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Plugin System Overhaul

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The plugin system needs to be updated to be more robust. Among the targeted features:

  • Plugin base class on which CellPlugin, TopologyPlugin, etc. will be built
  • Actual plugins will then be based on these types
  • Plugins will all be given version numbers
  • Plugins can define dependencies, e.g. seeds >= 1.2.0, PrintSomething = 1.3, etc.
  • Plugin manager makes sur…

The plugin system needs to be updated to be more robust. Among the targeted features:

  • Plugin base class on which CellPlugin, TopologyPlugin, etc. will be built
  • Actual plugins will then be based on these types
  • Plugins will all be given version numbers
  • Plugins can define dependencies, e.g. seeds >= 1.2.0, PrintSomething = 1.3, etc.
  • Plugin manager makes sure plugins are of the appropriate class (already done, but using new classes)
  • Plugin manager can report which plugins are in use to allow for detailed Experiment information and the creation of SEEDS experiment container files.
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