1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/mic/plugin.py b/scripts/lib/mic/plugin.py
index 7c296e9765..df03c15081 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/mic/plugin.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/mic/plugin.py
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ import os, sys
 
 from mic import msger
 from mic import pluginbase
-from mic.conf import configmgr
 from mic.utils import errors
 
 
 __ALL__ = ['PluginMgr', 'pluginmgr']
 
-PLUGIN_TYPES = ["imager", "backend"] # TODO  "hook"
+PLUGIN_TYPES = ["imager", "source"] # TODO  "hook"
 
 
 class PluginMgr(object):
@@ -99,4 +98,24 @@ class PluginMgr(object):
 
         return pluginbase.get_plugins(ptype)
 
+    def get_source_plugin_methods(self, source_name, methods):
+        """
+        The methods param is a dict with the method names to find.  On
+        return, the dict values will be filled in with pointers to the
+        corresponding methods.  If one or more methods are not found,
+        None is returned.
+        """
+        return_methods = None
+        for _source_name, klass in self.get_plugins('source').iteritems():
+            if _source_name == source_name:
+                for _method_name in methods.keys():
+                    if not hasattr(klass, _method_name):
+                        msger.warning("Unimplemented %s source interface for: %s"\
+                                      % (_method_name, _source_name))
+                        return None
+                    func = getattr(klass, _method_name)
+                    methods[_method_name] = func
+                    return_methods = methods
+        return return_methods
+
 pluginmgr = PluginMgr()