.. _section-define-plugins:

Define Plugins
--------------

The **Plugin** view allows you to define the pluggable components specific to a
Routing Service. These plugins are:

  * Organized in Plugin Libraries.
  * Categorized and configured based on the source language. Routing Service
    supports C/C++ and Java plugins.

To add a new Plugin Library to your model, click the |add_library_icon| button
while Plugin Libraries is selected or right-click Plugin Libraries in the tree
and select **Add Plugin Library**:

.. figure:: static/add_plugin_library_from_tab.png
    :alt: Adding a plugin library
    :name: Figure_add_plugin_library_from_tab
    :align: center
    :figwidth: 90%


To add a Plugin Library, enter the Library Name and the destination file:

.. figure:: static/enter_plugin_library_name.png
    :alt: Adding plugin library details
    :name: Figure_enter_plugin_library_name
    :align: center
    :figwidth: 80%


Then you can add any of the available plugins to the newly created Library by
using the |add_library_icon| button or by right-clicking on the Plugin Library
in the tree and selecting **Add**:

.. figure:: static/add_plugin_to_library1.png
    :alt: Adding a plugin to a library
    :name: Figure_add_plugin_to_library1
    :align: center
    :figwidth: 50%


.. figure:: static/add_plugin_to_library2.png
    :alt: Adding a plugin to a library
    :name: Figure_add_plugin_to_library2
    :align: center
    :figwidth: 50%

When a Plugin is selected, you can set all the configuration of each different
plugin language in the Structured view:

.. figure:: static/add_plugin_libraries_view.png
    :alt: Setting plugin configuration in the Structured view
    :name: Figure_add_plugin_libraries_view
    :align: center
    :figwidth: 90%

See :link_services_routing_service:`Plugin Management (Configuration) <common/plugin_management.html#configuration>` in the *RTI Routing
Service User's Manual* for more information on the configuration available for
each plugin language.