# Source: brokers/pluginBroker.js

    /**
     * @file pluginBroker.js
     * @module pluginBroker
     * @description Contains all of the lower level plugin processing functions,
     * and also acts as an interface for loading, unloading, reloading, registering,
     * unregistering plugins and plugin metaData.
     * @requires module:constantBroker
     * @requires module:dataBroker
     * @requires module:ruleBroker
     * @requires module:workflowBroker
     * @requires module:loggers
     * @requires module:data
     * @requires {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/@haystacks/constants|@haystacks/constants}
     * @requires {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/url|url}
     * @requires {@link https://www.npmjs.com/package/path|path}
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/02
     * @copyright Copyright © 2022-… by Seth Hollingsead. All rights reserved
     */

    // Internal imports
    import constantBroker from './constantBroker.js';
    import dataBroker from './dataBroker.js';
    import ruleBroker from './ruleBroker.js';
    import workflowBroker from './workflowBroker.js';
    import loggers from '../executrix/loggers.js';
    import D from '../structures/data.js';
    // External imports
    import hayConst from '@haystacks/constants';
    import url from 'url';
    import path from 'path';
    import configurator from '../executrix/configurator.js'
    import commandBroker from './commandBroker.js'
    import themeBroker from './themeBroker.js'

    const {bas, biz, cfg, gen, msg, sys, wrd} = hayConst;
    const baseFileName = path.basename(import.meta.url, path.extname(import.meta.url));
    // framework.brokers.pluginBroker.
    const namespacePrefix = wrd.cframework + bas.cDot + wrd.cbrokers + bas.cDot + baseFileName + bas.cDot;

