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+++ b/connectors/__init__.py	Wed Aug 20 00:11:40 2008 +0200
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+#Copyright (C) 2007: Edouard TISSERANT and Laurent BESSARD
+#
+#See COPYING file for copyrights details.
+#
+#This library 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; either
+#version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#This library 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 library; if not, write to the Free Software
+#Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+# Package initialisation
+
+from os import listdir, path
+
+_base_path = path.split(__file__)[0]
+
+connector_types = [name for name in listdir(_base_path) if path.isdir(path.join(_base_path, name)) and name.upper() != "CVS" and not name.startswith("__")]
+
+def ConnectorFactory(uri, pluginsroot):
+    """
+    Return a connector corresponding to the URI
+    or None if cannot connect to URI
+    """
+    servicetype = uri.split("://")[0]
+    if servicetype in connector_types:
+        # import module according to uri type
+        connectormodule = getattr(__import__("connectors."+servicetype), servicetype)
+        factoryname = servicetype + "_connector_factory"
+        return getattr(connectormodule, factoryname)(uri, pluginsroot)
+    else :
+        return None    
+