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diff --git a/searx/plugins/__init__.py b/searx/plugins/__init__.py
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+from searx.plugins import self_ip
+from searx import logger
+from sys import exit
+
+logger = logger.getChild('plugins')
+
+required_attrs = ('name',
+                  'description',
+                  'default_on')
+
+
+class Plugin():
+    default_on = False
+    name = 'Default plugin'
+
+
+class PluginStore():
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.plugins = []
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        for plugin in plugins:
+            yield plugin
+
+    def register(self, *plugins):
+        for plugin in plugins:
+            for plugin_attr in required_attrs:
+                if not hasattr(plugin, plugin_attr):
+                    logger.critical('missing attribute "{0}", cannot load plugin: {1}'.format(plugin_attr, plugin))
+                    exit(3)
+            self.plugins.append(plugin)
+
+    def call(self, plugin_type, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        ret = True
+        for plugin in self.plugins:
+            if hasattr(plugin, plugin_type):
+                ret = getattr(plugin, plugin_type)(request, *args, **kwargs)
+                if not ret:
+                    break
+
+        return ret
+
+
+plugins = PluginStore()
+plugins.register(self_ip)