Move plugin type definitions to containerd plugins package

The plugins packages defines the plugins used by containerd.
Move all the types and properties to this package.

Signed-off-by: Derek McGowan <derek@mcg.dev>

client.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/dialer"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes/docker"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func NewWithConn(conn *grpc.ClientConn, opts ...ClientOpt) (*Client, error) {
 	c := &Client{
 		defaultns: copts.defaultns,
 		conn:      conn,
-		runtime:   plugin.RuntimePlugin.String() + "." + runtime.GOOS,
+		runtime:   plugins.RuntimePlugin.String() + "." + runtime.GOOS,
 	}
 
 	if copts.defaultPlatform != nil {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ func (c *Client) getSnapshotter(ctx context.Context, name string) (snapshots.Sna
 // GetSnapshotterSupportedPlatforms returns a platform matchers which represents the
 // supported platforms for the given snapshotters
 func (c *Client) GetSnapshotterSupportedPlatforms(ctx context.Context, snapshotterName string) (platforms.MatchComparer, error) {
-	filters := []string{fmt.Sprintf("type==%s, id==%s", plugin.SnapshotPlugin, snapshotterName)}
+	filters := []string{fmt.Sprintf("type==%s, id==%s", plugins.SnapshotPlugin, snapshotterName)}
 	in := c.IntrospectionService()
 
 	resp, err := in.Plugins(ctx, filters)
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ func toPlatforms(pt []*apitypes.Platform) []ocispec.Platform {
 
 // GetSnapshotterCapabilities returns the capabilities of a snapshotter.
 func (c *Client) GetSnapshotterCapabilities(ctx context.Context, snapshotterName string) ([]string, error) {
-	filters := []string{fmt.Sprintf("type==%s, id==%s", plugin.SnapshotPlugin, snapshotterName)}
+	filters := []string{fmt.Sprintf("type==%s, id==%s", plugins.SnapshotPlugin, snapshotterName)}
 	in := c.IntrospectionService()
 
 	resp, err := in.Plugins(ctx, filters)

cmd/containerd-stress/main.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/integration/remote"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "runtime",
 			Usage: "Set the runtime to stress test",
-			Value: plugin.RuntimeRuncV2,
+			Value: plugins.RuntimeRuncV2,
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "snapshotter",

diff/lcow/lcow.go

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -48,13 +49,13 @@ const (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.DiffPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.DiffPlugin,
 		ID:   "windows-lcow",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			md, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			md, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

diff/walking/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -23,17 +23,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.DiffPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.DiffPlugin,
 		ID:   "walking",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			md, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			md, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

diff/windows/windows.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/epoch"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.DiffPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.DiffPlugin,
 		ID:   "windows",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			md, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			md, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

events/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.EventPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.EventPlugin,
 		ID:   "exchange",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			return exchange.NewExchange(), nil

gc/scheduler/scheduler.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/gc"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 )
 
@@ -97,10 +98,10 @@ func (d duration) MarshalText() (text []byte, err error) {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GCPlugin,
 		ID:   "scheduler",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: &config{
 			PauseThreshold:    0.02,
@@ -110,14 +111,14 @@ func init() {
 			StartupDelay:      duration(100 * time.Millisecond),
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			md, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			md, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
 			mdCollector, ok := md.(collector)
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %T must implement collector", plugin.MetadataPlugin, md)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %T must implement collector", plugins.MetadataPlugin, md)
 			}
 
 			m := newScheduler(mdCollector, ic.Config.(*config))

integration/client/container_linux_test.go

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/containers"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ func TestContainerRuntimeOptionsv2(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx, id,
 		WithNewSnapshot(id, image),
 		WithNewSpec(oci.WithImageConfig(image), withExitStatus(7)),
-		WithRuntime(plugin.RuntimeRuncV2, &options.Options{BinaryName: "no-runc"}),
+		WithRuntime(plugins.RuntimeRuncV2, &options.Options{BinaryName: "no-runc"}),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)

