gramps/src/gen/plug/_plugin.py

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#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2008 Brian G. Matherly
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
# $Id$
"""
This module provides the base class for plugins.
"""
class Plugin:
"""
This class serves as a base class for all plugins that can be registered
with the plugin manager
"""
def __init__(self, name, description):
"""
@param name: A friendly name to call this plugin.
Example: "GEDCOM Import"
@type name: string
@param description: An short description of the plugin.
Example: "This plugin will import a GEDCOM file into a database"
@type description: string
@return: nothing
"""
self.__name = name
self.__desc = description
def get_name(self):
"""
Get the name of this plugin.
@return: a string representing the name of the plugin
"""
return self.__name
def get_description(self):
"""
Get the description of this plugin.
@return: a string that describes the plugin
"""
return self.__desc
def get_module_name(self):
"""
Get the name of the module that this plugin lives in.
@return: a string representing the name of the module for this plugin
"""
raise NotImplementedError