    /**
     * @function loadPluginRegistry
     * @description Loads the plugin registry file, which specified the data with the paths were plugins should be loaded from.
     * @param {string} pluginRegistryPath Teh path to the plugin registry for the app that loaded the haystacks framework.
     * @return {object} The JSON data object loaded from the specified plugin registry path by the input parameter.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/13
     */
    async function loadPluginRegistry(pluginRegistryPath) {
      let functionName = loadPluginRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginRegistryPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryPathIs + pluginRegistryPath);
      let returnData = {};
      let resolvedPluginRegistryPath = path.resolve(pluginRegistryPath);
      // resolvedPluginRegistryPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cresolvedPluginRegistryPathIs + resolvedPluginRegistryPath);
      returnData = await ruleBroker.processRules([resolvedPluginRegistryPath, ''], [biz.cgetJsonData]);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function storePluginRegistryInDataStructure
     * @description Pushes the input plugin registry data to the D-data structure so it can be used by the rest of the framework.
     * @param {object} pluginRegistryData The plugin registry data that should be stored in the D-data structure.
     * @return {boolean} A True or False value to indicate if the data was successfully stored in the D-data structure or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function storePluginRegistryInDataStructure(pluginRegistryData) {
      let functionName = storePluginRegistryInDataStructure.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginRegistryData is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryDataIs + JSON.stringify(pluginRegistryData));
      let returnData = false;
      try {
        if (D[cfg.cpluginRegistry] === 'undefined') {
          D[cfg.cpluginRegistry] = {};
        }
        D[cfg.cpluginRegistry] = pluginRegistryData;
        returnData = true;
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: There was a problem saving the registry data to the plugin registry in the d-data structure:
        console.log(msg.cstorePluginRegistryInDataStoreMessage01 + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function listAllLoadedPlugins
     * @description Builds a list array of the names of the plugins that are currently loaded.
     * @return {array<string>} A list array of the names of the plugins that are currently loaded in the Haystacks platform.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2023/02/06
     */
    async function listAllLoadedPlugins() {
      let functionName = listAllLoadedPlugins.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = [];
      let pluginsLoadedList = D[sys.cpluginsLoaded];
      // pluginsLoadedList is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginsLoadedListIs + JSON.stringify(pluginsLoadedList));
      if (Array.isArray(pluginsLoadedList) === true && pluginsLoadedList.length >= 1) {
        // pluginsLoadedList is an array and length greater than or equal to 1
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cunloadPluginMessage01);
        for (let pluginLoadedKey in pluginsLoadedList) {
          // pluginLoadedKey is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedKeyIs + pluginLoadedKey);
          let pluginLoadedEntry = pluginsLoadedList[pluginLoadedKey];
          // pluginLoadedEntry is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedEntryIs + JSON.stringify(pluginLoadedEntry));
          // pluginLoadedEntry name is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedEntryNameIs + pluginLoadedEntry[0]);
          returnData.push(pluginLoadedEntry[0]);
        }// End-for (let pluginLoadedKey in pluginsLoadedList)
      } // End-if (Array.isArray(pluginsLoadedList) === true && pluginsLoadedList >= 1)
      // List of loaded plugins is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function listPluginsInRegistry
     * @description Builds a list array of the names of the plugins in the plugin registry.
     * @return {array<string>} A list array of the names of the plugins in the plugin registry.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function listPluginsInRegistry() {
      let functionName = listPluginsInRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = [];
      returnData = await listPluginsAttributeInRegistry(wrd.cName);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function listPluginsPathsInRegistry
     * @description Builds a list array of the paths of the plugins in the plugin registry.
     * @return {array<string>} A list array of the paths of the plugins in the plugin registry.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/20
     */
    async function listPluginsPathsInRegistry() {
      let functionName = listPluginsPathsInRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = [];
      returnData = await listPluginsAttributeInRegistry(wrd.cPath);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function listPluginsAttributeInRegistry
     * @description Builds a list array of the specified attribute out of the plugin objects in the plugin registry.
     * @param {string} attributeName The name of the attribute that should be looked up in the plugin object,
     * for each of the plugin objects in the plugin registry.
     * @return {array<string>} A list array of the attributes from the plugins in the plugin registry.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2023/01/31
     */
    async function listPluginsAttributeInRegistry(attributeName) {
      let functionName = listPluginsAttributeInRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // attributeName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cattributeNameIs + attributeName);
      let returnData = [];
      let pluginRegistryList = D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins];
      // pluginRegistryList is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryListIs + JSON.stringify(pluginRegistryList));
      for (let pluginKey in pluginRegistryList) {
        // pluginKey is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginKeyIs + pluginKey);
        let pluginParentObject = pluginRegistryList[pluginKey];
        // pluginParentObject is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginParentObjectIs + JSON.stringify(pluginParentObject));
        let keys = Object.keys(pluginParentObject);
        let pluginObject = pluginParentObject[keys[0]];
        // pluginObject is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginObjectIs + JSON.stringify(pluginObject));
        returnData.push(pluginObject[attributeName]);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function listPluginsInRegistryPath
     * @description In the plugin registry there should be an entry for the path of the plugins on the local system.
     * This function will load that path and return a list of the sub-folders located at that path.
     * @return {array<string>} A list array of the names of the plugins located at the specified path on
     * the local system from the plugins registry data hive.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function listPluginsInRegistryPath() {
      let functionName = listPluginsInRegistryPath.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = [];
      returnData = ruleBroker.processRules([D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cpath], ''], [biz.cgetDirectoryList]);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function countPluginsInRegistry
     * @description Scans the plugin registry data hive and determines how many plugins are registered there.
