def write_available_plugins( self ):
     
     xml_fileset = glob.glob( 'plugins/*.xml' )
     
     for xml_file in xml_fileset:
         data = XMLParser.parseFile( xml_file )
         self.cursor.execute( 'INSERT INTO plugins VALUES (null, ?, ?, ?)', ( data['plugin']['name'], data['description'], data['main_module'] ) )
         
     self.connect.commit( )