Get the current default `Plugin` or command predicate. If the
            `cmd` argument is `True`, the current command predicate is
            returned if set, otherwise the default `Plugin` predicate
            will be returned (which may be `None`).

            If no default predicate is set and a `pred` value is passed
            it will be returned.

def get_predicate(self, cmd=False, pred=None):
        """Get the current default `Plugin` or command predicate. If the
            `cmd` argument is `True`, the current command predicate is
            returned if set, otherwise the default `Plugin` predicate
            will be returned (which may be `None`).

            If no default predicate is set and a `pred` value is passed
            it will be returned.
        """
        if pred is not None:
            return pred
        if cmd and self.cmd_predicate is not None:
            return self.cmd_predicate
        return self.predicate