1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/util/ComponentRegistry.py b/util/ComponentRegistry.py
index 0518f56..43c4795 100644
--- a/util/ComponentRegistry.py
+++ b/util/ComponentRegistry.py
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ from logger import main_log
 #TODO: make component registry a singleton
 def initRegistry():
     #TODO: don't overwrite existing registry
-    globals()['Registry'] = {}
+    if not 'Registry' in globals():
+        globals()['Registry'] = {}
 
 def clearRegistry():
     initRegistry()
+
 def removeComponent(cid):
     globals()['Registry'].pop(cid)
+
 def getComponent(cid):
     return globals()['Registry'][cid]
+
 #Registry of all components of the light system
 #TODO: pick a graceful failure behavior and implement it
 def registerComponent(component, cid=None):
@@ -26,11 +30,13 @@ def registerComponent(component, cid=None):
             main_log.debug(cid + 'automatically assigned')
         globals()['Registry'][cid] = component
     return cid
-#def registerDefault(
+
 def removeComponent(cid):
     globals()['Registry'].pop(cid)
+
 def getComponent(cid):
     return globals()['Registry'][cid]
+
 def getNewId():
     trialKey = len(globals()['Registry'])
     trialId = hashlib.md5(str(trialKey)).hexdigest()