     * @return {integer} The count of the number of plugins listed in the plugin registry data hive.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function countPluginsInRegistry() {
      let functionName = countPluginsInRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = 0;
      let pluginRegistryList = await listPluginsInRegistry();
      returnData = pluginRegistryList.length;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function countPluginsInRegistryPath
     * @description Counts the number of sub-folders located at the path specified in the plugin registry data hive.
     * @return {integer} The count of the number of plugin sub-folders in the plugins path listed in the plugin registry data hive.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function countPluginsInRegistryPath() {
      let functionName = countPluginsInRegistryPath.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = 0;
      let pluginFolderList = await listPluginsInRegistryPath();
      returnData = pluginFolderList.length;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function registerPlugin
     * @description Manually registers a plugin with the plugin registry data hive.
     * Allows for special case where plugins can be registered from a different path, then the path specified by the plugin registry.
     * Caution should be emphasized when loading plugins from a custom path location, this should be used primarily for debugging and triage use cases.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin that should be registered.
     * @param {string} pluginPath The path to the plugin, to be added to the plugin registry.
     * This should be the path to the plugin/package.json file, but not including the package.json as part of the path URI.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugin was added to the plugin registry successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function registerPlugin(pluginName, pluginPath) {
      let functionName = registerPlugin.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginPathIs + pluginPath);
      let returnData = false;
      let pluginRegistrationEntry = {};
      try {
        if (pluginName && pluginPath) {
          pluginRegistrationEntry = {Name: pluginName, Path: pluginPath};
          // NOTE: We need to check and see if the plugin is already registered, and throw an error message if it is.
          // To prevent the user from being able to register the same plugin multiple times.
          let registeredPluginsArray = await listPluginsInRegistry();
          let pluginIsRegistered = false;
          for (let registeredPluginNameKey in registeredPluginsArray) {
            let registeredPluginName = registeredPluginsArray[registeredPluginNameKey]
            if (registeredPluginName === pluginName) {
              pluginIsRegistered = true;
              break;
            }
          }
          if (pluginIsRegistered === false) {
            D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins].push({[pluginName]: pluginRegistrationEntry});
            returnData = true;
          } else {
            // ERROR: The specified plugin is already registered. Plugin name:
            console.log(msg.cErrorRegisterPluginMessage02 + pluginName);
          }
        } else {
          if (!pluginName) {
            // ERROR: Plugin Name is an invalid value:
            console.log(msg.cErrorRegisterPluginMessage03 + pluginName);
          }
          if (!pluginPath) {
            // ERROR: Plugin Path is an invalid value:
            console.log(msg.cErrorRegisterPluginMessage04 + pluginPath);
          }
        }
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: Failure to register plugin:
        // pluginPath is:
        // error message:
        console.log(msg.cErrorRegisterPluginMessage01 + pluginName);
        console.log(msg.cpluginPathIs + pluginPath);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function unregisterPlugin
     * @description Manually removes a plugin from the plugin registry data hive.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin that should be removed from the plugin registry.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugin was removed from the plugin registry successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function unregisterPlugin(pluginName) {
      let functionName = unregisterPlugin.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      let returnData = false;
      // We need to find the index of the plugin we are looking for, then we can use the array.splice method to remove it.
      let pluginRegistryNames = await listPluginsInRegistry();
      let index = 0;
      try {
        for (let currentPluginNameKey in pluginRegistryNames) {
          let currentPluginName = pluginRegistryNames[currentPluginNameKey];
          // currentPluginName is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.ccurrentPluginNameIs + currentPluginName);
          if (currentPluginName === pluginName) {
            break;
          }
          index = index + 1;
        }
        let pluginObjects = D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins];
        pluginObjects.splice(index, 1);
        let newPluginObjects = pluginObjects;
        D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins] = newPluginObjects;
        returnData = true;
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: Failure to unregister plugin:
        // error message:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnRegisterPluginMessage01 + pluginName);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function unregisterPlugins
     * @description Removes a list of plugins from the plugin registry data hive, by calling unregisterPlugin for each one.
     * @param {array<string>} pluginListArray A list array of plugin names that should be removed from the plugin registry.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if all the plugins were removed from the plugin registry successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2023/02/07
     */
    async function unregisterPlugins(pluginListArray) {
      let functionName = unregisterPlugins.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginListArray is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginListArrayIs + JSON.stringify(pluginListArray));
      let returnData = true;
      let noErrorFound = true;
      if (Array.isArray(pluginListArray) === true && pluginListArray.length >= 1) {
        for (let pluginNameKey in pluginListArray) {
          let pluginName = pluginListArray[pluginNameKey];
          // pluginName is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
          if (pluginName) {
            noErrorFound = await unregisterPlugin(pluginName);
          } else {
            // ERROR: The plugin name was not a valid name:
            console.log(msg.cErrorUnregisterPluginsMessage01 + pluginName);
          }
          if (noErrorFound === false) {
            returnData = false;
          }
        } // End-for (let pluginNameKey in pluginListArray)
      } // End-if (Array.isArray(pluginListArray) === true && pluginListArray.length >= 1)
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function syncPluginRegistryWithPluginRegistryPath
     * @description performs a synchronization procedure on the plugin registry to ensure that the contents and
     * plugins registered in the plugin registry match with the list of plugin folders located at the path specified in
     * the plugin registry as the default plugin path. The updates are made to the plugin registry data hive.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the synchronization was performed successfully.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     * @NOTE It is expected that the number of plugins loaded at any one time will not be crazy high.
