Bug Report: Adding back the plugin architecture logic for talawa app

[SiddheshKukade]

Describe the bug
Recently, due to a code commenting error, some part of the code has been deleted from talawa, talawa-admin and talawa-api.
The reason for this being contributors didn't read the docs on Plugins before deleting those files and comments from the code. That code needs to be re-added and made supportive of the current major changes in the project to make it work again.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Try installing plugins on talawa-admin
2. See changes in the app
3. nothing happens

Expected behaviour
Plugins should work fine means app features should be controlled by talawa-admin

Actual behaviour
Nothing happens after uninstalling or installing plugins on the app.

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[SiddheshKukade]

@palisadoes Sir, please assign

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[SiddheshKukade]

Hello, @palisadoes sir I've now manged to get plugins working again.

Here's the demo:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/65951872/235835450-7a248f03-f235-4a8c-852d-49d6d3428b41.mp4

I'll create a PR with some final changes in a few hours as I have to attend some classes today.

[palisadoes]

Based on the video we should consider modifying the plugin detection mechanism at a later date.

1. Check for plugins on startup and display the icons for those that are enabled.
2. If someone clicks on the icon for a plugin that has been removed since startup, it should be removed and an error shown.

More discussion on this will be necessary. The approach I have suggested may not be suitable.

[SiddheshKukade]

@palisadoes, Thanks
The approach looks good to me.

1. Check for plugins on startup and display the icons for those that are enabled.

I will get started implement this in #1778

2. If someone clicks on the icon for a plugin that has been removed since startup, it should be removed and an error shown.

For this, I need to create a GraphQL query to get the the installation status for that specific plugin from db. Then we can use that to check for the status of that specific plugin.
I would also need to discuss some approaches to implement this with mentors and admins as the plugins in navbar are getting handled differently as compare to the normal UI plugins.

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[palisadoes]

What's the status on this?

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[palisadoes]

Closing due to inactivity.