		switch (events[i]) {
 		case STK_MOD_LOAD:
-			loaded_mod_indices[load_index++] = i;
+			loaded_mod_indices[load_count++] = i;
 			break;
 		case STK_MOD_RELOAD:
-			reloaded_mod_file_indices[reload_index] = i;
+			mod_index = is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
-			reloaded_mod_indices[reload_index++] =
+			if (mod_index >= 0) {
-			    is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
+				reloaded_mod_file_indices[reload_count] = i;
+				reloaded_mod_indices[reload_count] = mod_index;
+				reload_count++;
+			}
 			break;
 		case STK_MOD_UNLOAD:
-			unloaded_mod_indices[unload_index++] =
+			mod_index = is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
-			    is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
+			if (mod_index >= 0) {
+				unloaded_mod_indices[unload_count] = mod_index;
+				unload_count++;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -234,94 +410,170 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 handle_grow:
 	remaining_loads = load_count - unload_count;
 	new_capacity = module_count + remaining_loads;
-	if (stk_module_realloc_memory(new_capacity) != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+	if (stk_module_realloc_memory(new_capacity) != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS)
 		goto free_poll;
-	}
 
 begin_operations:
-	for (i = 0; i < unload_count; ++i)
+	unload_order = malloc(module_count * sizeof(size_t));
-		stk_module_unload(unloaded_mod_indices[i]);
+	if (unload_order) {
+		expanded_count = unload_count;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < reload_count; ++i)
+		for (i = 0; i < unload_count; i++)
-		stk_module_unload(reloaded_mod_indices[i]);
+			unload_order[i] = (size_t)unloaded_mod_indices[i];
+
+		stk_collect_dependents(unload_order, &expanded_count);
+		stk_sort_unload_order(unload_order, expanded_count);
+
+		dep_batch = malloc(expanded_count * sizeof(*dep_batch));
+		dep_batch_count = 0;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < expanded_count; i++) {
+			index = unload_order[i];
+
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "Unloaded module: %s",
+				stk_modules[index].id);
+			stk_pending_remove(stk_modules[index].id);
+
+			is_orig = 0;
+			for (oi = 0; oi < unload_count; oi++) {
+				if ((size_t)unloaded_mod_indices[oi] == index) {
+					is_orig = 1;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (!is_orig && dep_batch) {
+				build_path(dep_batch[dep_batch_count],
+					   sizeof(dep_batch[dep_batch_count]),
+					   stk_tmp_dir, stk_modules[index].id);
+				strncat(
+				    dep_batch[dep_batch_count], STK_MODULE_EXT,
+				    sizeof(dep_batch[dep_batch_count]) -
+					strlen(dep_batch[dep_batch_count]) - 1);
+				dep_batch_count++;
+			}
+
+			stk_module_unload(index);
+		}
+
+		if (dep_batch_count > 0)
+			stk_pending_add_batch(
+			    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])dep_batch,
+			    dep_batch_count);
+
+		free(dep_batch);
+		dep_batch = NULL;
+		free(unload_order);
+		unload_order = NULL;
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < unload_count; ++i) {
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "Unloaded module: %s",
+				stk_modules[unloaded_mod_indices[i]].id);
+			stk_pending_remove(
+			    stk_modules[unloaded_mod_indices[i]].id);
+			stk_module_unload(unloaded_mod_indices[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (unload_count > 0) {
+		write = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < module_count; i++) {
+			if (stk_modules[i].handle != NULL) {
+				if (write != i)
+					stk_modules[write] = stk_modules[i];
+				write++;
+			}
+		}
+		module_count = write;
+		if (module_count > 0)
+			stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < reload_count; ++i) {
-		int file_index = reloaded_mod_file_indices[i];
+		file_index = reloaded_mod_file_indices[i];
-		int mod_index = reloaded_mod_indices[i];
+		mod_index = reloaded_mod_indices[i];
 
 		build_path(full_path, sizeof(full_path), stk_mod_dir,
 			   file_list[file_index]);
 		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
 			   file_list[file_index]);
 
+		stk_module_unload(mod_index);
+
 		if (platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path) !=
 		    STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to copy %s for reload",
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to copy %s for reload",
 				file_list[file_index]);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, mod_index);
-		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS)
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to reload module %s: %s",
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to reload module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
 				stk_error_string(load_result));
-		}
 	}
 
 	holes_to_fill = (load_count < unload_count) ? load_count : unload_count;
-	for (i = 0; i < holes_to_fill; ++i) {
-		int target_index = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
-		int file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
 
