feat: Switch plugin framework to hashicorp/go-plugin

[KyleTryon]

In relation to #2 , it has been decided to switch to an alternative plugin framework: https://github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin
This plugin framework is more widely used and described as have better support than the "native" plugin package from go directly.

This should resolve the issue of not allowing plugins to be loaded in go test.

[seeker815]

I would like to contribute with the plugin move, do you have any outstanding tracking for this effort @KyleTryon

[KyleTryon]

I would like to contribute with the plugin move, do you have any outstanding tracking for this effort @KyleTryon

Hello @seeker815, I do not! If you are interested I would love the help as a Go newbie. I've just begun researching gRPC and such. I was contemplating if we might need some kind of feed-monitor-plugin package to make it easier for users to develop plugins so they don't necessarily have to worry about grpc and such.

We can always work in stages, very open to your input.

[seeker815]

What are a few plugins that users may be interested in ? Would Slack/discord be some of them.
I am looking at hashicorp go plugin and that looks mature for us to look at, another one is Gaia. I am picking up my Go skills as well so we can work on improving as we go @KyleTryon

[KyleTryon]

What are a few plugins that users may be interested in ? Would Slack/discord be some of them. I am looking at hashicorp go plugin and that looks mature for us to look at, another one is Gaia. I am picking up my Go skills as well so we can work on improving as we go @KyleTryon

I have three on my mind currently.

• Slack
• Twitter
• QBittorrent

Discord is also a good one but if I remember correctly, discord accepts slack formatted webhooks, so if we have slack I think we have Discord too.