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.. _mach_driver:
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Drivers
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Entry Points
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============
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It is possible to use setuptools' entry points to load commands
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directly from python packages. A mach entry point is a function which
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returns a list of files or directories containing mach command
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providers. e.g.:
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.. code-block:: python
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def list_providers():
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providers = []
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here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
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for p in os.listdir(here):
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if p.endswith('.py'):
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providers.append(os.path.join(here, p))
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return providers
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See http://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/setuptools.html#dynamic-discovery-of-services-and-plugins
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for more information on creating an entry point. To search for entry
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point plugins, you can call
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:py:meth:`mach.command_util.load_commands_from_entry_point`. e.g.:
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.. code-block:: python
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load_commands_from_entry_point("mach.external.providers")
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