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[mzgoddard]

Things to help with and expose with plugins.

• Commands (status and sync, shrinkwrap, version)
• Hosts (github, bitbucket)
• VCS (git, hg, tar)
• Package Managers (npm, bower)
• Config (json, yaml, ini)
• Layout (module directory, mapping in config)
• Storage (single versions, multiple versions)

Examples of where this can help:

• In Add shrinkwrap and version methods. #8 syncing and graphing have to awkwardly know about shrinkwrap files. As a plugin, shrinkwrap would support these functions by adding the mechanisms needed.
• In Add shrinkwrap and version methods. #8 and already in a light way with the installCommand option, integrating with package managers like npm wouldn't be needed with the right hooks for an npm plugin.

(More to write here as I get time.)

[mzgoddard]

Plugin API Brainstorm 1 https://gist.github.com/mzgoddard/50d9d8ab4a86f8026dc1