emqx/emqx-plugin-template

This system is a rebar3 template for generating EMQX v5 plugins in Erlang, providing a standardized skeleton for development. It includes build tooling, configuration examples, and test suites to facilitate the creation of plugins that handle authentication and authorization. The project serves as a foundational resource for developers targeting EMQX 5.7 and later versions.

The project now includes the \emqx\_pt.app.src\ file, which defines the EMQX Plugin Template application with version 1.0.0, specifying dependencies on the kernel and stdlib applications and declaring Apache 2.0 licensing.

src · high confidence

Added a suite of shell scripts to streamline the development and build process for EMQX plugins. The new \build-sample-plugin.sh\ script automates the creation, configuration, and compilation of plugin projects, including optional Avro schema support. \ensure-rebar3.sh\ manages the installation of specific rebar3 versions tailored to different Erlang/OTP releases, while \install-rebar3-template.sh\ sets up the necessary plugin templates. Additionally, \format-template-code.sh\ provides a tool to format Erlang source files within the plugin templates, handling special template syntax correctly.

scripts · high confidence

The repository has been updated to serve as a rebar3 template for creating EMQX v5 plugins in Erlang, replacing the previous EMQ v3/v4 support. The project license has changed from MIT to Apache 2.0. The template now generates plugin skeletons that depend on \emqx\_plugin\_helper\ (v5.9.1) and uses the \emqx\_plugrel\ rebar plugin for packaging. It includes updated build tooling (Makefile, .tool-versions for Erlang 27.2/Elixir 1.18.3), configuration examples (HOCON, Avro schema), and CLI demo components to facilitate development against EMQX 5.9.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

The plugin template now targets Erlang/OTP 27.2 and Elixir 1.18.3, and is compatible with EMQX 5.7. It enforces the use of the \emqx\_plugin\_helper\ dependency, which provides the necessary hooks, logging, and message macros. The template includes updated build scripts that automatically select the correct \rebar3\ version based on the detected OTP release, and it synchronizes the release version with the application version via a pre-compile hook. Additionally, it provides example configuration schemas (Avro) with UI hints and internationalization strings to support the EMQX Enterprise plugin configuration UI.

emqx-plugin-templates · high confidence

Added \emqx\_pt\_SUITE.erl\ along with supporting test helper modules \emqx\_pt\_test\_api\_helpers.erl\ and \emqx\_pt\_test\_helpers.erl\. The new test suite validates plugin authentication (client ID regex enforcement) and authorization (topic subscription restrictions) by uploading and configuring a test plugin, connecting via MQTT, and verifying API interactions for plugin management.

test · high confidence

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

• CAI 65 → 57 (-7.9)
• Rubric changed (rubric-2026.09.12 → rubric-2026.09.18) — scores are not directly comparable.

• Code Health 100 → 100 (+0.0)
• Architecture 69 → 69 (+0.0)
• Maturity 60 → 60 (+0.0)
• Readiness 64 → 45 (-19.6)
• Security 69 → 75 (+6.3)

• Coverage not measured — no coverage collector is wired up
• Documentation: no installation or build instructions (README.md)
• Documentation: no usage examples (README.md)
• Off-boarding risk: anonymized user #1

• Dependency hygiene PARTLY measured — rebar3 pinning read, dependency currency not (no rebar.lock-pinned Hex declaration to grade)
• Documentation: no project overview (README.md)
• No dependency lockfile committed (emqx-plugin-templates/rebar.config)
• Off-boarding risk: anonymized user #1

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

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