breaking changes: plugin service pools & move plugin api away from web related

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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2024 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Plugins
+* File: IPluginServicePool.cs 
+*
+* IPluginServicePool.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins 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 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. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System;
+
+namespace VNLib.Plugins
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a type that exposes services to the loading application
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPluginServicePool
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Publishes a generic service to the service pool
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="serviceType">The <see cref="Type"/> to expose to the pool for searching</param>
+        /// <param name="service">The service instance to publish</param>
+        /// <param name="flags">Optional flags to pass during export</param>
+        void ExportService(Type serviceType, object service, ExportFlags flags = ExportFlags.None);
+    }
+}
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