Refactored to reduce Glade dependency...

plugins/template/plugin.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 # Application imports
+from plugins.plugin_base import PluginBase
 
 
 # NOTE: Threads WILL NOT die with parent's destruction.
@@ -24,53 +25,22 @@ def daemon_threaded(fn):
 
 
 
-class Plugin:
+class Plugin(PluginBase):
     def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
         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
-        self._event_system      = None
-        self._event_sleep_time  = .5
-        self._event_message     = None
 
 
-    def get_ui_element(self):
+    def generate_reference_ui_element(self):
         button = Gtk.Button(label=self.name)
         button.connect("button-release-event", self.send_message)
         return button
 
-    def set_fm_event_system(self, fm_event_system):
-        self._event_system = fm_event_system
-
     def run(self):
-        self._module_event_observer()
-
+        ...
 
     def send_message(self, widget=None, eve=None):
         message = "Hello, World!"
-        self._event_system.push_gui_event([self.name, "display_message", ("warning", message, None)])
-
-
-    def wait_for_fm_message(self):
-        while not self._event_message:
-            pass
-
-    @daemon_threaded
-    def _module_event_observer(self):
-        while True:
-            time.sleep(self._event_sleep_time)
-            event = self._event_system.read_module_event()
-            if event:
-                try:
-                    if event[0] == self.name:
-                        target_id, method_target, data = self._event_system.consume_module_event()
-
-                        if not method_target:
-                            self._event_message = data
-                        else:
-                            method = getattr(self.__class__, f"{method_target}")
-                            if data:
-                                data = method(*(self, *data))
-                            else:
-                                method(*(self,))
-                except Exception as e:
-                    print(repr(e))
+        event_system.emit("display_message", ("warning", message, None))