Add get_shared_directories interface call

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/obnamlib/repo_interface.py b/obnamlib/repo_interface.py
index f8057fef..71642d2e 100644
--- a/obnamlib/repo_interface.py
+++ b/obnamlib/repo_interface.py
@@ -347,9 +347,19 @@ class RepositoryInterface(object):
         '''Close the repository and its filesystem.'''
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def get_shared_directories(self):
+        '''Return list of directories for shared information in the repo.
+
+        This is useful for some plugins that need to store extra data
+        in each shared directory.
+
+        '''
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     # Client list.
 
     def get_client_names(self):
+
         '''Return client names currently existing in the repository.'''
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -830,6 +840,9 @@ class RepositoryInterfaceTests(unittest.TestCase): # pragma: no cover
         self.repo.close()
         self.assertTrue(True)
 
+    def test_returns_list_of_shared_directories(self):
+        self.assertTrue(type(self.repo.get_shared_directories()), list)
+
     # Tests for the client list.
 
     def test_has_not_got_client_list_lock_initially(self):