#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
#Copyright (C) 2007: Edouard TISSERANT and Laurent BESSARD
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permanant_connector = None

def LPC_connector_factory(uri, pluginsroot):
    """
    This returns the connector to LPC style PLCobject
    """
    from LPCObject import LPCObject
    global permanant_connector
    servicetype, location = uri.split("://")
    if permanant_connector is None:
        permanant_connector  = LPCObject(pluginsroot,location)
    else:
        permanant_connector.UpdateLocation(location)
    return permanant_connector