# Plugin interface

Erik Ostrom (eostrom@research.att.com)
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 13:31:35 -0400

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    > > Would it be reasonable to put these in the plug-in directory?  So,
    > > you would have something like FUP.so (the plug-in library) and FUP.cfg
    > > (the configuration file)?
    >
    > My idea had been to have a configuration file called plugin.conf or
    > something similar in the same directory as the server.

    I'd suggest "the same directory as the database".  It should be possible to
    run multiple MOOs from the same server binary; in fact, that's one of the
    advantages of plug-ins.

    Actually it might make sense just to have the config file's name and location
    specified in the command line, just as the database file is.

    An alternative would be to store the config information in the database file
    itself.  In this case you'd probably want to have a config-only mode (or add
    it to emergency wizard mode, or compile a separate binary, or whatever) for
    modifying it so you don't have to start up the whole system just to tweak a
    flag.