diff --git a/gui/builtinContextMenus/__init__.py b/gui/builtinContextMenus/__init__.py
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+++ b/gui/builtinContextMenus/__init__.py
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+__all__ = []
+
+menus = {}
+def registerMenu(menu):
+    menus[menu.name] = menu
+
+def getMenu(name):
+    return menus[name]