On Feb 22, 12:51 pm, "Flavio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 22, 12:36 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Simple plugin system proposal: > > > > have a package (directory with __init__.py) called plugins where the > > > actual plugins are modules in this directory. > > > > When the main script imports the plugins package, all plugin modules > > > would be available as plugins.pluginA, plugins.pluginB , etc. > > > > A registry of available plugins would be available as a simple > > > dir(plugins). > > > > code in the main script than wished to use a given plugin, would only > > > have to look in the registry before calling any code from a given > > > plugin. > > > > What is wrong/missing with this simple framework? > > > Nothing wrong. It's just one way of doing it. But it requires you to have > > all plugins being part of one module, in one location. Depending on what > > you want to do, this won't suffice. For example if your app is installed in > > a system path you aren't supposed to write to - how do you install your > > individual plugin? easy_install allows you to install to a folder that is > > contained in the PYTHONPATH, and then you can discover entrypoints. > > > But please, do as we suggested: read the past discussions. > > > Depending on what _you_ actually want to accomplish, you're proposal is > > enough. But don't expect it to become the "one plugin system to rule them > > all"-solution. > > > diez > > Oh, I have read all the links that have been suggested, but I am > looking for the simplest possible solution. > > I have no intention to create the "next Plugin system" I am just > trying to solve my own problem and in the process leave a record of a > fruitfull discussion about plugin systems. > > BTW I have yet to check TRAC's plugin system.
I have look at Trac's component based pluging system and I liked it very much. If external dependencies is not an issue I believe this is the best solution. http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracPlugins -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
