//
//  MPT_PluginBase.h
//
//  Created by Andrew Salamon on 9/25/06.
//  Copyright (c) 2006 Machine Perception Laboratory,
//  University of California San Diego. All rights reserved.
//

#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import <DemoPlugin/MPT_PluginProtocol.h>

@interface MPT_PluginBase : NSObject <MPT_PluginProtocol>
{
	id delegate;
	NSMutableDictionary *views;
	BOOL enabled;
	NSArray *labels;
	NSDictionary *tooltips;
	NSBundle *bundle;
}
+ (int)stepOrderForStep:(NSString *)_step;
- (void)makeThreadsafe; ///< Sub-classes can override this but should make sure to call [super makeThreadsafe].

- (BOOL)loadLabels; ///< By default loads from labels.plist in Resources. Can be overridden by sub-classes.
- (void)loadTooltips; ///< By default trys to load from tooltips.plist in Resources. Can be overridden by sub-classes.
- (void)initViews;

- (id)getPrefForKey:(NSString *)key;
- (void)setPrefForKey:(NSString *)key to:(id)value;

- (NSString *)desc;
@end