def init(cls, typ, class2type):
        """
        Defines custom fields in the value factory so that the importer can find them
        @param typ
        @param class2type
        """
        field = typ.getField(cls.FIELD_NAME)
        class2type.put( StrStrHashMap , typ )
        typ.setComponentType( StrStrHashMap )
        typ.setImportExportHelper( StrStrHashMapSerializer(typ, field))
        typ.putValidator(field, Validator_object.get(1))
        typ.lock()
def remove_backend(self, backend_id):
        """ Removes a backend from the treeview, and selects the first (to show
        something in the configuration panel

        @param backend_id: the id of the backend to remove
        """
        if backend_id in self.backendid_to_iter:
            self.liststore.remove(self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id])
            del self.backendid_to_iter[backend_id]
            self.select_backend()