plugin_provider.py
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30 
31 from python_qt_binding.QtCore import QObject
32 
33 
34 class PluginProvider(QObject):
35  """Interface for discovering, loading and unloading of plugins."""
36 
37  def __init__(self):
38  super(PluginProvider, self).__init__()
39  self.setObjectName('PluginProvider')
40 
41  def discover(self, discovery_data):
42  """
43  Discover the plugins.
44 
45  @param discovery_data:
46  The settings containing any discovery data which is cached between invocations
47  @return: Dictionary of plugin ids to `PluginDescriptor`s
48  """
49  raise NotImplementedError
50 
51  def load(self, plugin_id, plugin_context):
52  """
53  Load a plugin and pass the `PluginContext`.
54 
55  @return: The created plugin instance
56  @raise PluginLoadError
57  """
58  raise NotImplementedError
59 
60  def unload(self, plugin_instance):
61  """Unload a plugin."""
62  raise NotImplementedError
63 
64  def shutdown(self):
65  """Notify of shutdown."""
66  pass
def load(self, plugin_id, plugin_context)
def discover(self, discovery_data)
def unload(self, plugin_instance)


qt_gui
Author(s): Dirk Thomas
autogenerated on Tue Apr 13 2021 03:03:12