plugin.py

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from python_qt_binding.QtCore import QObject


class Plugin(QObject):

    """
    Interface for Python plugins.
    User-defined plugins may either subclass `qt_gui.plugin.Plugin` or according to duck typing implement only the needed methods.
    """

    def __init__(self, context):
        """Instantiate the plugin and pass the `PluginContext`."""
        super(Plugin, self).__init__(context)
        self.setObjectName('Plugin')

    def shutdown_plugin(self):
        """Shutdown and clean up the plugin before unloading."""
        pass

    def save_settings(self, plugin_settings, instance_settings):
        """
        Save the intrinsic state of the plugin to the plugin-specific or instance-specific `Settings`.
        @param plugin_settings: The plugin-specific settings
        @type plugin_settings: qt_gui.settings.Settings
        @param instance_settings: The instance-specific settings
        @type instance_settings: qt_gui.settings.Settings
        """
        pass

    def restore_settings(self, plugin_settings, instance_settings):
        """
        Restore the intrinsic state of the plugin from the plugin-specific or instance-specific `Settings`.
        @param plugin_settings: The plugin-specific settings
        @type plugin_settings: qt_gui.settings.Settings
        @param instance_settings: The instance-specific settings
        @type instance_settings: qt_gui.settings.Settings
        """
        pass

    #def trigger_configuration(self):
        #"""
        #Trigger a configuration request from the title bar of one of the dock widgets.
        #If this method is available the `DockWidgetTitleBar` will show the configuration action.
        #"""
        #pass