# Plugin : Initialize protected, persistent object

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/plugin-initialize-protected-persistent-object/409707>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, global, Plugins, CPP, question\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/plugin-initialize-protected-persistent-object/409707 "2017-11-15T15:26:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/plugin-initialize-protected-persistent-object/409707/2 "2017-11-15T21:29:07Z")

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First of all insted of `UWatcher*` use `WeakObjectPtr<UWatcher>` or else you risking invalid pointer, also read here how to keep this object alive and prevent it from garbage collection:

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As main issue, you eather need to get module class object form module manager:

> **[FModuleManager](https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.1/en-US/API/Runtime/Core/Modules/FModuleManager/)**
>
> Implements the module manager.

Or create singleton in your module class so you can direcly refrence it, you cna look up in other modules in engine to see how it works, here example of HTTP:

[https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/blob/76085d1106078d8988e4404391428252ba1eb9a7/Engine/Source/Runtime/Online/HTTP/Private/HttpModule.cpp](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/blob/76085d1106078d8988e4404391428252ba1eb9a7/Engine/Source/Runtime/Online/HTTP/Private/HttpModule.cpp)

[https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/blob/76085d1106078d8988e4404391428252ba1eb9a7/Engine/Source/Runtime/Online/HTTP/Public/HttpModule.h](https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/blob/76085d1106078d8988e4404391428252ba1eb9a7/Engine/Source/Runtime/Online/HTTP/Public/HttpModule.h)

```
 HTTP_API static FHttpModule& Get();

/** singleton for the module while loaded and available */
static FHttpModule* Singleton;

```

and in CPP

```
FHttpModule& FHttpModule::Get()
{
	if (Singleton == NULL)
	{
		check(IsInGameThread());
		FModuleManager::LoadModuleChecked<FHttpModule>("HTTP");
	}
	check(Singleton != NULL);
	return *Singleton;
}

```

I know you plan to do so with UObject, but i’m not sure if that is safe thing to do, so i recomand you to it with module class as most module classes in engine do.

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