re #11173 updates to the plugin docs - not finished yet

Code/Mantid/docs/source/concepts/Plugin.rst

@@ -29,18 +29,113 @@ are:
    nexus files
 -  MantidDataObjects - Contains the definitions of the standard
    :ref:`workspaces <Workspace>`
+
+Any library that includes classes that extend one of the defined interfaces, and the correct declaration
+will be loaded at runtime  if located in the Plugins directory.
 
 How can you extend Mantid?
 --------------------------
 
 The following areas have been designed to be easily extensible through
-using plugins. Each one contains more details in case you wish to create
+using plugins. Those with links contain more details in case you wish to create
 one of your own.
 
+Algorithms
+
 -  :ref:`Algorithm <Algorithm>`
--  :ref:`Workspace <Workspace>`
+-  USER_ALGs
 -  Unit
 
+GUI extensions
+
+-  Custom Algorithm Dialogs
+-  DECLARE_SUBWINDOW
+
+Fitting / Function Optimization
+
+-  Fitting functions
+-  Fitting constraints
+-  Fitting function minimizers
+-  Fitting Cost Functions
+-  DECLARE_DOMAINCREATOR
+-  DECLARE_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_PARAMETER_PARSER
+-  DECLARE_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_PARSER
+-  DECLARE_TRANSFORMSCALE
+
+Workspaces & workspace extensions
+
+-  :ref:`Workspace <Workspace>`
+-  Instrument Parameter Types
+-  Tableworkspace columns
+-  DECLARE_VECTORCOLUMN (related to above?)
+-  DECLARE_SINGLE_VALUE_PARAMETER
+-  DECLARE_VECTOR_PARAMETER
+-  DECLARE_WIDGET_PLUGIN
+
+Facility extensions
+
+-  Live listener implementations
+-  Script Repository implementations
+-  Metadata Catalog implementations (such as ICAT)
+
+Unknown 
+
+-  DECLARE_BRAGGSCATTERER
+-  DECLARE_POINTGROUP
+-  DECLARE_GENERATED_SPACE_GROUP
+-  DECLARE_TABULATED_SPACE_GROUP
+-  DECLARE_SYMMETRY_OPERATION
+-  DECLARE_TEST_VALIDATOR
+-  DECLARE_FOREGROUNDMODEL
+-  DECLARE_MDRESOLUTIONCONVOLUTION
+-  DECLARE_3D_VECTOR_PARAMETER
+-  DECLARE_MD_TRANSF
+-  DECLARE_MD_TRANSFID
+
+
+
+  MDResolutionConvolution.h(139):#define DECLARE_MDRESOLUTIONCONVOLUTION(classname, alias)
+  Vector3DParameter.h(151):#define DECLARE_3D_VECTOR_PARAMETER(classname, type_)
+  MDTransfFactory.h(18):#define DECLARE_MD_TRANSF(classname)
+  MDTransfFactory.h(29):#define DECLARE_MD_TRANSFID(classname, regID)
+  AlgorithmDialog.h(10):#define DECLARE_DIALOG(classname)
+  UserSubWindow.h(10):#define DECLARE_SUBWINDOW(classname)
+  CatalogFactory.h(13):#define DECLARE_CATALOG(classname)
+  ConstraintFactory.h(94):#define DECLARE_CONSTRAINT(classname)
+  DeclareUserAlg.h(4):#DECLARE_FOREGROUNDMODELdefine DECLARE_USER_ALG(x)
+  FuncMinimizerFactory.h(81):#define DECLARE_FUNCMINIMIZER(classname, username)
+  FunctionFactory.h(171):#define DECLARE_FUNCTION(classname)
+  IArchiveSearch.h(16):#define DECLARE_ARCHIVESEARCH(classname, facility) 
+  ICostFunction.h(82):#define DECLARE_COSTFUNCTION(classname, username)
+  IDomainCreator.h(161):#define DECLARE_DOMAINCREATOR(classname)
+  ImplicitFunctionParameterParser.h(10):#define DECLARE_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_PARAMETER_PARSER(classname)
+  ImplicitFunctionParser.h(10):#define DECLARE_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_PARSER(classname)
+  ITransformScale.h(61):#define DECLARE_TRANSFORMSCALE(classname)
+  LiveListenerFactory.h(12):#define DECLARE_LISTENER(classname)
+  ScriptRepositoryFactory.h(87):#define DECLARE_SCRIPTREPOSITORY(classname)
+  SingleValueParameter.h(158):#define DECLARE_SINGLE_VALUE_PARAMETER(classname, type_)
+  VectorParameter.h(245):#define DECLARE_VECTOR_PARAMETER(classname, type_)
+  WorkspaceFactory.h(9):#define DECLARE_WORKSPACE(classname)
+  TableColumn.h(369):#define DECLARE_TABLECOLUMN(DataType, TypeName)
+  VectorColumn.h(171):#define DECLARE_VECTORCOLUMN(Type, TypeName)
+  PluginCollectionInterface.h(74):#define DECLARE_WIDGET_PLUGIN(PluginClass, WidgetClass, ToolTip)
+  BraggScattererFactory.h(99):#define DECLARE_BRAGGSCATTERER(classname)
+  Instrument\Parameter.h(7):#define DECLARE_PARAMETER(classname, classtype)
+  Crystal\PointGroupFactory.h(109):#define DECLARE_POINTGROUP(classname)
+  Crystal\SpaceGroupFactory.h(209):#define DECLARE_GENERATED_SPACE_GROUP(number, hmSymbol, generators)
+  Crystal\SpaceGroupFactory.h(218):#define DECLARE_TABULATED_SPACE_GROUP(number, hmSymbol, symmetryOperations)
+  Crystal\SymmetryOperationFactory.h(94):#define DECLARE_SYMMETRY_OPERATION(operation, name)
+  UnitFactory.h(12):#define DECLARE_UNIT(classname)
+  TypedValidatorTest.h(10):#define DECLARE_TEST_VALIDATOR(ClassName, HeldType)
+  ForegroundModel.h(145):#define DECLARE_FOREGROUNDMODEL(classname)
+  MDResolutionConvolution.h(139):#define DECLARE_MDRESOLUTIONCONVOLUTION(classname, alias)
+  Vector3DParameter.h(151):#define DECLARE_3D_VECTOR_PARAMETER(classname, type_)
+  MDTransfFactory.h(18):#define DECLARE_MD_TRANSF(classname)
+  MDTransfFactory.h(29):#define DECLARE_MD_TRANSFID(classname, regID)
+  AlgorithmDialog.h(10):#define DECLARE_DIALOG(classname)
+  UserSubWindow.h(10):#define DECLARE_SUBWINDOW(classname)
+
+
 How do you create a plugin?
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