     * This function will do a O(n^2) brute force search,
     * if the number of plugins needed at any one time ever grows much over 100, then this solution will need to be re-evaluated!
     */
    async function syncPluginRegistryWithPluginRegistryPath() {
      let functionName = syncPluginRegistryWithPluginRegistryPath.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = false;
      let pluginRegistryList = await listPluginsInRegistry();
      let pluginRegistryFolderList = await listPluginsInRegistryPath();
      let accumulatorPluginRegistry = [];
      let synchronizedPluginRegistryList = [];
      let pluginsRootPath = await configurator.getConfigurationSetting(wrd.csystem, cfg.cpluginsRootPath);
      // pluginRegistryList is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryListIs + pluginRegistryList);
      // pluginRegistryFolderList is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryFolderListIs + pluginRegistryFolderList);
      // pluginsRootPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginsRootPathIs + pluginsRootPath);
      try {
        if (pluginRegistryFolderList && Array.isArray(pluginRegistryFolderList) === false) {
          if (pluginRegistryFolderList.includes(bas.cComa) === true) {
            pluginRegistryFolderList = pluginRegistryFolderList.split(bas.cComa);
          }
        }
        if (pluginRegistryList.length === 0 && pluginRegistryFolderList && pluginRegistryFolderList.length === 1) {
          // pluginRegistryList.length === 0
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryListLengthEqualZero);
          synchronizedPluginRegistryList[pluginRegistryFolderList[0]] = {Name: pluginRegistryFolderList[0], Path: path.join(pluginsRootPath + bas.cForwardSlash + pluginRegistryFolderList[0] + bas.cForwardSlash)};
        } else if (pluginRegistryFolderList.length !== 0) {
          // pluginRegistryList.length !== 0
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryListLengthNotEqualZero);
          for (let folderPluginKey in pluginRegistryFolderList) {
            let folderPlugin = pluginRegistryFolderList[folderPluginKey];
            // folderPlugin is:
            await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cfolderPluginIs + JSON.stringify(folderPlugin));
            let folderPluginName = folderPlugin[wrd.cName];
            if (folderPluginName === undefined) {
              folderPluginName = folderPlugin;
            }
            // folderPluginName is:
            await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cfolderPluginNameIs + folderPluginName);
            // Now search the pluginRegistryList to see if it contains this same name.
            let foundMatchingPluginName = false;
            for (let registryPluginKey in pluginRegistryList) {
              let registryPlugin = pluginRegistryList[registryPluginKey];
              // registryPlugin is:
              await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cregistryPluginIs + JSON.stringify(registryPlugin));
              let registryPluginName = registryPlugin[wrd.cName];
              // registryPluginName is:
              await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cregistryPluginNameIs + registryPluginName);
              if (folderPluginName === registryPluginName) {
                foundMatchingPluginName = true;
                break;
              }
            } // End-for (let registryPlugin in pluginRegistryList)
            if (foundMatchingPluginName === false) {
              // Then no match was found, and we should therefore add this plugin entry object.
              // First create the object, folderPlugin is mostly likely just a string.
              accumulatorPluginRegistry.push({[folderPluginName]: {Name: folderPluginName, Path: path.join(pluginsRootPath + bas.cForwardSlash + pluginRegistryFolderList[folderPluginKey] + bas.cForwardSlash)}});
            }
            // NOTE: pluginRegistryList is the accumulator here, when we are all done we need to assign that one to the output.
            // accumulatorPluginRegistry is:
            await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.caccumulatorPluginRegistryIs + JSON.stringify(accumulatorPluginRegistry));
          } // End-for (let folderPlugin in pluginRegistryFolderList)
          // Now assign the pluginRegistryList to the synchronizedPluginRgistryList,
          // then we will clear the plugin registry and re-assign it to the merged/synchronized/updated version of the plugin registry.
          synchronizedPluginRegistryList = accumulatorPluginRegistry;
        }
        // synchronizedPluginRegistryList is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.csynchronizedPluginRegistryListIs + JSON.stringify(synchronizedPluginRegistryList));
        // Now assign it back to the official plugin registry data hive on the D-data structure
        await unregisterAllPlugins();
        D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins] = synchronizedPluginRegistryList;
        returnData = true;
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: Failure to synchronize the plugin registry with the list of plugins available from the plugins folder specified by the application in the plugins registry JSON file.
        // error message:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cErrorSyncPluginRegistryWithPluginRegistryPathMessage01);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function unregisterAllPlugins
     * @description Removes all plugins from the list of registered plugins in the plugin registry.
     * This removes all plugins in the plugins registry data hive.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugin registry data hive was cleared successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function unregisterAllPlugins() {
      let functionName = unregisterAllPlugins.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = false;
      try {
        // Assign it to an empty array, that should successfully wipe out all the contents.
        D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cplugins] = [];
        returnData = true;
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: Could not unregister all of the plugins.
        // error message:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnregisterAllPluginsMessage01);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function savePluginRegistry
     * @description Exports the plugin registry data hive JSON object and saves it out to disk,
     * over-writing any existing plugin registry JSON file at the location specified by the application.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the export to file was completed successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/14
     */
    async function savePluginRegistry() {
      let functionName = savePluginRegistry.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = false;
      let pluginRegistry = D[cfg.cpluginRegistry]
      // pluginRegistry is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryIs + JSON.stringify(pluginRegistry));
      try {
        let pluginRegistryPath = await configurator.getConfigurationSetting(wrd.csystem, cfg.cpluginRegistryPath);
        // pluginRegistryPath is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginRegistryPathIs + pluginRegistryPath);
        returnData = ruleBroker.processRules([pluginRegistryPath, pluginRegistry], [biz.cwriteJsonData]);
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: Failure to write out the plugin registry to the plugin path specified by the application:
