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Diffstat (limited to 'pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py | 21 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py b/pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py index 3d46efdb4..4e0244f29 100644 --- a/pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py +++ b/pyanaconda/ui/__init__.py @@ -24,11 +24,28 @@ class UserInterface(object): defines what kinds of dialogs and entry widgets every interface must provide that the rest of anaconda may rely upon. """ - def __init__(self): - """Create a new UserInterface instance.""" + def __init__(self, devicetree, instclass): + """Create a new UserInterface instance. + + The arguments this base class accepts defines the API that interfaces + have to work with. A UserInterface does not get free reign over + everything in the anaconda class, as that would be a big mess. + Instead, a UserInterface may count on the following: + + devicetree -- An instance of storage.devicetree.DeviceTree. This + is useful for determining what storage devices are + present and how they are configured. + instclass -- An instance of a BaseInstallClass subclass. This + is useful for determining distribution-specific + installation information like default package + selections and default partitioning. + """ if self.__class__ is UserInterface: raise TypeError("UserInterface is an abstract class.") + self.devicetree = devicetree + self.instclass = instclass + def setup(self, data): """Construct all the objects required to implement this interface. This method must be provided by all subclasses. |