NetBox plugins framework extensions

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NetBox version

v3.1.5

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

This issue is being opened to serve as a master tracker for the extension of the NetBox plugins framework. The introduction or expansion of individual components (TBD) will be listed as subtasks below. A working group is being formed to identify candidates.

• Support the use of NetBox's generic views by plugins #8334
• Support the use of NetBox features by plugin models #8392
• Enable plugins to extend the GraphQL API #8405
• Enable plugins to utilize NetBox's change logging functionality #8451
• Provide a base FilterSet class for plugins #8453
• Provide a base table class for use by plugins #8470
• Make view name resolution plugin-safe #8472
• Provide basic object forms as part of plugins framework #8488
• Support the use of generic templates by plugins #8585
• Document template tags & filters supported for use by plugins #8600
• Support the use of ChoiceSet by plugins #8779
• Provide a base REST API serializer class for plugins #8823
• Enable plugins to inject content within object list views #4751

Use case

Plugins were introduced in NetBox v2.8, but the original framework has not been extended significantly since then. This issue represents a formal initiative to extend the framework to better accommodate plugin developers, whose feedback and suggestions will influence the improvements being made.

Database changes

No response

External dependencies

No response

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I'm going to close this out as its primary intent was to capture the expanded plugins framework in v3.2 as a single initiative. We will of course continue to expand on the plugins framework, but this iterative work can be tracked as regular feature requests moving forward.