# Analysis Base Classes

API reference for `polyzymd.analyses.base`, including the plugin base class,
context objects, and shared comparison/result models. Contributor plugins should
import `Analysis`, `MetricValue`, and lifecycle contexts from this module rather
than private implementation modules.

```{eval-rst}
.. automodule:: polyzymd.analyses.base
   :members:
   :undoc-members:
   :show-inheritance:
   :no-index:
```