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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.ServiceStack
+* File: IHttpPluginManager.cs 
+*
+* IHttpPluginManager.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.ServiceStack which 
+* is part of the larger VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.ServiceStack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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.Essentials.ServiceStack 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.ServiceStack
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a live plugin controller that manages all
+    /// plugins loaded in a <see cref="ServiceDomain"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHttpPluginManager
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The the plugins managed by this <see cref="IHttpPluginManager"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<IManagedPlugin> Plugins { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a message to a plugin identified by it's name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pluginName">The name of the plugin to pass the message to</param>
+        /// <param name="message">The message to pass to the plugin</param>
+        /// <param name="nameComparison">The name string comparison type</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the plugin was found and it has a message handler loaded</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException"></exception>
+        bool SendCommandToPlugin(string pluginName, string message, StringComparison nameComparison = StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Manually reloads all plugins loaded to the current service manager
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="AggregateException"></exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException"></exception>
+        void ForceReloadAllPlugins();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unloads all loaded plugins and calls thier event handlers
+        /// </summary>
+        void UnloadPlugins();
+    }
+}