Abstract: Plugin loading can be optimized. A service can use a plugin loader to load plugins on a computing device. When the plugin loader loads plugins, the plugins can be configured to determine their load statuses and report such load statuses to the plugin loader. After receiving the load statuses, the plugin loader can store the load statuses and then notify the service to request a restart. When the service restarts the plugin loader, the plugin loader can use the load statuses to determine which of the plugins should be loaded. In this way, the service and plugin loader can ensure that only plugins that are appropriate for a particular computing device will remain loaded.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a client-server system including a client and a runtime server to provide extended management services utilizing declarative service management plugins. The client may transmit client service data associated with a set of extension declarations of a service plugin package using a client service plugin. The runtime server may add the set of extension declarations to the first set of the management services. The runtime server may receive the client service data from the client. The runtime server may provide a management service of a set of management services for the client that may be based on the client service data and a subset of the set of extension declarations corresponding to the first management service. The first subset of the set of extension declarations may specify how the first management service is provided to the client.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a client-server system including a client and a runtime server to provide extended management services utilizing declarative service management plugins. The client may transmit client service data associated with a set of extension declarations of a service plugin package using a client service plugin. The runtime server may add the set of extension declarations to the first set of the management services. The runtime server may receive the client service data from the client. The runtime server may provide a management service of a set of management services for the client that may be based on the client service data and a subset of the set of extension declarations corresponding to the first management service. The first subset of the set of extension declarations may specify how the first management service is provided to the client.

Abstract: This present invention provides a system and method making it possible for a third party add-on system to keep user authentication credentials synchronized with an existing user authentication mechanism.