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/*
* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
* 
* Library: VNLib
* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Runtime
* File: IPluginDiscoveryManager.cs 
*
* IPluginDiscoveryManager.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/.
*/

namespace VNLib.Plugins.Runtime
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a plugin discovery manager that, when requestesd, discovers 
    /// all plugin assembly files.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IPluginDiscoveryManager
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets all plugin assembly files that should be loaded
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        string[] DiscoverPluginFiles();
    }
}