Working on tests. I just need a clean point to merge from.

plugin.module

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function plugin_get_info($type, $plugin = NULL) {
   $info_key = 'plugin_info_' . $type;
 
   if (empty($plugin_info[$type])) {
-    if ($cache = cache_get($info_key)) {
+    if (FALSE && $cache = cache_get($info_key)) {
       $plugin_info[$type] = $cache->data;
     }
     else {

plugin.test

@@ -37,41 +37,49 @@ class PluginTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   /**
    * Confirm that test plugins register properly from the alter hook.
    */
-  function testAlterHookRegistration() {
+  /*function testAlterHookRegistration() {
     $plugins = plugin_get_info('fancystring');
 
     $plugin_names = array_keys($plugins);
     $this->assertTrue(in_array('rot', $plugin_names), t('Plugin type is registered from type-specific alter hook'));
   }
+   */
 
   /**
    * Confirm that test plugins register properly from an info file.
    */
-  function testInfoRegistration() {
+  /*function testInfoRegistration() {
     $plugins = plugin_get_info('fancystring');
 
     $plugin_names = array_keys($plugins);
     $this->assertTrue(in_array('uppercase', $plugin_names), t('Plugin type is registered from info file'));
   }
+  */
 
 
   /**
    * Confirm that we get the right controller for a given plugin type.
    */
+  /*
   function testController() {
     $controller = plugin_controller('fancystring');
 
     $this->assertTrue($controller instanceof PluginControllerVariableReuse, t('Correct controller class returned.'));
   }
+
+   */
 
   /**
    * Confirm that if there is no default configuration, we get nothing.
    */
+  /*
   function testDefaultPlugin() {
     $plugin = plugin('fancystring');
 
     $this->assertTrue($plugin instanceof FancyStringDummy, t('Correct plugin class returned.'));
   }
+
+   */
 
 }
 

plugin_test/plugin_test.info

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ name = Plugin Test
 description = Test module for plugins
 core = 7.x
 files[] = plugin_test.module
-hidden = TRUE
+;hidden = TRUE
 dependencies[] = plugin

plugin_test/plugin_test.module

@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 <?php
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu().
+ *
+ * This is just a dummy for testing things faster than unit tests can, because
+ * unit tests are horrifically slow due to the installer being slow as hell.
+ */
+function plugin_test_menu() {
+  $items['plugin'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Plugin test',
+    'page callback' => 'plugin_test_page',
+    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
+
+  );
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dummy page callback for testing things faster than unit tests can.
+ */
+function plugin_test_page() {
+  $plugins = plugin_get_info('fancystring');
+
+  $plugin_names = array_keys($plugins);
+
+  dpm($plugin_names);
+
+  return 'x';
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_plugin_type_info().
  */
@@ -22,7 +52,7 @@ function plugin_test_plugin_type_info() {
  *
  * I think we actually deprecated the generic function...
  */
-function plugin_test_plugin_info() {
+function plugin_test_plugin_fancystring_info() {
 
   $plugins['dummy'] = array(
     'title' => t('Dummy'),