What is the verb for “to make something into a plugin”?
Example use: “Developer can you make Module Foo into a plugin?”. “Yes sir, I can some verb Module Foo”.
Terms I have considered: pluginify, pluginize, make pluggable
Criteria for Acceptance: A single verb which means “to make something into a plugin” or “to create something as a plugin”. I am looking for a term which is already in use as opposed to a new one.
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I have never encountered any such word. Just say “We can turn Module Foo into a plugin” or “We can wrap Module Foo in a plugin”.
If you’re looking for documentation and examples on plugin systems you can start with searching for “plugin design”.
I would say “extract,” as in you pull the functionality of this module out of the main codebase and extract it into a plugin.
‘Make pluggable’ is the shortest it can get without inventing new words. Judging by latest Visual Studio and Chrome versions an ‘extension’ is a more fashionable word these days. Since the hardest bit is supporting plug-ins rather than writing a plug-in, searching for ‘extensible architecture’ would make more sense. ‘Packages’ and ‘package management’ are another trending pair of concepts of the day.