Difference between revisions of "Creating a GenGIS plugin"
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Begin by creating the directory ''HelloWorld'' within the GenGIS ''plugins' directory. Within this directory create a file called ''__init__.py''. This file contains general information about your plugin which is used by GenGIS to load the plugin. For our Hello World plugin, enter the following into ''__init__.py'': | Begin by creating the directory ''HelloWorld'' within the GenGIS ''plugins' directory. Within this directory create a file called ''__init__.py''. This file contains general information about your plugin which is used by GenGIS to load the plugin. For our Hello World plugin, enter the following into ''__init__.py'': | ||
| + | <code> | ||
def name(): | def name(): | ||
| − | return "Hello World" | + | return "Hello World" |
| + | |||
def version(): | def version(): | ||
return "Version 1.0" | return "Version 1.0" | ||
| + | |||
def description(): | def description(): | ||
| − | return "Prints Hello World to the Viewport." | + | return "Prints Hello World to the Viewport." |
| + | |||
def authors(): | def authors(): | ||
return "Donovan Parks" | return "Donovan Parks" | ||
| + | |||
def publicationDate(): | def publicationDate(): | ||
| − | return "March 1, 2012" | + | return "March 1, 2012" |
| + | |||
def minimumVersionOfGenGIS(): | def minimumVersionOfGenGIS(): | ||
return "2.0" | return "2.0" | ||
| + | |||
def requireR(): | def requireR(): | ||
return False | return False | ||
| + | </code> | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 4 March 2012
The functionality of GenGIS can be extended by writing a Python plugin. Python plugins reside in the plugins folder within your GenGIS directory. In this tutorial we will create a simple "Hello World" plugin which writes a simple greeting to the GenGIS viewport.
Required Files
Begin by creating the directory HelloWorld within the GenGIS plugins' directory. Within this directory create a file called __init__.py. This file contains general information about your plugin which is used by GenGIS to load the plugin. For our Hello World plugin, enter the following into __init__.py:
def name():
return "Hello World"
def version():
return "Version 1.0"
def description():
return "Prints Hello World to the Viewport."
def authors():
return "Donovan Parks"
def publicationDate():
return "March 1, 2012"
def minimumVersionOfGenGIS():
return "2.0"
def requireR():
return False