        // error message:
        console.log(msg.cErrorSavePluginRegistryMessage01);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function loadPluginMetaData
     * @description Loads the plugin meta data for the plugin at the specified path by looking
     * for a package.json at the specified path and loading that file, and returning it as a JSON object.
     * @param {string} pluginPath The path to a plugin where a package.json should be expected to be found for that plugin.
     * It could also be that the pluginPath just contains the name of the folder that is the plugin,
     * and the path should be acquired from the plugin registry path.
     * @return {object} The JSON data object loaded from the plugin package.json file, specified by the input parameter.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/02
     */
    async function loadPluginMetaData(pluginPath) {
      let functionName = loadPluginMetaData.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginPathIs + pluginPath);
      let returnData = {};
      let fullyQualifiedPluginPath = '';
      if (pluginPath.includes(bas.cForwardSlash) !== true && pluginPath.includes(bas.cBackSlash) !== true) {
        // It's just a name, we need to get the first part of the path from the plugin registry path.
        let prefixPluginPath = await getPluginsRegistryPath();
        // prefixPluginPath is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cprefixPluginPathIs + prefixPluginPath);
        if (prefixPluginPath.slice(-1) != bas.cForwardSlash && prefixPluginPath.slice(-1) != bas.cBackSlash) {
          let pathSeparator = '';
          // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
          if (process.platform === gen.cwin32) {
            pathSeparator = bas.cBackSlash;
          } else {
            pathSeparator = bas.cForwardSlash;
          }
          prefixPluginPath = prefixPluginPath + pathSeparator;
        }
        fullyQualifiedPluginPath = prefixPluginPath + pluginPath;
      } else {
        fullyQualifiedPluginPath = pluginPath;
      }
      let resolvedPluginPath = path.resolve(fullyQualifiedPluginPath + bas.cForwardSlash + sys.cpackageDotJson);
      // resolvedPluginPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cresolvedPluginPathIs + resolvedPluginPath);
      returnData = await ruleBroker.processRules([resolvedPluginPath, ''], [biz.cgetJsonData]);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function extractAndProcessPluginEntryPointURI
     * @description Extracts the entry point path and file name for a plugin from the package.json data object.
     * Processes the entry point path with a path.join to form a fully qualified path.
     * Converts the resulting fully qualified path into a path URI string for importing later.
     * @param {object} pluginMetaData The meta data for the given plugin loaded for the corresponding package.json.
     * @param {string} pluginPath The path to the plugin, used to form a fully-qualified path.
     * NOTE: It could also be that the pluginPath just contains the name of the folder that is the plugin,
     * and the path should be acquired from the plugin registry path.
     * @return {string} The path entry point to the plugin as a URI file path.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/02
     */
    async function extractAndProcessPluginEntryPointURI(pluginMetaData, pluginPath) {
      let functionName = extractAndProcessPluginEntryPointURI.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginMetaData is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginMetaDataIs + JSON.stringify(pluginMetaData));
      // pluginPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginPathIs + pluginPath);
      let returnData = '';
      let fullyQualifiedPluginPath = '';
      if (pluginMetaData && pluginPath) {
        if (pluginPath.includes(bas.cForwardSlash) !== true && pluginPath.includes(bas.cBackSlash) !== true) {
          // It's just a name, we need to get the first part of the path from the plugin registry path.
          let prefixPluginPath = await getPluginsRegistryPath();
          // prefixPluginPath is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cprefixPluginPathIs + prefixPluginPath);
          fullyQualifiedPluginPath = prefixPluginPath + pluginPath;
        } else {
          fullyQualifiedPluginPath = pluginPath;
        }
        let pluginMainPath = pluginMetaData[wrd.cmain];
        // pluginMainPath before join is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cextractAndProcessPluginEntryPointUriMessage01 + pluginMainPath);
        pluginMainPath = path.join(fullyQualifiedPluginPath, pluginMainPath);
        // pluginMainPath after join is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cextractAndProcessPluginEntryPointUriMessage02 + pluginMainPath);
        pluginMainPath = path.normalize(pluginMainPath);
        pluginMainPath = url.pathToFileURL(pluginMainPath);
        // pluginMainPath URI is:
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cextractAndProcessPluginEntryPointUriMessage03 + pluginMainPath);
        returnData = pluginMainPath;
      } else {
        // ERROR: No plugin meta data or plugin path are specified:
        console.log(msg.cextractAndProcessPluginEntryPointUriMessage04 + namespacePrefix + functionName);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function loadPlugin
     * @description Uses a combination of promises and a function call to
     * import the specified plugin file at the specified URI path.
     * @param {string} pluginExecutionPath The entry point for the plugin that should be loaded.
     * @return {object} The data that was returned and loaded from the plugin.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/09/02
     */
    async function loadPlugin(pluginExecutionPath) {
      let functionName = loadPlugin.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginExecutionPath is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginExecutionPathIs + pluginExecutionPath);
      let returnData = {};
      // D-command stack before loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdCommandStackBeforeLoadingIs, D[wrd.cCommands]);
      // D-businessRules stack before loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdBusinessRulesStackBeforeLoadingIs, D[sys.cbusinessRules]);
      // NOTE: We really NEED to deeply clone the D-data structure here,
      // because for some reason the plugin was mutating the D-data structure and removing the client application defined commands.
      // This should be the fastest and safest way to get Haystacks context data into the plugin, for its own data dependency loading process.
      // NOTE: The objectDeepClone function, should also clone functions and business rules,
      // however, when that data is injected into the plugins instance of Haystacks, then that instance of Haystacks over-writes the commands and functions,
      // and resets them loading its own business rules and commands.
      // This is probably how the plugin was mutating the data, which is not safe, or correct.
      // So in the cloned data, we don't care if the business rules or commands get over written.
      let dCommandClone = {};
      let dBusinessRulesClone = {};
      try {
        dCommandClone = await ruleBroker.processRules([D[wrd.cCommands], ''], [biz.cobjectDeepClone]);
      } catch (err1) {
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cERROR_Colon + err1.message);
      }
      try {
        dBusinessRulesClone = await ruleBroker.processRules([D[sys.cbusinessRules], ''], [biz.cobjectDeepClone]);
      } catch (err2) {
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cERROR_Colon + err2.message);
      }

