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| 1 | +# 🧩 Plugin Domains |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Authentication alone is not enough. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Real-world systems also require: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- User management |
| 8 | +- Credential handling |
| 9 | +- Authorization rules |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +👉 UltimateAuth provides these as **plugin domains** |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## 🧠 What Is a Plugin Domain? |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +A plugin domain is a **modular business layer** built on top of UltimateAuth. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +👉 Core handles authentication |
| 18 | +👉 Plugin domains handle identity and access logic |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +<br> |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +## 🏗 Architecture |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Each plugin domain is composed of multiple layers: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +### 🔹 Bridge Package |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +Defines the server needed bridge interfaces: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +👉 This package provides required minimal info for server package. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +<br> |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +### 🔹 Contracts Package |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Shared models between: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +- Server |
| 39 | +- Client |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +👉 Includes DTOs, requests, responses |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +### 🔹 Reference Implementation |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Provides default behavior: |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Application services |
| 48 | +- Store interfaces |
| 49 | +- Default implementations |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +👉 Acts as a production-ready baseline |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### 🔹 Persistence Layer |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Provides storage implementations: |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +- InMemory |
| 58 | +- Entity Framework Core |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +👉 Additional providers (Redis, etc.) can be added |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +<br> |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +## 🔄 Extensibility Model |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Plugin domains are designed to be: |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +- Replaceable |
| 69 | +- Extendable |
| 70 | +- Composable |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +👉 You can implement your own persistence |
| 73 | +👉 You can extend behavior |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +<br> |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +## ⚠️ Recommended Approach |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +In most cases: |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +👉 You should NOT replace a plugin domain entirely |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +Instead: |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +- Use provided implementations |
| 86 | +- Extend via interfaces |
| 87 | +- Customize behavior where needed |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +👉 This ensures compatibility with the framework |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +<br> |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +## 🧠 Mental Model |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +If you remember one thing: |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +👉 Core = authentication engine |
| 98 | +👉 Plugin domains = business logic |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +## 🎯 Why This Matters |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +This architecture allows UltimateAuth to: |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +- Stay modular |
| 105 | +- Support multiple domains |
| 106 | +- Enable enterprise customization |
| 107 | +- Avoid monolithic identity systems |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +👉 You don’t build everything from scratch |
| 110 | +👉 You assemble what you need |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +## ➡️ Next Step |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +- Manage users → Users |
| 115 | +- Handle credentials → Credentials |
| 116 | +- Control access → Authorization |
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