This adds the new `required_plugins` block to be nested under the packer block. Example: ```hcl packer { required_plugins { aws = { version = ">= 2.7.0" source = "azr/aws" } azure = ">= 2.7.0" } } ``` For example on darwin_amd64 Packer will install those under : * "${PACKER_HOME_DIR}/plugin/github.com/azr/amazon/packer-plugin-amazon_2.7.0_x5.0_darwin_amd64" * "${PACKER_HOME_DIR}/plugin/github.com/hashicorp/azure/packer-plugin-azure_2.7.0_x5.0_darwin_amd64_x5" + docs + tests
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Plugins will usually be located in the
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[PACKER_HOME_DIR](/docs/configure#packer-s-home-directory).
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* [`packer init`](/docs/commands/init) will install plugins in the **last** directory
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in the following numbered list.
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* During the initialization of Packer, any plugin required in the
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**`required_plugins`** section will be looked up in all entries of the following
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list. **First** plugin found takes precedence. Two binaries of the same plugin
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with two different version will be considered as two different plugins. Highest
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found version matching `required_plugins` will be taken into consideration.
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1. The directory where `packer` is, or the executable directory.
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1. The current working directory. (`"."`)
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1. The `PACKER_HOME_DIR/plugins` directory. PACKER_HOME_DIR refers to *[Packer's home
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directory](/docs/configure#packer-s-home-directory)*, if it could be found.
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1. The director(y/ies) under the `PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH` env var, if `PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH`
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is set.
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~> **Note**: There can be more than one directory in the `PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH`
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env var, it will be seperated by a semicolon (`;`) on Windows systems and a
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colon (`:`) on other systems. The order priority will be kept.
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Using the following example :
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```hcl
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required_plugins {
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myawesomecloud = {
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version = ">= 2.7.0"
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source = "azr/myawesomecloud"
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}
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happycloud = ">= 2.7.0"
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}
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```
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The plugin getter will then install the binaries in the following location for a
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system with no `PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH` env var set.
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* `PACKER_HOME_DIR/plugins/github.com/azr/myawesomecloud/`
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* `PACKER_HOME_DIR/plugins/github.com/hashicorp/happycloud/`
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During initialization, on a `darwin_amd64` system, Packer will look-up for the
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following files:
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* `PACKER_EXEC_DIR/github.com/azr/myawesomecloud/packer-plugin-myawesomecloud_*_darwin_amd64_x5`
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* `./github.com/azr/myawesomecloud/packer-plugin-myawesomecloud_*_darwin_amd64_x5`
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* `PACKER_HOME_DIR/plugins/github.com/azr/myawesomecloud/packer-plugin-myawesomecloud_*_darwin_amd64_x5`
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* `PACKER_PLUGIN_PATH/github.com/azr/myawesomecloud/packer-plugin-myawesomecloud_*_darwin_amd64_x5`
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* `./packer-plugin-myawesomecloud`
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The first plugin-name/version files found will take precedence.
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-> Note: `PACKER_HOME_DIR` is not an actual env var and refers to [Packer's home
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directory](#packer-s-home-directory). `PACKER_EXEC_DIR` is not an actual env var
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and refers to the directory where `packer` is, or the executable directory.
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