Plugify Project Documentation

Managing Plugins with Plugify

The plugin manager in Plugify plays a crucial role in handling the loading, initialization, and termination of plugins. Here's how you can control the plugin manager effectively:

Initializing the Plugin Manager

Initialize the plugin manager after a successful initialization of the package manager. The plugin manager relies on information about local packages obtained from the package manager:

// Example: Initializing the Plugin Manager
auto pluginManager = plugifyProvider.GetPluginManager();
if (pluginManager.Initialize()) {
    // Perform plugin management operations
    // ...
} else {
    // Handle plugin manager initialization failure
    // ...
}

Loading and Unloading Plugins

The plugin manager in Plugify has specific characteristics regarding loading and unloading:

• Initialization:
  • The plugin manager can be initialized only if the package manager initialization was successful.
• Load and Unload Operations:
  • The plugin manager does not support the individual loading and unloading of plugins after initialization.
  • To update the plugins, unload the entire plugin manager and initialize it again.

Starting and Ending Plugins

• Initialization Order:
  • During initialization, the plugin manager sorts plugins by dependencies using topological sorting to ensure correct initialization order.
• Startup and Termination:
  • Plugins are started after initialization, ensuring a smooth startup sequence.
  • When terminating the plugin manager, it ends plugins in reverse order of loading.