Add in basic plugin/config and renderer support.

volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py

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+"""
+Created on 6 May 2013
+
+@author: mike
+"""
+
+from volatility.framework import validity
+from volatility.framework.interfaces import context as context_module
+
+
+class PluginInterface(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class that defines the interface all Plugins must maintain"""
+
+    def __init__(self, context):
+        self._context = self.type_check(context, context_module.ContextInterface)
+
+    @property
+    def context(self):
+        return self._context
+
+    def establish_context(self):
+        """Alters the context to ensure the plugin can run"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method establish_context must be overridden by plugins.")
+
+    def plugin_options(self, config_group = None):
+        """Modifies the passed in ConfigGroup object to contain the required options"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method plugin_options must be overridden by plugins")
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        """Executes the functionality of the code
+        
+           Returns an OutputUI object
+        """
+
+
+# Needs to say what it can/can't handle (validate context)
+# Needs to offer available options'
+# Figure out how to handle global config options