      // dCommandClone stack before loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdCommandCloneStackBeforeLoadingIs, dCommandClone);
      // dBusinessRulesClone stack before loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdBusinessRulesCloneStackBeforeLoadingIs, dBusinessRulesClone);
      try {
        const pluginResponseData = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
          const loadAsyncImport = () => {
            const asyncImport = async () => {
              return await myDynamicImport(pluginExecutionPath);
            };

            return asyncImport().then((result) => {
              return result;
            });
          };

          const myDynamicImport = async (path) => {
            return await import(path);
          };
          return loadAsyncImport().then(async value => {
            resolve(returnData = await value[wrd.cdefault].initializePlugin(D));
            // dataLoaded is:
            loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cdataLoadedIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
          }).catch (err => reject(err));
        });

        await Promise.all([pluginResponseData]).then((value) => {
          loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cvalueIs + JSON.stringify(value));
        });
      } catch (err) {
        // ERROR: There was an error attempting to load the specified plugin:
        console.log(msg.cloadPluginErrorMessage01 + pluginExecutionPath);
        console.log(msg.cerrorMessage + err.message);
        returnData = false;
      }
      // const dDataReset = await D.setData(dCommandClone); // This didn't work either!!
      // dCommandClone stack after loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdCommandCloneStackAfterLoadingIs, dCommandClone);
      // dBusinessRulesClone stack after loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdBusinessRulesCloneStackAfterLoadingIs, dBusinessRulesClone);
      // D-command stack after loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdCommandStackAfterLoadingIs, D[wrd.cCommands]);
      // D-businessRules stack after loading is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdBusinessRulesStackAfterLoadingIs, D[sys.cbusinessRules]);

      // NOTE: Even if the business rules were corrupted and that might be why its not possible to use them to re-clone the data back into the D-data structure.
      // The system commands should not have been corrupted, unless they were corrupted by the plugins instance of haystacks over-writing the D-singleton.

      // Now copy all of the commands from the backup back to the original.
      // NOTE: I tried to do this by calling the same business rule: biz.cobjectDeepClone as above.
      // But that didn't work, so I'm just going to do it manually here in the code below.
      for (let key in dCommandClone) {
        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(dCommandClone, key)) {
          if (typeof dCommandClone[key] === wrd.cfunction) {
            D[wrd.cCommands][key] = dCommandClone[key];
          }
        } // End-if (inputData.hasOwnProperty(key))
      } // End-for (let key in inputData)

      // Now copy all of the business rules from the backup back to the original.
      // NOTE: I tried to do this by calling the same business rule: biz.cobjectDeepClone as above.
      // But that didn't work, so I'm just going to do it manually here in the code below.
      for (let key in dBusinessRulesClone) {
        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(dBusinessRulesClone, key)) {
          if (typeof dBusinessRulesClone[key] === wrd.cfunction) {
            D[sys.cbusinessRules][key] = dBusinessRulesClone[key];
          }
        } // End-if (inputData.hasOwnProperty(key))
      } // End-for (let key in inputData)

