2 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IAssetProvider.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IAssetProvider.cs
index daf9d6d..0b39d1f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IAssetProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IAssetProvider.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ using libsecondlife;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces
 {
-    public interface IAssetProvider
+    public interface IAssetProvider :  IPlugin
     {
-        void Initialise(string dbfile, string dbname);
         AssetBase FetchAsset(LLUUID uuid);
         void CreateAsset(AssetBase asset);
         void UpdateAsset(AssetBase asset);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IPlugin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb8b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/General/Interfaces/IPlugin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;

+using System.Collections.Generic;

+using System.Text;

+

+namespace OpenSim.Framework.Interfaces

+{

+    /// <summary>

+    /// This interface, describes a generic plugin

+    /// </summary>

+    public interface IPlugin

+    {

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Returns the plugin version

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <returns>Plugin version in MAJOR.MINOR.REVISION.BUILD format</returns>

+        string Version { get; }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Returns the plugin name

+        /// </summary>

+        /// <returns>Plugin name, eg MySQL User Provider</returns>

+        string Name { get; }

+

+        /// <summary>

+        /// Initialises the plugin (artificial constructor)

+        /// </summary>

+        void Initialise();

+    }

+}