Plugin Points

There are places in Source where plugins can connect: shorthand is Plugin Points.

Here are some of them.

• Extend IDataPluginDataModel 
  • This means your plugin can be added to the plugin data model list in Source.
  • You can write persistence 
  • Great way to store custom data
• Extend IPluginPreInitialise, IPluginInitialise, IPluginFinalise, IPluginRunStart, IPluginBeforeStep, IPluginAfterStep and/or IPluginRunEnd, 
  • You get a method that will be called at points in the run cycle
• Extend IAddProvenance or IStoreProvenance
  • Similar to IPluginPreInitialise etc, except can't change state.
  • Designed to add or store provenance
• Extend IControllerExtension and add a MenuItemAttribute
  • You'll end up in the menu!
  • e.g. [MenuItem("Floodplain Harvesting", MenuType.Tools, 999, ScenarioType.RiverManager)]