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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009, TUBITAK/UEKAE
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# Please read the COPYING file.
+#
+
+import gettext
+__trans = gettext.translation('pisi', fallback=True)
+_ = __trans.ugettext
+
+import pisi
+import pisi.pxml.xmlfile as xmlfile
+import pisi.pxml.autoxml as autoxml
+
+class Error(pisi.Error):
+    pass
+
+__metaclass__ = autoxml.autoxml
+
+class Group:
+    "representation for group declarations"
+
+    __metaclass__ = autoxml.autoxml
+
+    t_Name = [autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory]
+    t_LocalName = [autoxml.LocalText, autoxml.mandatory]
+    t_Icon = [ autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
+
+class Groups(xmlfile.XmlFile):
+    "representation for component declarations"
+
+    __metaclass__ = autoxml.autoxml
+
+    tag = "PISI"
+
+    t_Groups = [ [Group], autoxml.optional, "Groups/Group" ]