The proposed plugin system that is a foundational component for scotch is in the issue queue and has been heavily reviewed by core and plugins developers. In an effort to satisfy certain DX concerns with the Plugin system, an example plugin type module (with associated plugins) and significant documentation have been created. In the hopes that we could illicit the opinions of developers who are not currently involved in the discussion, two issues have been created with relatively simple tasks outlined. I would ask that you pick one or both tasks (depending upon your experience level) and give us a review on these issues.
Plugin Writing:
http://drupal.org/node/1675048
This issue is relatively simple. Developers of any experience level are very much encouraged to weigh in on this issue and give feedback. We NEED this feedback desperately.
Plugin Type Writing:
http://drupal.org/node/1676202
This issue is more complex, and depending upon the type of system you want want to convert or invent, could be a significant task. Target audience for this issue is core subsystem maintainers, and significant contrib module maintainers, especially those currently using ctools plugins or similar. Additionally, if you have an info/alter hook paradigm, the new plugin system could be quite useful to you and is worth investigating. This task will likely require a bit of documentation reading, but I've tried to make this stuff as accessible as possible.
Cross-posting into the core group for visibility.
Thanks for your time and effort helping us on this.
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