Plugins

It is possible for people to write plugins that add additional functionality to PIT (see also the plugin writing guide). A plugin for PIT is just a python module that connects to the backside of PIT. This module should either be found by the python version you are running (i.e. you should be able to import it) or you can put it in your data-slicer config directory.

Loading plugins

If you have your plugin installed or ready in your config directory, you can load it from PIT by issuing:

my_plugin = mw.load_plugin('PLUGIN_NAME')

Of course you can use any variable name in place of the example’s my_plugin. PLUGIN_NAME should be the exact same thing you would write when you import the module using python’s import statement.

Autoloading plugins

You can set it up such that your favourite plugins will always be loaded on startup of PIT. See here.

List of known plugins

If you have created a PIT plugin, feel free to add it to the list below, either via pull request or through an e-mail (kevin.pasqual.kramer@protonmail.ch).

Plugin Name (link)	Description
ds-example-plugin	exists as a minimal example that can be used for guidance when creating your own plugins. A step-by-step tutorial on how it was made can be found here.
ds-arpes-plugin	tools for angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) data