Remove the support for reading python plugin metadata from __init__.py

From now on, plugins must have metadata.txt file (with INI format)
that is used for storing of metadata. This has two advantages:
- plugins do not need to be loaded in order to read metadata
- repository can parse the metadata more easily

Author: wonder-sk

python/plugins/GdalTools/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PYQT4_ADD_RESOURCES(PYRC_FILES resources.qrc)
 SET(INSTALLER_FILES ${INSTALLER_FILES} ${PYUI_FILES} ${PYRC_FILES})
 
 #INSTALL(FILES ${INSTALLER_FILES} DESTINATION ${QGIS_DATA_DIR}/python/plugins/GdalTools)
-PLUGIN_INSTALL(GdalTools . ${INSTALLER_FILES} __init__.py)
+PLUGIN_INSTALL(GdalTools . ${INSTALLER_FILES} __init__.py metadata.txt)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tools)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(icons)

python/plugins/GdalTools/__init__.py

@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
  This script initializes the plugin, making it known to QGIS.
 """
-def name():
-  return "GdalTools"
-def description():
-  return "Integrate gdal tools into qgis"
-def category():
-  return "Raster"
-def version():
-  return "Version 1.2.29"
-def qgisMinimumVersion():
-  return "1.0"
-def icon():
-  return "icons/raster-info.png"
 def classFactory(iface):
   # load GdalTools class from file GdalTools
   from GdalTools import GdalTools

python/plugins/db_manager/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ FILE(GLOB UI_FILES ui/*.ui)
 PYQT4_WRAP_UI(PYUI_FILES ${UI_FILES})
 PYQT4_ADD_RESOURCES(PYRC_FILES resources.qrc)
 
-PLUGIN_INSTALL(db_manager . ${OTHER_FILES} ${PY_FILES} ${PYRC_FILES}) 
+PLUGIN_INSTALL(db_manager . ${OTHER_FILES} ${PY_FILES} ${PYRC_FILES} metadata.txt)
 PLUGIN_INSTALL(db_manager ui ${PYUI_FILES} ui/__init__.py)

python/plugins/db_manager/__init__.py

@@ -20,24 +20,6 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 """
 
-def name():
-	return "DB Manager"
-
-def description():
-	return "Manage your databases within QGis"
-
-def version():
-	return "0.1.20"
-
-def qgisMinimumVersion():
-	return "1.5.0"
-
-def icon():
-	return "icons/dbmanager.png"
-
-def authorName():
-	return "Giuseppe Sucameli"
-
 def classFactory(iface):
 	from .db_manager_plugin import DBManagerPlugin
 	return DBManagerPlugin(iface)

python/plugins/fTools/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PYQT4_ADD_RESOURCES(PYRC_FILES resources.qrc)
 
 SET(INSTALLER_FILES ${INSTALLER_FILES} ${PYUI_FILES} ${PYRC_FILES})
 
-PLUGIN_INSTALL(fTools . ${INSTALLER_FILES} __init__.py)
+PLUGIN_INSTALL(fTools . ${INSTALLER_FILES} __init__.py metadata.txt)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tools)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(icons)

python/plugins/fTools/__init__.py

@@ -28,27 +28,6 @@
 #
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-def name():
-  return "fTools"
-
-def description():
-  return "Tools for vector data analysis and management"
-
-def category():
-  return "Vector"
-
-def version():
-  return "0.6.2"
-
-def qgisMinimumVersion():
-  return "1.4"
-
-def icon():
-  return "icons/logo_small.png"
-
-def authorName():
-  return "Carson J. Q. Farmer"
-
 def classFactory( iface ):
   from .fTools import fToolsPlugin
   return fToolsPlugin( iface )

python/plugins/mapserver_export/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SET(INSTALLER_FILES
+        metadata.txt
         mapserver_export.png
         __init__.py
         mapserverexportdialog.py

python/plugins/mapserver_export/__init__.py

@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@
  This script initializes the plugin, making it known to QGIS.
 """
 
-def name():
-  return "MapServer Export"
-def description():
-  return "Export a saved QGIS project file to a MapServer map file"
-def category():
-  return "Web"
-def version():
-  return "Version 0.4.4"
-def qgisMinimumVersion():
-  return "1.0"
-def icon():
-  return "mapserver_export.png"
-def authorName():
-  return "Gary E. Sherman"
 def classFactory(iface):
   # load MapServerExport class from file mapserverexport.py
   from mapserverexport import MapServerExport

python/plugins/plugin_installer/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SET(INSTALLER_FILES
+metadata.txt
 __init__.py
 installer_data.py
 installer_gui.py

python/plugins/plugin_installer/__init__.py

@@ -11,30 +11,6 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 """
-def name():
-  return "Plugin Installer"
-
-def version():
-  return "Version 1.2.1"
-
-def description():
-  return "Downloads and installs QGIS python plugins"
-
-def category():
-  return "Plugins"
-
-def qgisMinimumVersion():
-  return "1.0"
-
-def icon():
-  import resources_rc
-  return ":/plugins/installer/plugin_installer.png"
-
-def authorName():
-  return "Matthew Perry, Borys Jurgiel"
-
-def homepage():
-  return "http://bwj.aster.net.pl/qgis/"
 
 def classFactory(iface):
   from installer_plugin import InstallerPlugin