--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/silvermirror/interface.py	Sat Sep 26 23:36:42 2009 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+interface for Reflector backends
+"""
+
+def notimplemented(func):
+    """
+    mark a function as not implemented
+    TODO: calling should raise a NotImplementedError 
+    """
+    func.notimplemented = True
+    return func
+
+class Reflector(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+    
+    ### API
+
+    @notimplemented
+    def sync(self):
+        """
+        synchronize
+        """
+
+### for testing notimplemented decorator
+
+class Foo(object):
+
+    @notimplemented
+    def bar(self):
+        "stufff"
+
+    @notimplemented
+    def fleem(self):
+        pass
+
+    @notimplemented
+    def foox(self):
+        pass
+
+class Bar(Foo):
+
+    def bar(self):
+        return 1
+
+    @notimplemented
+    def fleem(self):
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    foo = Foo()
+    bar = Bar()
+    import pdb; pdb.set_trace()