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Plug-ins

Plug-in ins are delivered as a jar and contain modules and extensions as below.  PlugA plug-in are is merely a container for one or more modules.  Plug-ins do no not exist as a first class object in the code, only the modules are.  The modules in the plug-in are discovered and loaded dynamically.

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CloudStack is arranged into a series module of modules that are in a hierarchical arrangement.  Depending on which modules are selected to load determines what extensions are loaded.  The above picture is used an example of modules but does not reflect the actual module hierarchy in CloudStack.

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