changed plugin specification: use generic "handle_event" instead of "setup" and "cleanup"

fixed bug in reinitializing of plugins (Closes: #111)
fixed glitch that delayed the results of the plugin_manager to go into effect by one request
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lars 2007-01-08 02:30:29 +00:00
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commit 68e0cddc59
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@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ Python code interface:
- function "get_status":
- returns a string, that describes a state connected to this plugin (e.g. the current date and
time (for the "date" plugin))
- function "setup":
- may be overridden to specify bootup behaviour
- function "cleanup":
- may be overridden to specify shutdown behaviour
- function "handle_event(event, event_info)":
- may be overridden to specify event handling (e.g. "bootup", "shutdown")
- see src/cryptobox/plugins/base.py for details
- the class variable "plugin_capabilities" must be an array of strings (supported: "system" and
"volume")
- the class variable "plugin_visibility" may contain one or more of the following items: