SimplePlugin.Abstractions 1.0.2

.NET Standard 2.0

dotnet add package SimplePlugin.Abstractions --version 1.0.2

NuGet\Install-Package SimplePlugin.Abstractions -Version 1.0.2

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="SimplePlugin.Abstractions" Version="1.0.2" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="SimplePlugin.Abstractions" Version="1.0.2" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="SimplePlugin.Abstractions" />
                    

                            Project file

For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.

paket add SimplePlugin.Abstractions --version 1.0.2

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

#r "nuget: SimplePlugin.Abstractions, 1.0.2"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

#:package SimplePlugin.Abstractions@1.0.2

#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.

#addin nuget:?package=SimplePlugin.Abstractions&version=1.0.2
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=SimplePlugin.Abstractions&version=1.0.2
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

SimplePlugin

A lightweight plugin discovery system for .NET that uses Roslyn source generators. No reflection, no runtime scanning instead compile-time code generation that finds your plugins and wires them up automatically.

How it works

SimplePlugin ships two packages: a core library (SimplePlugin) and a source generator (SimplePlugin.Generator).

At build time, the generator scans your project and its references for any public, non-abstract class that:

Implements IPluginModule
Is decorated with [PluginModule]
Has a parameterless constructor

It then generates a static PluginRegistry class with a GetAllModules() method that returns instances of every discovered plugin. No reflection involved. it's all baked in at compile time.

Getting started

1. Define your plugin interface

Create an interface that extends IPluginModule with whatever contract your plugins need:

using SimplePlugin;

public interface IGreeterPlugin : IPluginModule
{
    string Name { get; }
    void Greet();
}

2. Implement a plugin

In a separate project (or the same one), create a class that implements your interface and tag it with [PluginModule]:

using SimplePlugin;

[PluginModule]
public class HelloPlugin : IGreeterPlugin
{
    public string Name => "Hello Plugin";

    public void Greet() => Console.WriteLine("Hello from a plugin!");
}

3. Discover and use plugins

In your host application, reference both the plugin project and the SimplePlugin.Generator as an analyzer. Then call the generated registry:

using SimplePlugin.Generated;

foreach (var plugin in PluginRegistry.GetAllModules().OfType<IGreeterPlugin>())
{
    Console.WriteLine(plugin.Name);
    plugin.Greet();
}

Requirements

.NET 10+

Product	Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET	net5.0 was computed. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 was computed. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed.
.NET Core	netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed.
.NET Standard	netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed.
.NET Framework	net461 was computed. net462 was computed. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed.
MonoAndroid	monoandroid was computed.
MonoMac	monomac was computed.
MonoTouch	monotouch was computed.
Tizen	tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed.
Xamarin.iOS	xamarinios was computed.
Xamarin.Mac	xamarinmac was computed.
Xamarin.TVOS	xamarintvos was computed.
Xamarin.WatchOS	xamarinwatchos was computed.

Compatible target framework(s)

Included target framework(s) (in package)

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

.NETStandard 2.0
- No dependencies.

NuGet packages

This package is not used by any NuGet packages.

GitHub repositories

This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.

Version	Downloads	Last Updated
1.0.2	42	2/18/2026
1.0.1	34	2/18/2026