def __init__(self, prefix="", suffix="", network_node=None):

        if network_node is not None:
            network_node = pm.PyNode(network_node)
        prefix = component_utils.validate_prefix(network_node, prefix)
        suffix = component_utils.validate_suffix(network_node, suffix)

        if network_node is None:
            self._unique_name = prefix + self.base_name + suffix
            self._create_component(prefix, suffix)
            self.joint_mover = JointMover(self.joint_mover_file, self.network_node)
            self.joint_mover.add_joint_mover()