319: Added new backend and tests.test_backend modules; added place-holder Backend class and corresponding unit tests

ipalib/backend.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# 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 for all backed-end plugins.
+"""
+
+import plugable
+
+class Backend(plugable.Plugin):
+    pass

ipalib/frontend.py

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 """
-Base classes for the public plugable.API instance, which the XML-RPC, CLI,
+Base classes for all front-end plugins.
-and UI all use.
 """
 
 import re

ipalib/tests/test_backend.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# 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
+
+"""
+Unit tests for `ipalib.backend` module.
+"""
+
+from ipalib import  backend, plugable, errors
+from tstutil import ClassChecker
+
+
+class test_Backend(ClassChecker):
+    """
+    Test the `backend.Backend` class.
+    """
+
+    _cls = backend.Backend
+
+    def test_class(self):
+        assert self.cls.__bases__ == (plugable.Plugin,)

ipalib/tests/test_frontend.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 """
-Unit tests for `ipalib.public` module.
+Unit tests for `ipalib.frontend` module.
 """
 
 from tstutil import raises, getitem, no_set, no_del, read_only, ClassChecker