parse category from addons

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/module/plugins/Addon.py b/module/plugins/Addon.py
index 8b4430672..ff9c57bef 100644
--- a/module/plugins/Addon.py
+++ b/module/plugins/Addon.py
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class Addon(Base):
 
         self.cb = self.core.scheduler.addJob(self.interval, self._periodical, threaded=False)
 
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<Addon %s>" % self.__name__
 
@@ -153,6 +152,9 @@ class Addon(Base):
         """ checks if addon is activated"""
         return True if self.__internal__ else self.getConfig("activated")
 
+    def getCategory(self):
+        return self.core.pluginManager.getCategory(self.__name__)
+
     def init(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/module/plugins/Base.py b/module/plugins/Base.py
index 9bfeaba4b..cc327f861 100644
--- a/module/plugins/Base.py
+++ b/module/plugins/Base.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Base(object):
     __description__ = """"""
     #: List of needed modules
     __dependencies__ = tuple()
-    #: Used to assign a category to addon plugins
+    #: Used to assign a category for addon plugins
     __category__ = ""
     #: Tags to categorize the plugin, see documentation for further info
     __tags__ = tuple()