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diff --git a/ipalib/base.py b/ipalib/base.py
index fabc1acf7..70cfe5673 100644
--- a/ipalib/base.py
+++ b/ipalib/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+# Authors:
+# Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 only
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+"""
+Base classes in for plug-in architecture and generative API.
+"""
+
+from exceptions import NameSpaceError
+
+
class Command(object):
def normalize(self, kw):
raise NotImplementedError
@@ -16,14 +42,29 @@ class Command(object):
return self.execute(kw)
-
class Argument(object):
pass
class NameSpace(object):
- def __init__(self):
- pass
+ def __init__(self, kw):
+ assert isinstance(kw, dict)
+ self.__kw = dict(kw)
+ for (key, value) in self.__kw.items():
+ assert not key.startswith('_')
+ setattr(self, key, value)
+ self.__keys = sorted(self.__kw)
+
+ def __getitem__(self, key):
+ return self.__kw[key]
+
+ def __iter__(self):
+ for key in self.__keys:
+ yield key
+
+
+
+