diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py b/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+from wic import msger
+
+class _Plugin(object):
+    class __metaclass__(type):
+        def __init__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+            if not hasattr(cls, 'plugins'):
+                cls.plugins = {}
+
+            elif 'wic_plugin_type' in attrs:
+                if attrs['wic_plugin_type'] not in cls.plugins:
+                    cls.plugins[attrs['wic_plugin_type']] = {}
+
+            elif hasattr(cls, 'wic_plugin_type') and 'name' in attrs:
+                cls.plugins[cls.wic_plugin_type][attrs['name']] = cls
+
+        def show_plugins(cls):
+            for cls in cls.plugins[cls.wic_plugin_type]:
+                print cls
+
+        def get_plugins(cls):
+            return cls.plugins
+
+
+class ImagerPlugin(_Plugin):
+    wic_plugin_type = "imager"
+
+
+class SourcePlugin(_Plugin):
+    wic_plugin_type = "source"
+    """
+    The methods that can be implemented by --source plugins.
+
+    Any methods not implemented in a subclass inherit these.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, creator, workdir, oe_builddir,
+                        bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
+        """
+        Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
+        disk image.  This provides a hook to allow finalization of a
+        disk image e.g. to write an MBR to it.
+        """
+        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_install_disk: disk: %s" % disk_name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_stage_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
+                           oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
+                           native_sysroot):
+        """
+        Special content staging hook called before do_prepare_partition(),
+        normally empty.
+
+        Typically, a partition will just use the passed-in parame e.g
+        straight bootimg_dir, etc, but in some cases, things need to
+        be more tailored e.g. to use a deploy dir + /boot, etc.  This
+        hook allows those files to be staged in a customized fashion.
+        Not that get_bitbake_var() allows you to acces non-standard
+        variables that you might want to use for this.
+        """
+        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_stage_partition: part: %s" % part)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
+                               oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
+                               native_sysroot):
+        """
+        Called before do_prepare_partition(), typically used to create
+        custom configuration files for a partition, for example
+        syslinux or grub config files.
+        """
+        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_configure_partition: part: %s" % part)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
+                             oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, rootfs_dir,
+                             native_sysroot):
+        """
+        Called to do the actual content population for a partition i.e. it
+        'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
+        """
+        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_prepare_partition: part: %s" % part)
+
+def get_plugins(typen):
+    plugins = ImagerPlugin.get_plugins()
+    if typen in plugins:
+        return plugins[typen]
+    else:
+        return None
+
+__all__ = ['ImagerPlugin', 'SourcePlugin', 'get_plugins']