QGIS/src/sextante/core/AlgorithmProvider.py

from sextante.core.SextanteConfig import Setting, SextanteConfig
import os
from PyQt4 import QtGui

class AlgorithmProvider():
    '''this is the base class for algorithms providers.
    An algorithm provider is a set of related algorithms, typically from the same
    external application or related to a common area of analysis.
    '''

    def __init__(self):
        self.actions = []
        self.contextMenuActions = []

    def initializeSettings(self):
        '''this is the place where you should add config parameters to sextante using the SextanteConfig class.
        this method is called when a provider is added to Sextante.
        By default it just adds a setting to activate or deactivate algorithms from the provider'''
        name = "ACTIVATE_" + self.getName().upper().replace(" ", "_")
        SextanteConfig.addSetting(Setting(self.getName(), name, "Activate", True))

    def unload(self):
        '''Do here anything that you want to be done when the provider is removed from the list of available ones.
        This method is called when you remove the provider from Sextante.
        Removal of config setting should be done here'''
        name = "ACTIVATE_" + self.getName().upper().replace(" ", "_")
        SextanteConfig.removeSetting(name)
    def getName(self):
        return "Generic algorithm provider"

    def loadAlgorithms(self):
        self.algs = []
        name = "ACTIVATE_" + self.getName().upper().replace(" ", "_")
        if not SextanteConfig.getSetting(name):
            return
        else:
            self._loadAlgorithms()

    #methods to be overridden.
    #==============================

    #Algorithm loading should take place here, filling self.algs, which is a list of
    #elements of class GeoAlgorithm. Use that class to create your own algorithms
    #Since algorithms should have a reference to the provider they come
    #from, this is also the place to set the 'provider' variable of each algorithm
    def _loadAlgorithms(self):
        pass

    def getIcon(self):
        return QtGui.QIcon(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/../images/alg.png")

    def getSupportedOutputRasterLayerExtensions(self):
        return ["tif"]

    def getSupportedOutputVectorLayerExtensions(self):
        return ["shp"]

    def getSupportedOutputTableExtensions(self):
        return ["dbf"]