Purpose and improvement request for the "resources/plugins.xml" [DOT 2.x]

[raducoravu]

In DITA OT 2.x after the integrator is run there is a resource "resources/plugins.xml" which keeps a list with all the contents of all the plugin.xml's in the DITA OT distribution.
What is the purpose of that file?
Could it be modified to also include xml:base so that when I parse it and I find references like "dita.conductor.target.relative" which are relative to the plugin folder I can determine where that target is located?

[jelovirt]

plugins.xml is used by e.g. documentation generation to get a list of extension points etc.

👍 for addding @xml:base to each plugin configuration element so that file paths in plugin configuration can be resolved.

[raducoravu]

There is a problem, the xml:base should be relative to the plugin.xml and not absolute.
In this way, I cannot share a DITA OT distribution with somebody else, commit it for example on a SVN server or in the case of Oxygen bundle it with an application.

[jelovirt]

Reopening to make xml:base relative.

[raducoravu]

Thanks Jarno, I tested and it seems to make the proper relative paths.