Introduce PluginConfig

netbox/extras/plugins/__init__.py

@@ -2,13 +2,46 @@ import collections
 import importlib
 import inspect
 
-from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 
 from extras.registry import registry
 from .signals import register_detail_page_content_classes, register_nav_menu_link_classes
 
 
+#
+# Plugin AppConfig class
+#
+
+class PluginConfig(AppConfig):
+    """
+    Subclass of Django's built-in AppConfig class, to be used for NetBox plugins.
+    """
+    # Plugin metadata
+    author = ''
+    description = ''
+    version = ''
+
+    # Root URL path under /plugins. If not set, the plugin's label will be used.
+    url_slug = None
+
+    # Minimum/maximum compatible versions of NetBox
+    min_version = None
+    max_version = None
+
+    # Default configuration parameters
+    default_settings = {}
+
+    # Mandatory configuration parameters
+    required_settings = []
+
+    # Middleware classes provided by the plugin
+    middleware = []
+
+    # Caching configuration
+    caching_config = {}
+
+
 #
 # Template content injection
 #