Converted to use unix socket

plugins/README.txt

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+### Note
+Copy the example and rename it to your desired name. The Main class and passed in arguments are required. You don't necessarily need to use the passed in socket_id or event_system.

plugins/template/__main__.py

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+# Python imports
+import sys, threading, subprocess, time
+
+# Gtk imports
+import gi
+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+from gi.repository import Gtk
+
+# Application imports
+
+
+def threaded(fn):
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        threading.Thread(target=fn, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, daemon=False).start()
+    return wrapper
+
+
+class Plugin:
+    def __init__(self, builder, event_system):
+        self._plugin_name  = "Example Plugin"
+        self._builder      = builder
+        self._event_system = event_system
+        self._message      = None
+        self._time_out     = 5
+
+        button             = Gtk.Button(label=self._plugin_name)
+        button.connect("button-release-event", self._do_action)
+
+        plugin_list  = self._builder.get_object("plugin_socket")
+        plugin_list.add(button)
+        plugin_list.show_all()
+
+
+    @threaded
+    def _do_action(self, widget=None, eve=None):
+        message = "Hello, World!"
+        self._event_system.push_gui_event(["some_type", "display_message", ("warning", message, None)])
+
+
+    def set_message(self, data):
+        self._message = data
+
+    def get_plugin_name(self):
+        return self._plugin_name
+
+    def get_socket_id(self):
+        return self._socket_id
+
+    def _run_timeout(self):
+        timeout = 0
+        while not self._message and timeout < self._time_out:
+            time.sleep(1)
+            timeout += 1