The surf.plugin.manager Module

surf.plugin.manager.add_plugin_path(plugin_path)

Loads plugins from path. Method can be called multiple times, with different locations. (Plugins are loaded only once).

Parameters:plugin_path (str) – register plugin search path

surf.plugin.manager.load_plugins(reload=False)

Call this method to load the plugins into the manager. The method is called by default when a surf.store.Store is instantiated. To cause a reload, call the method with reload set to True

Parameters:

• reload (bool) – reload plugins if True
• logger – the logger

surf.plugin.manager.register(name, reader, writer)

register reader and writer plugins :param str name: the plugin name :param reader: the reader plugin :param writer: the writer plugin

surf.plugin.manager.registered_readers()

gets the registered reader plugins. Plugins are instances of :cls:`surf.plugin.reader.RDFReader`.

Returns:the registered reader plugins Return type:list or set

surf.plugin.manager.registered_writers()

gets the registered writer plugins. Plugins are instances of :cls:`surf.plugin.reader.RDFWriter`.

Returns:the registered writer plugins Return type:list or set