Proof of Concept: Enhanced native plugin mechanism #639
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This PR accompanies #636 and demonstrates a pattern for extending the existing plugin system to prevent the need to edit core coldfront files. The core idea is that by searching for files in the
plugins
directory and using entry points for pip installed packages it's possible to automate the discovery and loading of settings and urlpatterns.To try it out:
Some thoughts:
plugins
directory and having developerspip install -e
them if necessary.