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Forge Plugin Manager

The engineering hub for building, integrating, upgrading, and sharing components in the Olympus-Grid

The Forge Plugin Manager is the core library for registering and integrating modular components into Olympus-Grid. Much like NPM for Node.js packages, Forge enables precision and flexibility in crafting tailored solutions. Whether you're building a hospital portal, a website, or scaling toward AI-powered applications, Forge ensures every component seamlessly integrates into the ecosystem.

Key Features:

  1. Modular Architecture: Add, upgrade, and deprecate plugins effortlessly while maintaining compatibility with the Olympus-Grid framework.

  2. Unified Plugin Registry: Manage all plugin types—trigger handlers, API handlers, thread handlers, and more—via a single, centralized data model.

  3. Semantic Versioning: Maintain and enforce version compatibility to avoid conflicts during upgrades or dependency resolution.

  4. Dynamic Integration: Dynamically load and instantiate plugins based on runtime needs, ensuring efficient and context-aware execution.

  5. Observability and Logging: Built-in support for exception handling, request logging, and success tracking for better operational insights.


Why Use Forge Plugin Manager?

  • Customizability: Forge enables users to assemble exactly the features they need, ensuring tailored solutions for every application.

  • Scalability: Start with simple applications and grow seamlessly into complex solutions like AI-powered systems.

  • Future-Proofing: Built to support advanced use cases, such as integrating machine learning or reasoning modules for artificial intelligence.


Getting Started:

  1. Overview of Plugins Understand the different types of plugins and their roles within Olympus-Grid.

  2. Registering a Plugin Step-by-step guide to registering a new plugin.

  3. Plugin Lifecycle Management Learn about versioning, deprecating, and upgrading plugins.

  4. Creating a Custom Plugin Explore examples and best practices for building your own plugins.

  5. Troubleshooting and FAQs Common issues and how to resolve them.

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