/*
* 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.
*
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*/
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace VNLib.Plugins.Essentials.ServiceStack
{
///
/// Represents a live plugin controller that manages all
/// plugins loaded in a
///
public interface IHttpPluginManager
{
///
/// The the plugins managed by this
///
public IEnumerable Plugins { get; }
///
/// Sends a message to a plugin identified by it's name.
///
/// The name of the plugin to pass the message to
/// The message to pass to the plugin
/// The name string comparison type
/// True if the plugin was found and it has a message handler loaded
///
bool SendCommandToPlugin(string pluginName, string message, StringComparison nameComparison = StringComparison.Ordinal);
///
/// Manually reloads all plugins loaded to the current service manager
///
///
///
void ForceReloadAllPlugins();
///
/// Unloads all loaded plugins and calls thier event handlers
///
void UnloadPlugins();
}
}