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<h1>IPlugin<a class="headerlink" href="#iplugin" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<dt id="mobase.IPlugin">
<em class="property">class </em><code class="sig-prename descclassname">mobase.</code><code class="sig-name descname">IPlugin</code><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">abc.ABC</span></code></p>
<p>Base class for all plugins.</p>
<p class="rubric">Methods Summary</p>
<table class="longtable docutils align-default">
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.author" title="mobase.IPlugin.author"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">author</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The name of the plugin author.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.description" title="mobase.IPlugin.description"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">description</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The description for this plugin.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.init" title="mobase.IPlugin.init"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">init</span></code></a>(organizer)</p></td>
<td><p>Initialize this plugin.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.localizedName" title="mobase.IPlugin.localizedName"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">localizedName</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p>Retrieve the localized name of the plugin.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.master" title="mobase.IPlugin.master"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">master</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p>Retrieve the master plugin of this plugin.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.name" title="mobase.IPlugin.name"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">name</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p>Retrieve the name of the plugin.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.requirements" title="mobase.IPlugin.requirements"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">requirements</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p>Retrieve the requirements for this plugin.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.settings" title="mobase.IPlugin.settings"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">settings</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>A list of settings for this plugin.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="#mobase.IPlugin.version" title="mobase.IPlugin.version"><code class="xref py py-obj docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">version</span></code></a>()</p></td>
<td><p><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The version of this plugin.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="rubric">Methods Documentation</p>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.author">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">author</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.author" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The name of the plugin author.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.description">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">description</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.description" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The description for this plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.init">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">init</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param">organizer</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.init" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Initialize this plugin.</p>
<p>Note that this function may never be called if no <cite>IOrganizer</cite> is available
at that time, such as when creating the first instance in MO.</p>
<p>Plugins will probably want to store the organizer pointer. It is guaranteed
to be valid as long as the plugin is loaded.</p>
<p>These functions may be called before <cite>init()</cite>:</p>
<blockquote>
<div><ul class="simple">
<li><p><cite>name()</cite></p></li>
<li><p>see <cite>IPluginGame</cite> for more.</p></li>
</ul>
</div></blockquote>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p><strong>organizer</strong> – The main organizer interface.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p>True if the plugin was initialized correctly, False otherwise.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-odd">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bool</span></code></p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.localizedName">
<code class="sig-name descname">localizedName</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.localizedName" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the localized name of the plugin.</p>
<p>Unlike <cite>name()</cite>, this method can (and should!) return a localized name for the plugin.
This method returns name() by default.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The localized name of the plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.master">
<code class="sig-name descname">master</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.master" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the master plugin of this plugin.</p>
<p>It is often easier to implement a functionality as multiple plugins in MO2, but ship the
plugins together, e.g. as a Python module or using <cite>createFunctions()</cite>. In this case, having
a master plugin (one of the plugin, or a separate one) tells MO2 that these plugins are
linked and should also be displayed together in the UI. If MO2 ever implements automatic
updates for plugins, the <cite>master()</cite> plugin will also be used for this purpose.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The master plugin of this plugin, or a null pointer if this plugin does not have a master.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.name">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">name</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.name" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the name of the plugin.</p>
<p>The name of the plugin is used for internal storage purpose so it should not change,
and it should be static. In particular, you should not use a localized string (<cite>tr()</cite>)
for the plugin name.</p>
<p>In the future, we will provide a way to localized plugin names using a distinct method,
such as <cite>localizedName()</cite>.</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The name of the plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></p>
</dd>
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<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.requirements">
<code class="sig-name descname">requirements</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.requirements" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the requirements for this plugin.</p>
<p>This method is called right after <cite>init()</cite> and the ownership the requirements is</p>
<dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The list of requirements for this plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">List</span></code>[<a class="reference internal" href="mobase.IPluginRequirement.html#mobase.IPluginRequirement" title="mobase.IPluginRequirement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">IPluginRequirement</span></code></a>]</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.settings">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">settings</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.settings" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>A list of settings for this plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">List</span></code>[<a class="reference internal" href="mobase.PluginSetting.html#mobase.PluginSetting" title="mobase.PluginSetting"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PluginSetting</span></code></a>]</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="mobase.IPlugin.version">
<em class="property">abstract </em><code class="sig-name descname">version</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#mobase.IPlugin.version" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><dl class="field-list simple">
<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
<dd class="field-odd"><p>The version of this plugin.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="field-even">Return type</dt>
<dd class="field-even"><p><a class="reference internal" href="mobase.VersionInfo.html#mobase.VersionInfo" title="mobase.VersionInfo"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VersionInfo</span></code></a></p>
</dd>
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