salt_experiments.py

from maya import cmds # wrong

class TabController(object):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        self.main_ui = parent

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct UI
        raise NotImplementedError()


class EvalTabController(TabController)

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct UI
        
        # handlers from main_ui can be used
        make_field_thing(click=self.main_ui.save_prefs())


class ToolsTabController(TabController)

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct UI


class PreferencesTabController(TabController)

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct UI


class AdminTabController(TabController)

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct UI


class MainController(object):
    width = 0
    height = 0

    def __init__(self, height, width, isadmin=False):
        self.width = width
        self.height = height

        self.tabs = [
            EvalTabController(parent=self),
            ToolsTabController(parent=self),
            PreferencesTabController(parent=self)
            ]

        if isadmin:
            self.tabs.append(AdminTabController(parent=self))

    def deconstruct(self):
        # hide main window
        for tab in self.tabs:
            tab.main_ui = None
        self.tabs = None

    def build_ui(self):
        # construct main ui