Dynamic App Dependencies

app.py

class app(hass.Hass):
  def initialize(self):
    helper = self.get_app('helper')
    helper.add_dependent(self.name)
    
    self.log(helper.do_a_thing())

helper.py

class HelperApp(hass.Hass):

  def initialize(self):
    self.log('I only help')
    self._dependents = []
    if self.name in self.config:
      old_dependents = self.config[self.name]

    for dep in old_dependents:
      self.start_app(dep)

    self.config[self.name] = []

  def do_a_thing(self):
    self.log('I did a thing')
    return "I did it"
    
  def add_dependent(self, app):
    self._dependents.append(app)
    
  def terminate(self):
    self.log('remembering my dependents')
    self.config[self.name] = self._dependents
    self.log('killing my dependents')
    for dep in self._dependents:
      self.stop_app(dep)