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A plugin architecture library for the Power Modules framework that uses PHPDoc generics for IDE/PHPStan type safety, enabling extensible plugin systems with automatic discovery, dependency injection, and seamless integration.

🔌 Extensible: Designed for applications that need third-party extensions, dynamic feature loading, or modular plugin architectures.

✨ Architectural Vision

The Plugin System Extension is not just an add-on; it's a foundational library that brings a new level of type safety and developer experience to building extensible PHP applications. It is built on the principle that plugins should be first-class citizens in the application architecture, with full access to dependency injection and module encapsulation.

Our goal is to provide a system that is both powerful and easy to use, enabling developers to create complex plugin-based systems with confidence.

🚀 Quick Start

composer require power-modules/plugin

Define a plugin, provide it from a module, and the framework handles the rest.

// 1. Define a plugin
class MyPlugin implements Plugin {
    // ...
}

// 2. Provide it from a module
class MyModule implements PowerModule, ProvidesPlugins {
    public static function getPlugins(): array {
        return [PluginRegistry::class => [MyPlugin::class]];
    }
    // ...
}

// 3. The application automatically discovers and registers it
$app = (new ModularAppBuilder(__DIR__))
    ->withPowerSetup(...PluginRegistrySetup::withDefaults())
    ->withModules(MyModule::class)
    ->build();

// 4. Use it
$registry = $app->get(PluginRegistry::class);
$plugin = $registry->makePlugin(MyPlugin::class);

📚 Documentation

📖 Complete Documentation Hub - Comprehensive guides, examples, and API reference.

Quick Links:

Getting Started - Build your first plugin in 5 minutes.
Architecture Guide - Deep dive into the plugin system's internals.
API Reference - Complete interface and class documentation.

🌟 Key Features

Enhanced Developer Experience: Generic annotations provide better IDE support and static analysis.
Automatic Discovery: PowerModuleSetup scans modules for plugin declarations.
Lazy Loading: Plugins are instantiated only when requested through registries.
Container Integration: Full dependency injection support for plugins.
Multiple Registries: Support for specialized plugin types with custom registries.
Framework Native: Built specifically for the Power Modules architecture.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

The Plugin System Extension enables your Power Modules application to support rich plugin architectures with type safety, automatic discovery, and full dependency injection support.

power-modules / plugin

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