PLUGINS.md

pyraxshell - Plug-ins system

pyraxshell should be extended via plug-ins:

• placed in ./pyraxshell/plugins
• named plugin_XXX.py
• import a relate libXXX.py library which provides required functionalities
• see ./pyraxshell/plugins/plugin_test.py to understando how to write a plugin

Reloading plug-ins

Plug-ins can be reloaded from the main interpreter:

H>
EOF             credits         dns             help            list_plugins    reload_plugins  services        unload_plugins  
auth            databases       exit            license         loadbalancers   servers         test            version         
H>unload_plugins
unloading plug-ins (INFO)
plugin 'do_dns' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_loadbalancers' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_auth' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_servers' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_test' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_databases' unloaded (INFO)
plugin 'do_services' unloaded (INFO)
H>
EOF             credits         exit            help            license         list_plugins    reload_plugins  unload_plugins  version         
H>reload_plugins
unloading plug-ins (INFO)
plug-ins loaded: auth, databases, dns, loadbalancers, servers, services, test (INFO)
H>
EOF             credits         dns             help            list_plugins    reload_plugins  services        unload_plugins  
auth            databases       exit            license         loadbalancers   servers         test            version         
H>

That allows developer to speed new plug-ins developing process up, as quitting and restarting pyraxshell is not required.