2 files changed, 60 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/channel/interface.go b/plugins/channel/interface.go
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index 00000000..9a405e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/channel/interface.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package channel
+
+// Hub used as a channel between two or more plugins
+// this is not a PUBLIC plugin, API might be changed at any moment
+type Hub interface {
+	SendCh() chan interface{}
+	ReceiveCh() chan interface{}
+}
diff --git a/plugins/channel/plugin.go b/plugins/channel/plugin.go
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index 00000000..8901c42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/channel/plugin.go
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+package channel
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	PluginName string = "hub"
+)
+
+type Plugin struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	send    chan interface{}
+	receive chan interface{}
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) Init() error {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	p.send = make(chan interface{})
+	p.receive = make(chan interface{})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) Serve() chan error {
+	return make(chan error)
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) Stop() error {
+	close(p.receive)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) SendCh() chan interface{} {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	// bi-directional queue
+	return p.send
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) ReceiveCh() chan interface{} {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+	// bi-directional queue
+	return p.receive
+}
+
+func (p *Plugin) Available() {}
+
+func (p *Plugin) Name() string {
+	return PluginName
+}