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![PepperDash Essentials Pluign Logo](/images/essentials-plugin-blue.png)
# Essentials Plugin Template (c) 2023
# Essentials Plugin Template (c) 2025
## License
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## Overview
Fork this repo when creating a new plugin for Essentials. For more information about plugins, refer to the Essentials Wiki [Plugins](https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials/wiki/Plugins) article.
Fork this repo when creating a new plugin for Essentials. For more information about plugins, refer to the Essentials Wiki [Plugins](https://pepperdash.github.io/Essentials/docs/Plugins.html) article.
This repo contains example classes for the three main categories of devices:
* `EssentialsPluginTemplateDevice`: Used for most third party devices which require communication over a streaming mechanism such as a Com port, TCP/SSh/UDP socket, CEC, etc
* `EssentialsPluginTemplateLogicDevice`: Used for devices that contain logic, but don't require any communication with third parties outside the program
* `EssentialsPluginTemplateCrestronDevice`: Used for devices that represent a piece of Crestron hardware
* `MakeModelDevice`: Used for most third party devices which require communication over a streaming mechanism such as a Com port, TCP/SSh/UDP socket, CEC, etc
* `MakeModelLogicDevice`: Used for devices that contain logic, but don't require any communication with third parties outside the program
* `MakeModelCrestronDevice`: Used for devices that represent a piece of Crestron hardware
There are matching factory classes for each of the three categories of devices. The `EssentialsPluginTemplateConfigObject` should be used as a template and modified for any of the categories of device. Same goes for the `EssentialsPluginTemplateBridgeJoinMap`.
There are matching factory classes for each of the three categories of devices. The `MakeModelConfigObject` should be used as a template and modified for any of the categories of device. Same goes for the `MakeModeleBridgeJoinMap`.
This also illustrates how a plugin can contain multiple devices.
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### Installing Dependencies
To install dependencies once nuget.exe is installed, run the following command from the root directory of your repository:
`nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion`.
Alternatively, you can simply run the `GetPackages.bat` file.
To verify that the packages installed correctly, open the plugin solution in your repo and make sure that all references are found, then try and build it.
### Installing Different versions of PepperDash Core
If you need a different version of PepperDash Core, use the command `nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion -Version {versionToGet}`. Omitting the `-Version` option will pull the version indicated in the packages.config file.
Dependencies will be automatically installed when
### Instructions for Renaming Solution and Files
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## Generating Nuget Package
In the solution folder is a file named "PDT.EssentialsPluginTemplate.nuspec"
A nuget package is automatically generated when the plugin is build. To modify the name and other details of the package, edit the following properties in the .csproj file:
1. Rename the file to match your plugin solution name
2. Edit the file to include your project specifics including
1. <id>PepperDash.Essentials.Plugin.MakeModel</id> Convention is to use the prefix "PepperDash.Essentials.Plugin" and include the MakeModel of the device.
2. <projectUrl>https://github.com/PepperDash/EssentialsPluginTemplate</projectUrl> Change to your url to the project repo
There is no longer a requirement to adjust workflow files for nuget generation for private and public repositories. This is now handled automatically in the workflow.
__If you do not make these changes to the nuspec file, the project will not generate a nuget package__
1. `PackageId` - This is the name that will be used to pull the package from Nuget once it's published
2. `PackgeProjectUrl` - This should match the URL for the plugin repo
3. `AssemblyTitle` - This is the dll file name that is will show on a processor when the plugin is loaded