Class TaskTools

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        TaskTools

Provides initialize and finalize methods for preparing and unpreparing the
data required by L{Tools} subclasses while a L{Task} or L{Perk} is executing.
Temporarily stores information such as the event layer, event L{POR}, and
timestamp.

@ivar acc_eng: Reference to L{AccessEngine} for task context
@type acc_eng: L{AccessEngine}
@ivar event_man: Reference to the L{EventManager}
@type event_man: L{EventManager}
@ivar view_man: Reference to the L{ViewManager}
@type view_man: L{ViewManager}
@ivar tier_man: Reference to the L{TierManager}
@type tier_man: L{TierManager}
@ivar device_man: Reference to the L{DeviceManager}
@type device_man: L{DeviceManager}
@ivar sett_man: Reference to the L{SettingsManager}
@type sett_man: L{SettingsManager}
@ivar tier: The L{Tier} owning the L{Task} or L{Perk} subclass
@type tier: L{Tier}
@ivar perk: The L{Perk} owning the L{Task} subclass
@type perk: L{Perk}
@ivar layer: Layer on which the event occurred
@type layer: integer
@ivar lsr_state: The state object shared across all L{Tier}s
@type lsr_state: L{AEState.AEState}
@ivar perk_state: The state object shared across all instances of this 
  L{Perk}
@type perk_state: L{AEState.AEState}
@ivar task_por:  The L{POR} for the Task or Perk subclass, set by 
  L{preExecute}
@type task_por: L{POR}
@ivar tools_initialized: Is the instance ready to be executed?
@type tools_initialized: boolean
@ivar tools_auto_pointer: Should the task_por become the pointer after 
  execution?
@type tools_auto_pointer: boolean
@ivar def_out: Default output device to use for all
L{Task.Tools.Output.Output.say}
  calls in this L{Perk} module.
@type def_out: weakref.proxy to L{AEOutput}