.. _ref-templates-type-plugin:

Plugin template type
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Delegates string generation to a plugin for maximum performance.
Configuration selects the plugin by name.
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In plugin templates, the output string is generated by a plugin (also
called a *string generator*). The format is fixed as coded in the plugin,
which offers high performance at the cost of flexibility. The template
parameter ``plugin`` specifies the generator name, and the plugin must be
loaded before use.

Configuration example:

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   template(name="tpl4" type="plugin" plugin="mystrgen")

Refer to the plugin's documentation for further details.