      // D-command stack after over-write is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdCommandStackAfterOverWriteIs, D[wrd.cCommands]);
      // D-businessRules stack after over-write is:
      // console.log(namespacePrefix + functionName + bas.cSpace + msg.cdBusinessRulesStackAfterOverWriteIs, D[sys.cbusinessRules]);
      // await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginBusinessRules
     * @description Saves all of the plugin business rules to the D-data structure where business rules are stored and called from.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's business rules should be integrated with the haystacks business rules.
     * @param {object} pluginBusinessRules The business rules specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if this plugins business rules are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/23
     */
    async function integratePluginBusinessRules(pluginName, pluginBusinessRules) {
      let functionName = integratePluginBusinessRules.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginBusinessRules is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginBusinessRulesIs + JSON.stringify(pluginBusinessRules));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await ruleBroker.addPluginRules(pluginName, pluginBusinessRules);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginCommands
     * @description Saves all of the plugin commands to the D-data structure where commands are stored and called from.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's commands should be integrated with the haystacks commands.
     * @param {object} pluginCommands The commands specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if this plugins commands are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/23
     */
    async function integratePluginCommands(pluginName, pluginCommands) {
      let functionName = integratePluginCommands.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginCommands is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cplguinCommandsIs + JSON.stringify(pluginCommands));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await commandBroker.addPluginCommands(pluginName, pluginCommands);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginConfigurationData
     * @description Saves all of the plugin configuration data to the D-data structure where configuration data are stored.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's configuration data should be integrated with the haystacks configuration data.
     * @param {object} pluginConfigurationData The JSON object that contains all of the configuration data specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if this plugins configuration data are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/23
     */
    async function integratePluginConfigurationData(pluginName, pluginConfigurationData) {
      let functionName = integratePluginConfigurationData.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginConfigurationData is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginConfigurationDataIs + JSON.stringify(pluginConfigurationData));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await dataBroker.addPluginConfigurationData(pluginName, pluginConfigurationData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginCommandAliases
     * @description Saves all of the plugin command aliases to the D-data structure where command aliases data are stored.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's command aliases should be integrated with the haystacks command aliases data.
     * @param {object} pluginCommandAliases The JSON object that contains all of the command aliases specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if this plugins command aliases data are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/23
     */
    async function integratePluginCommandAliases(pluginName, pluginCommandAliases) {
      let functionName = integratePluginCommandAliases.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginCommandAliases is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginCommandAliasesIs + JSON.stringify(pluginCommandAliases));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await commandBroker.addPluginCommandAliases(pluginName, pluginCommandAliases);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginWorkflows
     * @description Saves all of the plugin workflows to the D-data structure where workflow data are stored.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's workflows should be integrated with the haystacks workflows data.
     * @param {object} pluginWorkflows The JSON object that contains all of the workflows specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugins workflows data are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/23
     */
    async function integratePluginWorkflows(pluginName, pluginWorkflows) {
      let functionName = integratePluginWorkflows.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginWorkflows is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginWorkflowsIs + JSON.stringify(pluginWorkflows));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await workflowBroker.addPluginWorkflows(pluginName, pluginWorkflows);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function integratePluginThemeData
     * @description Saves all of the plugin theme data to the D-data structure where theme data is stored.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin who's theme data should be integrated with the haystacks theme data.
     * @param {object} pluginThemeData The JSON object that contains all of the theme data specific to this current plugin.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugins theme data are successfully integrated or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2022/10/25
     */
    async function integratePluginThemeData(pluginName, pluginThemeData) {
      let functionName = integratePluginThemeData.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      // pluginThemeData is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginThemeDataIs + JSON.stringify(pluginThemeData));
      let returnData = false;
      returnData = await themeBroker.addThemeData(pluginThemeData, wrd.cPlugins + bas.cColon + pluginName);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function unloadPlugin
     * @description Unloads a plugin by removing all of the plugin data and meta-data from all of the
     * appropriate data structures in the D-data structure.
     * @param {string} pluginName The name of the plugin that should have all its data unloaded from the D-data structure.
     * @return {boolean} True or False to indicate if the plugin was unloaded successfully or not.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2023/02/01
     */
    async function unloadPlugin(pluginName) {
      let functionName = unloadPlugin.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      // pluginName is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginNameIs + pluginName);
      let returnData = false;
      let businessRulesRemovalSuccess = await ruleBroker.removePluginBusinessRules(pluginName);
      let commandsRemovalSuccess = await commandBroker.removePluginCommands(pluginName);
      let configurationDataRemovalSuccess = await dataBroker.removePluginConfigurationData(pluginName);
      let commandAliasesRemovalSuccess = await commandBroker.removePluginCommandAliases(pluginName);
      let workflowRemovalSuccess = await workflowBroker.removePluginWorkflows(pluginName);
      let themeDataRemovalSuccess = await themeBroker.removePluginThemeData(pluginName);
      let constantsValidationDataRemovalSuccess = await constantBroker.removePluginConstantsValidationData(pluginName);