+	for (li = 0; li < load_count; li++) {
+		fi = loaded_mod_indices[li];
 		build_path(full_path, sizeof(full_path), stk_mod_dir,
-			   file_list[file_index]);
+			   file_list[fi]);
+		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
+			   file_list[fi]);
+		platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path);
+	}
+
+	if (load_count > 1)
+		stk_sort_load_order(loaded_mod_indices, load_count, file_list,
+				    stk_tmp_dir);
+
+	load_batch = malloc(load_count * sizeof(*load_batch));
+	load_batch_count = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < holes_to_fill; ++i) {
+		target_index = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
+		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
+
 		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
 			   file_list[file_index]);
 
-		if (platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path) !=
-		    STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to copy %s for loading",
-				file_list[file_index]);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, target_index);
-		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
+		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
+		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
 				stk_error_string(load_result));
+		} else {
+			module_count++;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (load_count > unload_count)
 		goto append_modules;
 
-	if (unload_count > load_count)
+	goto finish_loads;
-		goto trim_arrays;
-
-	goto free_poll;
 
 append_modules:
 	for (; i < load_count; ++i) {
-		int file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
+		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
 
-		build_path(full_path, sizeof(full_path), stk_mod_dir,
-			   file_list[file_index]);
 		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
 			   file_list[file_index]);
 
-		if (platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path) !=
-		    STK_PLATFORM_OPERATION_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to copy %s for loading",
-				file_list[file_index]);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, module_count +
 							    successful_appends);
-		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
-			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
+		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
+		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
 				stk_error_string(load_result));
 		} else {
@@ -331,34 +583,104 @@ append_modules:
 
 	module_count += successful_appends;
 
-	if (successful_appends < (load_count - holes_to_fill)) {
+	if (successful_appends < (load_count - holes_to_fill))
 		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
-	}
 
-	goto free_poll;
+finish_loads:
+	if (load_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])load_batch,
+		    load_batch_count);
 
-trim_arrays:
+	free(load_batch);
-	write_pos = unloaded_mod_indices[holes_to_fill];
+	load_batch = NULL;
-	for (i = holes_to_fill + 1; i < unload_count; ++i) {
-		if (unloaded_mod_indices[i] < write_pos)
-			write_pos = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
-	}
 
-	for (read_pos = write_pos + 1; read_pos < module_count; ++read_pos) {
+	goto validate_deps;
-		if (stk_handles[read_pos] != NULL) {
+
-			stk_handles[write_pos] = stk_handles[read_pos];
+validate_deps:
-			stk_inits[write_pos] = stk_inits[read_pos];
+	if (module_count == 0)
-			stk_shutdowns[write_pos] = stk_shutdowns[read_pos];
+		goto free_poll;
-			memcpy(stk_module_ids[write_pos],
+
-			       stk_module_ids[read_pos], STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER);
+	do {
-			++write_pos;
+		cascade_count = 0;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
+			if (stk_modules[j].dep_count == 0)
+				continue;
+			for (k = 0; k < stk_modules[j].dep_count; k++) {
+				if (is_mod_loaded(stk_modules[j].deps[k].id) <
+				    0) {
+					cascade_indices[cascade_count++] = j;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	module_count = write_pos;
+		if (cascade_count == 0)
-	stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
+			break;
+
+		cascade_batch = malloc(cascade_count * sizeof(*cascade_batch));
+		cascade_batch_count = 0;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < cascade_count; j++) {
+			index = cascade_indices[j];
+			stk_log_dependency_failures(index, "Unloading");
+			if (cascade_batch) {
+				build_path(
+				    cascade_batch[cascade_batch_count],
+				    sizeof(cascade_batch[cascade_batch_count]),
+				    stk_tmp_dir, stk_modules[index].id);
+				strncat(
+				    cascade_batch[cascade_batch_count],
+				    STK_MODULE_EXT,
+				    sizeof(cascade_batch[cascade_batch_count]) -
+					strlen(cascade_batch
+						   [cascade_batch_count]) -
+					1);
+				cascade_batch_count++;
+			}
+			stk_module_unload(index);
+		}
+
+		if (cascade_batch_count > 0)
+			stk_pending_add_batch(
+			    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])cascade_batch,
+			    cascade_batch_count);
+
+		free(cascade_batch);
+		cascade_batch = NULL;
+
+		cascade_write = 0;
+		for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
+			if (stk_modules[j].handle != NULL) {
+				if (cascade_write != j)
+					stk_modules[cascade_write] =
+					    stk_modules[j];
+				cascade_write++;
+			}
+		}
+		module_count = cascade_write;
+
+	} while (cascade_count > 0);
+
+	if (module_count > 0)
+		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
+
+	order = malloc(module_count * sizeof(size_t));
+	if (order) {
+		dep_result = stk_topo_sort(module_count, order);
+		if (dep_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS)
+			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Dependency sort failed: %s",
+				stk_error_string(dep_result));
+		free(order);
+	}
 
