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 # Class PlugInManagerFactory

 Last update: 19.06.2026 

Namespace: [Phoenix.PlugIns](Phoenix.PlugIns.md)  
Assembly: Phoenix.PlugIns.dll

Entrypoint for configuring Microsoft Dependency Injection to create instances of `Phoenix.PlugIns.IPlugInManager`. See the `Phoenix.PlugIns` documentation for example code.

```csharp
public class PlugInManagerFactory


```

#### Inheritance

[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) ← [PlugInManagerFactory](Phoenix.PlugIns.PlugInManagerFactory.md)

#### Inherited Members

[object.Equals(object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object)), [object.Equals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)), [object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode), [object.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype), [object.MemberwiseClone()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.memberwiseclone), [object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals), [object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)

## Methods

[ConfigureServiceCollection(IServiceCollection)](Phoenix.PlugIns.PlugInManagerFactory.ConfigureServiceCollection.md#Phoenix_PlugIns_PlugInManagerFactory_ConfigureServiceCollection_Microsoft_Extensions_DependencyInjection_IServiceCollection_)

Configures a service collection to correctly load an IPlugInManager. Most users will prefer to use ConfigureWithDefaultRepositories(IServiceCollection, Assembly) which also configures the default repositories that the PlugInManager will use. Use of ConfigureServiceCollection means the consumer will need to configure dependency injection with an appropriate IPlugInRepository.

[ConfigureWithDefaultRepositories(IServiceCollection, Assembly, params string\[\])](Phoenix.PlugIns.PlugInManagerFactory.ConfigureWithDefaultRepositories.md#Phoenix_PlugIns_PlugInManagerFactory_ConfigureWithDefaultRepositories_Microsoft_Extensions_DependencyInjection_IServiceCollection_System_Reflection_Assembly_System_String___)

Configures a service collection to correctly load an IPlugInManager, using the default locations for locating plug-ins. The default locations in descending order of priority are:

- %APPDATA%\\Phoenix Integration\\Plug-Ins
- %PROGRAMDATA%\\Phoenix Integration\\Plug-Ins
- \[AssemblyLocation\]\\Plug-Ins