Plugin Ecosystem
Domain: Package Ideation
🎯 Motivation
Designing your package to accept plugins lets others extend it without forking. This multiplies your package’s reach and builds a community around shared extensions.
📋 Concrete Example
timeflex defines a CalendarExporter interface. Anyone can write timeflex-googlecal as a plugin. Users install the plugins they need, and the core stays lean and stable.
🔗 Analogy
A phone’s app store: the manufacturer does not build every app, they provide a platform. Third-party developers fill niches, making the phone far more useful than a closed device.