C Plugin Architecture POC

Overview

A proof-of-concept plugin architecture in C that dynamically discovers plugins, initializes them, runs them in parallel child processes, and cleans them up with signal handling. Designed to show how a modular host can load and manage independent plugin binaries on POSIX systems.

Highlights

• Discovers available plugins and loads them at runtime.
• Initializes, runs, and cleans up each plugin with a simple lifecycle.
• Forks a child process per plugin to simulate concurrent work.
• Signal handling (e.g., CTRL+C) ensures orderly shutdown and cleanup.

Notes

• Targets POSIX environments; run in a real terminal to allow signals to be handled correctly.
• Provided build.sh script builds the host and sample plugins.
• Output logs show plugin discovery, initialization, run loop, and cleanup.