      // Still need to remove the plugin from the list of loaded plugins.
      let pluginsLoadedList = D[sys.cpluginsLoaded];
      // pluginsLoadedList is:
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginsLoadedListIs + JSON.stringify(pluginsLoadedList));
      if (Array.isArray(pluginsLoadedList) === true && pluginsLoadedList.length >= 1) {
        // pluginsLoadedList is an array and length greater than or equal to 1
        await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cunloadPluginMessage01);
        for (let pluginLoadedKey in pluginsLoadedList) {
          // pluginLoadedKey is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedKeyIs + pluginLoadedKey);
          let pluginLoadedEntry = pluginsLoadedList[pluginLoadedKey];
          // pluginLoadedEntry is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedEntryIs + JSON.stringify(pluginLoadedEntry));
          // pluginLoadedEntry name is:
          await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cpluginLoadedEntryNameIs + pluginLoadedEntry[0]);
          if (pluginLoadedEntry[0] === pluginName) {
            pluginsLoadedList.splice(pluginLoadedKey, 1);
          } // End-if (pluginLoadedEntry[0] === pluginName)
        } // End-for (let pluginLoadedKey in pluginsLoadedList)
      } // End-if (Array.isArray(pluginsLoadedList) === true && pluginsLoadedList >= 1)

      if (businessRulesRemovalSuccess === true &&
        commandsRemovalSuccess === true &&
        configurationDataRemovalSuccess === true &&
        commandAliasesRemovalSuccess === true &&
        workflowRemovalSuccess === true &&
        themeDataRemovalSuccess === true &&
        constantsValidationDataRemovalSuccess === true) {
          returnData = true;
      }
      if (businessRulesRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove business rules for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage02 + pluginName);
      }
      if (commandsRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove commands for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage03 + pluginName);
      }
      if (configurationDataRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove configuration data for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage04 + pluginName);
      }
      if (commandAliasesRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove command aliases for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage05 + pluginName);
      }
      if (workflowRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove workflows for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage06 + pluginName);
      }
      if (themeDataRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove theme data for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage07 + pluginName);
      }
      if (constantsValidationDataRemovalSuccess === false) {
        // ERROR: Failure to remove constants validation data for the plugin:
        console.log(msg.cErrorUnloadPluginMessage08 + pluginName);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + returnData);
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    /**
     * @function getPluginsRegistryPath
     * @description Looks up the plugin registry meta-data and finds the attribute that contains the plugins path.
     * @return {string} The path to the plugins listed in the plugin registry as meta-data.
     * @author Seth Hollingsead
     * @date 2023/02/07
     */
    async function getPluginsRegistryPath() {
      let functionName = getPluginsRegistryPath.name;
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cBEGIN_Function);
      let returnData = '';
      if (D[cfg.cpluginRegistry] !== 'undefined') {
        returnData = D[cfg.cpluginRegistry][wrd.cpath]
      } else {
        // ERROR: There is no defined plugin registry.
        console.log(msg.cErrorGetPluginsRegistryPathMessage01);
      }
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.creturnDataIs + JSON.stringify(returnData));
      await loggers.consoleLog(namespacePrefix + functionName, msg.cEND_Function);
      return returnData;
    }

    export default {
      loadPluginRegistry,
      storePluginRegistryInDataStructure,
      listAllLoadedPlugins,
      listPluginsInRegistry,
      listPluginsPathsInRegistry,
      listPluginsAttributeInRegistry,
      listPluginsInRegistryPath,
      countPluginsInRegistry,
      countPluginsInRegistryPath,
      registerPlugin,
      unregisterPlugin,
      unregisterPlugins,
      syncPluginRegistryWithPluginRegistryPath,
      unregisterAllPlugins,
      savePluginRegistry,
      loadPluginMetaData,
      extractAndProcessPluginEntryPointURI,
      loadPlugin,
      integratePluginBusinessRules,
      integratePluginCommands,
      integratePluginConfigurationData,
      integratePluginCommandAliases,
      integratePluginWorkflows,
      integratePluginThemeData,
      unloadPlugin,
      getPluginsRegistryPath
    };