empty workbench

.gitignore

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+# ---> Python
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class

Init.py

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+import FreeCAD
+

InitGui.py

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+import os
+import FreeCADGui as Gui
+import FreeCAD as App
+
+import ahb_locator
+
+global ahb_icon
+ahb_icon = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(ahb_locator.__file__), "resources/assembly-handbook.svg")
+
+class AssemblyHandbookWorkbench(Gui.Workbench):
+    """
+    class which gets initiated at startup of the gui
+    """
+
+    MenuText = "Assembly handbook"
+    ToolTip = "A workbench for automating creation of an assembly handbook"
+    Icon = ahb_icon
+    toolbox = []
+
+    def GetClassName(self):
+        return "Gui::PythonWorkbench"
+
+    def Initialize(self):
+        """
+        This function is called at the first activation of the workbench.
+        here is the place to import all the commands
+        """
+        #from freecad.assembly_handbook import my_numpy_function
+        #App.Console.PrintMessage("switching to workbench_starterkit\n")
+        #App.Console.PrintMessage("run a numpy function: sqrt(100) = {}\n".format(my_numpy_function.my_foo(100)))
+
+        self.appendToolbar("Tools", self.toolbox)
+        self.appendMenu("Tools", self.toolbox)
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        """
+        code which should be computed when a user switch to this workbench
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def Deactivated(self):
+        """
+        code which should be computed when this workbench is deactivated
+        """
+        pass
+
+Gui.addWorkbench(AssemblyHandbookWorkbench())
+
+print("Assembly Handbook workbench GUI loaded")