Experimental plugin runtime updates

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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Runtime
+* File: IPluginStack.cs 
+*
+* IPluginStack.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Runtime which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Runtime is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License,
+* or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Runtime is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 
+* General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
+* along with VNLib.Plugins.Runtime. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace VNLib.Plugins.Runtime
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a container and functionality to manage an entire collection 
+    /// of plugins.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPluginStack : IDisposable
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The collection of all plugin loaders
+        /// </summary>
+        IReadOnlyCollection<RuntimePluginLoader> Plugins { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Discovers all plugins for the runtime and populates 
+        /// the <see cref="Plugins"/> collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        void BuildStack();
+    }
+}
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