 free_poll:
+	stk_pending_retry();
+
+	if (module_count > 0)
+		stk_log_modules();
+
 	free(reloaded_mod_indices);
 	free(reloaded_mod_file_indices);
 	free(unloaded_mod_indices);
@@ -372,7 +694,7 @@ finish_poll:
 
 void stk_set_mod_dir(const char *path)
 {
-	if (!path || stk_initialized)
+	if (!path || (stk_flags & STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED))
 		return;
 
 	strncpy(stk_mod_dir, path, STK_PATH_MAX_OS - 1);
@@ -390,7 +712,7 @@ void stk_set_mod_dir(const char *path)
 
 void stk_set_tmp_dir_name(const char *name)
 {
-	if (!name || stk_initialized)
+	if (!name || (stk_flags & STK_FLAG_INITIALIZED))
 		return;
 
 	strncpy(stk_tmp_name, name, STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER - 1);
@@ -403,3 +725,16 @@ void stk_set_tmp_dir_name(const char *name)
 	strncat(stk_tmp_dir, stk_tmp_name,
 		STK_PATH_MAX_OS - strlen(stk_tmp_dir) - 1);
 }
+
+void stk_set_logging_enabled(unsigned char enabled)
+{
+	if (enabled)
+		stk_flags |= STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED;
+	else
+		stk_flags &= ~STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED;
+}
+
+unsigned char stk_is_logging_enabled(void)
+{
+	return (stk_flags & STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED) != 0;
+}

src/stk_log.c

@@ -1,14 +1,86 @@
 #include "stk_log.h"
+#include "stk.h"
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
-void stk_log(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...)
+#define STK_LOG_TIMESTAMP_BUFFER 32
+
+extern unsigned char stk_flags;
+void platform_get_timestamp(char *buffer, size_t size);
+
+static FILE *log_output = NULL;
+static char log_prefix[STK_LOG_PREFIX_BUFFER] = "stk";
+static stk_log_level_t min_log_level = STK_LOG_INFO;
+
+static const char *get_level_string(stk_log_level_t level)
 {
-	va_list args;
+	char *level_str = "";
-	va_start(args, fmt);
+	switch (level) {
+	case STK_LOG_ERROR:
+		level_str = "ERROR";
+		break;
+	case STK_LOG_WARN:
+		level_str = "WARN";
+		break;
+	case STK_LOG_INFO:
+		level_str = "INFO";
+		break;
+	case STK_LOG_DEBUG:
+		level_str = "DEBUG";
+		break;
+	}
 
-	vfprintf(fp, fmt, args);
+	return level_str;
-	fputc('\n', fp);
+}
 
+void stk_set_log_output(FILE *fp)
+{
+	if (fp == NULL)
+		stk_flags &= ~STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED;
+
+	log_output = fp;
+}
+
+void stk_set_log_prefix(const char *prefix)
+{
+	if (!prefix) {
+		log_prefix[0] = '\0';
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strncpy(log_prefix, prefix, STK_LOG_PREFIX_BUFFER - 1);
+	log_prefix[STK_LOG_PREFIX_BUFFER - 1] = '\0';
+}
+
+void stk_set_log_level(stk_log_level_t level) { min_log_level = level; }
+
+void stk_log(stk_log_level_t level, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	FILE *output;
+	const char *level_str;
+	char timestamp[STK_LOG_TIMESTAMP_BUFFER];
+	va_list args;
+
+	if (!(stk_flags & STK_FLAG_LOGGING_ENABLED))
+		return;
+
+	if (level < min_log_level)
+		return;
+
+	output = log_output ? log_output : stdout;
+	level_str = get_level_string(level);
+	platform_get_timestamp(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp));
+
+	if (log_prefix[0] != '\0')
+		fprintf(output, "%s [%s] [%s] ", timestamp, log_prefix,
+			level_str);
+	else
+		fprintf(output, "%s [%s] ", timestamp, level_str);
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vfprintf(output, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
+
+	fputc('\n', output);
 }

test/bmake.mk

@@ -22,23 +22,27 @@ test_program: test.c
 test_mod$(MODULE_EXT): test_mod.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -shared -o $@ test_mod.c
 
