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An OpenSCD plug-in is an addition to OpenSCD-Core to add functionality. This could be generic 61850 functionality or vendor/utility specific functionalitiy. Examples: Datatemplate editor, substation-section editor, GOOSE editing, validation etc.
OpenSCD-Core supports 2 types of plug-ins: menu plug-ins and editor plug-ins. These plug-ins have a different behavior/requirements.
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