A simple ComponentRegistry to store components.

django_components/component.py

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+class ComponentRegistry(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._registry = {}  # component name -> component_class mapping
+
+    def register(self, name=None, component=None):
+        self._registry[name] = component
+
+# This variable represents the global component registry
+registry = ComponentRegistry()

tests/test_registry.py

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+import unittest
+from django_components import component
+
+class MockComponent(object):
+    pass
+
+class ComponentRegistryTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.registry = component.ComponentRegistry()
+
+    def test_simple_register(self):
+        self.registry.register(name="testcomponent", component=MockComponent)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.registry._registry.items(),
+            [("testcomponent", MockComponent)]
+        )
+
+    def test_register_two_components(self):
+        self.registry.register(name="testcomponent", component=MockComponent)
+        self.registry.register(name="testcomponent2", component=MockComponent)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.registry._registry.items(),
+            [("testcomponent", MockComponent), ("testcomponent2", MockComponent)]
+        )