Experimental -- need to test if this has worsened performance... automation frames and macros are now handled using objects to represent them. the idea being that this will ultimately lead to being able to add new recording streams easily

data_centre/plugin_collection.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import pkgutil
 import re
 
+from plugins.frame_manager import FrameManager, Frame
 
 class Plugin(object):
     """Base class that each plugin must inherit from. within this class
@@ -210,16 +211,16 @@ class DisplayPlugin(Plugin):
     def __init__(self, plugin_collection):
         super().__init__(plugin_collection)
 
-        def is_handled(self, name):
+    def is_handled(self, name):
             raise NotImplementedError
 
-        def get_display_modes(self):
+    def get_display_modes(self):
             raise NotImplementedError
 
-        def show_plugin(self, display):
-            from tkinter import Text, END
-            #display_text.insert(END, 'test from DisplayPlugin')
-            display.display_text.insert(END, '{} \n'.format(display.body_title))
+    def show_plugin(self, display):
+        from tkinter import Text, END
+        #display_text.insert(END, 'test from DisplayPlugin')
+        display.display_text.insert(END, '{} \n'.format(display.body_title))
 
 
 # adapted from https://github.com/gdiepen/python_plugin_example
@@ -251,6 +252,8 @@ class PluginCollection(object):
         #self.actions = message_handler.actions
         self.reload_plugins()
 
+        self.fm = FrameManager(self)
+
     def read_json(self, file_name):
         return self.data._read_plugin_json(file_name)
     def update_json(self, file_name, data):