Plugin inferastructure work/fixes

src/plugins/plugin_base.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Python imports
 import os
 import time
+import inspect
 
 # Lib imports
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ class PluginBaseException(Exception):
 
 
 class PluginBase:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.name               = "Example Plugin"  # NOTE: Need to remove after establishing private bidirectional 1-1 message bus
                                                     #       where self.name should not be needed for message comms
 
@@ -36,13 +38,6 @@ class PluginBase:
         """
         raise PluginBaseException("Method hasn't been overriden...")
 
-    def set_event_system(self, event_system):
-        """
-            Requests Key:  'pass_events': "true"
-            Must define in plugin if "pass_events" is set to "true" string.
-        """
-        self._event_system = event_system
-
     def set_ui_object_collection(self, ui_objects):
         """
             Requests Key:  "pass_ui_objects": [""]
@@ -51,9 +46,45 @@ class PluginBase:
         """
         self._ui_objects = ui_objects
 
+    def set_event_system(self, event_system):
+        """
+            Requests Key:  'pass_events': "true"
+            Must define in plugin if "pass_events" is set to "true" string.
+        """
+        self._event_system = event_system
+
     def subscribe_to_events(self):
         ...
 
+    def _connect_builder_signals(self, caller_class, builder):
+        classes  = [caller_class]
+        handlers = {}
+        for c in classes:
+            methods = None
+            try:
+                methods = inspect.getmembers(c, predicate=inspect.ismethod)
+                handlers.update(methods)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug(repr(e))
+
+        builder.connect_signals(handlers)
+
+    def reload_package(self, plugin_path, module_dict_main=locals()):
+        import importlib
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        def reload_package_recursive(current_dir, module_dict):
+            for path in current_dir.iterdir():
+                if "__init__" in str(path) or path.stem not in module_dict:
+                    continue
+
+                if path.is_file() and path.suffix == ".py":
+                    importlib.reload(module_dict[path.stem])
+                elif path.is_dir():
+                    reload_package_recursive(path, module_dict[path.stem].__dict__)
+
+        reload_package_recursive(Path(plugin_path).parent, module_dict_main["module_dict_main"])
+
 
     def clear_children(self, widget: type) -> None:
         """ Clear children of a gtk widget. """