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+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSlot, pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal
+import re
+
+from UM.Application import Application #To get the global container stack to find the current machine.
+from UM.Logger import Logger
+from UM.Settings.ContainerStack import ContainerStack #To create container stacks for each extruder.
+from UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry import ContainerRegistry #Finding containers by ID.
+
+
+##  Class that handles the current extruder stack.
+#
+#   This finds the extruders that are available for the currently active machine
+#   and makes sure that whenever the machine is swapped, this list is kept up to
+#   date. It also contains and updates the setting stacks for the extruders.
+class ExtruderManagerModel(QObject):
+    ##  Registers listeners and such to listen to changes to the extruders.
+    #
+    #   \param parent Parent QObject of this model.
+    def __init__(self, parent = None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self._extruderDefinitions = [] #Extruder definitions for the current machine.
+        self._nozzles = {} #Nozzle instances for each extruder.
+        self._extruderTrains = [] #Container stacks for each of the extruder trains.
+
+        Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack().containersChanged.connect(self._reloadExtruders) #When the current machine changes, we need to reload all extruders belonging to the new machine.
+
+    ##  (Re)loads all extruders of the currently active machine.
+    #
+    #   This looks at the global container stack to see which machine is active.
+    #   Then it loads the extruder definitions for that machine and the variants
+    #   of those definitions. Then it puts the new extruder definitions in the
+    #   appropriate place in the container stacks.
+    def _reloadExtruders(self):
+        self._extruderDefinitions = []
+        self._nozzles = {}
+        self._extruderTrains = []
+        global_container_stack = Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack()
+        if not global_container_stack: #No machine has been added yet.
+            return #Then leave them empty!
+
+        #Fill the list of extruder trains.
+        machine = global_container_stack.getBottom()
+        extruder_train_ids = machine.getMetaData("machine_extruder_trains")
+        for extruder_train_id in extruder_train_ids:
+            extruders = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findDefinitionContainers(id = extruder_train_id) #Should be only 1 definition if IDs are unique, but add the whole list anyway.
+            if not extruders: #Empty list or error.
+                Logger.log("w", "Machine definition %s refers to an extruder train \"%s\", but no such extruder was found.", machine.getId(), extruder_train_id)
+                continue
+            self._extruderDefinitions += extruders
+
+        #Fill the nozzles for each of the extruder trains.
+        for extruder in self._extruderDefinitions:
+            self._nozzles[extruder.id] = []
+        all_nozzles = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(type="nozzle")
+        for nozzle in all_nozzles:
+            extruders = nozzle.getMetaDataEntry("definitions").split(",").strip()
+            for extruder_id in extruders:
+                self._nozzles[extruder_id] = nozzle
+
+        #Create the extruder train container stacks.
+        for extruder in self._extruderDefinitions:
+            self._extruderTrains.append(self._createContainerStack(extruder))
+
+    ##  Creates a container stack for the specified extruder.
+    #
+    #   This fills in the specified extruder as base definition, then a nozzle
+    #   that fits in that extruder train, then a material that fits through that
+    #   nozzle, then a quality profile that can be used with that material, and
+    #   finally an empty user profile.
+    #
+    #   \param extruder The extruder to create the container stack for.
+    #   \return A container stack with the specified extruder as base.
+    def _createContainerStack(self, extruder):
+        container_stack = ContainerStack(self._uniqueName(extruder))
+        #TODO: Fill the container stack.
+        return container_stack
+
+    ##  Finds a unique name for an extruder stack.
+    #
+    #   \param extruder Extruder to design a name for.
+    #   \return A name for an extruder stack that is unique and reasonably
+    #   human-readable.
+    def _uniqueName(self, extruder):
+        container_registry = ContainerRegistry.getInstance()
+
+        name = extruder.getName().strip()
+        num_check = re.compile("(.*?)\s*#\d$").match(name)
+        if(num_check): #There is a number in the name.
+            name = num_check.group(1) #Filter out the number.
+        if name == "": #Wait, that deleted everything!
+            name = "Extruder"
+        unique_name = name
+
+        i = 1
+        while(container_registry.findContainers(id = unique_name) or container_registry.findContainers(name = unique_name)): #A container already has this name.
+            i += 1 #Try next numbering.
+            unique_name = "%s #%d" % (name, i) #Fill name like this: "Extruder #2".
+        return unique_name
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