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[Aaron Wells <1328768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We were discussing this on the IRC channel. I've decided to call the new
plugintype "module", because the plugintype shows up in the URL so we
need it to be something nice and generic. Here's a discussion from Simon
that summarizes the results of our discussion:

<simoncoggins> so the summary is:
<simoncoggins> 1. Some bits of core code can be isolated into a plugin
<simoncoggins> 2. This is generally a good idea to keep related code together
<simoncoggins> 3. Not all plugins fit within the existing types
<simoncoggins> 4. Therefore it would be good to have a generic plugin type
<simoncoggins> 5. It would be good if it was specific to the distribution to avoid clashing with 3rd party modules
<simoncoggins> 6. The name will be in the url therefore should be generic/not too messy
<simoncoggins> 7. Therefore module/ for core code, and possibly local/ for 3rd party stuff

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1328768

Title:
  Wishlist: Generic plugin type

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  It would be useful to have a generic plugin type that provides all the
  benefits of every plugin type (i.e. lang strings, templates, cron
  jobs, config screens, config table, etc), while not having any
  specific functionality tied to it. This would be useful for:

  1. Encouraging encapsulation of core code, especially for components
  that are mostly standalone, like the new "chat" functionality.

  2. Third-party distributed code that doesn't match any of the existing
  plugin types. (Although really, we should just have a "local" plugin
  type for these.)

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