+test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT): test_mod_dep.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -shared -o $@ test_mod_dep.c
+
 setup:
 	@mkdir -p mods
 	@cp -f test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) mods/ 2>/dev/null || true
-	@echo "Test environment ready: mods/ directory with test_mod$(MODULE_EXT)"
+	@cp -f test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT) mods/ 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "Test environment ready: mods/ directory with test modules"
 
-run: test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) setup
+run: test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT) setup
 	@echo "Running integration test (CTRL+C to exit)..."
 	@./test_program
 
-test: test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) setup
+test: test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT) setup
 	@echo "=== stk Integration Test ==="
 	@echo "1. Starting test program"
-	@echo "2. Will load test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) from mods/"
+	@echo "2. Will load test_mod and test_mod_dep from mods/"
 	@echo "3. Press CTRL+C to exit"
 	@echo "============================="
 	@./test_program || echo "Test completed."
 
 clean:
-	rm -f test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT)
+	rm -f test_program test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT)
 	rm -rf mods/

test/gmake.mk

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ CFLAGS = -Wall -Wpedantic -I../include -std=c89
 LDFLAGS = -L../bin/debug -lstk
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+    SHELL := cmd.exe
+    .SHELLFLAGS := /c
     MODULE_EXT = .dll
     EXE_EXT = .exe
 else
@@ -21,16 +23,21 @@ test_program$(EXE_EXT): test.c
 test_mod$(MODULE_EXT): test_mod.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -shared -o $@ test_mod.c
 
+test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT): test_mod_dep.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -shared -o $@ test_mod_dep.c
+
 setup:
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	@if not exist mods mkdir mods
 	@if exist test_mod.dll copy /Y test_mod.dll mods\ >nul 2>&1
+	@if exist test_mod_dep.dll copy /Y test_mod_dep.dll mods\ >nul 2>&1
 else
 	@mkdir -p mods
 	@cp -f test_mod.so mods/ 2>/dev/null || true
+	@cp -f test_mod_dep.so mods/ 2>/dev/null || true
 endif
 
-test: test_program$(EXE_EXT) test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) setup
+test: test_program$(EXE_EXT) test_mod$(MODULE_EXT) test_mod_dep$(MODULE_EXT) setup
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	@set PATH=../bin/debug;%PATH% && cmd /C "test_program.exe"
 else
@@ -39,9 +46,9 @@ endif
 
 clean:
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-	@del /Q test_program.exe test_mod.dll 2>nul || true
+	@del /Q test_program.exe test_mod.dll test_mod_dep.dll 2>nul || true
 	@rmdir /S /Q mods 2>nul || true
 else
-	@rm -f test_program test_mod.so
+	@rm -f test_program test_mod.so test_mod_dep.so
 	@rm -rf mods
 endif

test/test.c

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ void inthand(int signum)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	uint8_t init_result;
+	unsigned char init_result;
-	uint64_t iterations = 0;
+	size_t iterations = 0;
 
 	printf("stk test - CTRL+C to exit\n");
 
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	while (!stop) {
 		size_t events = stk_poll();
 		if (events > 0)
-			printf("Poll: %lu module event(s) detected\n", (unsigned long) events);
+			printf("Poll: %lu module event(s) detected\n",
+			       (unsigned long)events);
 
 		iterations++;
 		if (iterations % 5 == 0) {
 			printf("Still running... (iteration %lu)\n",
-			       (unsigned long) iterations);
+			       (unsigned long)iterations);
 		}
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		Sleep(1000);

test/test_mod.c

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 int stk_mod_init(void)
 {
-	printf("test mod initialized!\n");
+	printf("test_mod initialized!\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void stk_mod_shutdown(void) { printf("test mod shut down.\n"); }
+void stk_mod_shutdown(void) { printf("test_mod shut down.\n"); }
+
+const char *stk_mod_name(void) { return "Test Module"; }
+const char *stk_mod_version(void) { return "1.0.0"; }

test/test_mod_dep.c

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	char id[64];
+	char version[32];
+} dep_t;
+
+int stk_mod_init(void)
+{
+	printf("test_mod_dep initialized!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void stk_mod_shutdown(void) { printf("test_mod_dep shut down.\n"); }
+
+const char *stk_mod_name(void) { return "Dependent Test Module"; }
+const char *stk_mod_version(void) { return "1.0.0"; }
+
+dep_t stk_mod_deps[] = {{"test_mod", ">=1.0.0"}, {"", ""}};