diff -r 9db3fd0b1c72 -r b2c6179184f6 QScintilla/MarkupProviders/MarkupBase.py
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+++ b/QScintilla/MarkupProviders/MarkupBase.py Sun Jan 01 18:09:48 2017 +0100
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module implementing the base class for the markup providers.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+
+class MarkupBase(object):
+ """
+ Class implementing the base class for the markup providers.
+
+ Note: Derived classes need only implement those method they provide
+ functionality for. This base class implements do nothing variants for
+ all methods.
+ """
+ def __init__(self):
+ """
+ Constructor
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def hasBold(self):
+ """
+ Public method to indicate the availability of bold markup.
+
+ @return flag indicating the availability of bold markup
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ return False
+
+ def hasItalic(self):
+ """
+ Public method to indicate the availability of italic markup.
+
+ @return flag indicating the availability of italic markup
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ return False
+
+ def hasStrikethrough(self):
+ """
+ Public method to indicate the availability of strikethrough markup.
+
+ @return flag indicating the availability of strikethrough markup
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ return False
+
+ def bold(self, editor):
+ """
+ Public method to generate bold text.
+
+ @param editor reference to the editor to work on
+ @type Editor
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def italic(self, editor):
+ """
+ Public method to generate italic text.
+
+ @param editor reference to the editor to work on
+ @type Editor
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def strikethrough(self, editor):
+ """
+ Public method to generate strikethrough text.
+
+ @param editor reference to the editor to work on
+ @type Editor
+ """
+ pass