integration/client/container_test.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	gogotypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestContainerStart(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func readShimPath(taskID string) (string, error) {
-	runtime := plugin.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".task"
+	runtime := plugins.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".task"
 	shimBinaryNamePath := filepath.Join(defaultState, runtime, testNamespace, taskID, "shim-binary-path")
 
 	shimPath, err := os.ReadFile(shimBinaryNamePath)

integration/client/daemon_config_linux_test.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3"
 	. "github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ version = 2
 	}
 
 	id := t.Name()
-	container, err := client.NewContainer(ctx, id, WithNewSnapshot(id, image), WithNewSpec(oci.WithImageConfig(image), withProcessArgs("top")), WithRuntime(plugin.RuntimeRuncV2, &options.Options{
+	container, err := client.NewContainer(ctx, id, WithNewSnapshot(id, image), WithNewSpec(oci.WithImageConfig(image), withProcessArgs("top")), WithRuntime(plugins.RuntimeRuncV2, &options.Options{
 		Root: runtimeRoot,
 	}))
 	if err != nil {

integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/plugin_linux.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/failpoint"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
@@ -39,18 +40,18 @@ const (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.TTRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "task",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.InternalPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "publisher")
+			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "publisher")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
+			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

leases/plugin/local.go

@@ -23,22 +23,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/leases"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.LeasePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.LeasePlugin,
 		ID:   "manager",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-			plugin.GCPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.GCPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			g, err := ic.Get(plugin.GCPlugin)
+			g, err := ic.Get(plugins.GCPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

metadata/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 
@@ -82,12 +83,12 @@ func (bc *BoltConfig) Validate() error {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		ID:   "bolt",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ContentPlugin,
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+			plugins.ContentPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: &BoltConfig{
 			ContentSharingPolicy: SharingPolicyShared,
@@ -96,12 +97,12 @@ func init() {
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(ic.Root, 0711); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			cs, err := ic.Get(plugin.ContentPlugin)
+			cs, err := ic.Get(plugins.ContentPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			snapshottersRaw, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.SnapshotPlugin)
+			snapshottersRaw, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.SnapshotPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func init() {
 				snapshotters[name] = sn.(snapshots.Snapshotter)
 			}
 
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

metrics/cgroups/cgroups.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/metrics/cgroups/v2"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	metrics "github.com/docker/go-metrics"
 )
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin,
 		ID:     "cgroups",
 		InitFn: New,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: &Config{},
 	})
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func New(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 		err error
 	)
 
-	ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+	ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

pkg/cri/cri.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	nriservice "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/nri"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ import (
 func init() {
 	config := criconfig.DefaultConfig()
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:     "cri",
 		Config: &config,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
-			plugin.NRIApiPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.NRIApiPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: initCRIService,
 	})
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func setGLogLevel() error {
 // Get the NRI plugin, and set up our NRI API for it.
 func getNRIAPI(ic *plugin.InitContext) *nri.API {
 	const (
-		pluginType = plugin.NRIApiPlugin
+		pluginType = plugins.NRIApiPlugin
 		pluginName = "nri"
 	)
 

pkg/cri/server/helpers.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 	containerstore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/container"
 	imagestore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/image"
 	runtimeoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	runcoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 )
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func generateRuntimeOptions(r criconfig.Runtime) (interface{}, error) {
 // getRuntimeOptionsType gets empty runtime options by the runtime type name.
 func getRuntimeOptionsType(t string) interface{} {
 	switch t {
-	case plugin.RuntimeRuncV2:
+	case plugins.RuntimeRuncV2:
 		return &runcoptions.Options{}
 	case runtimeRunhcsV1:
 		return &runhcsoptions.Options{}

pkg/cri/server/helpers_test.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
 	criconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/config"
 	containerstore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/container"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	runcoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ systemd_cgroup = true
   no_pivot = true
   default_runtime_name = "default"
 [containerd.runtimes.runcv2]
-  runtime_type = "` + plugin.RuntimeRuncV2 + `"
+  runtime_type = "` + plugins.RuntimeRuncV2 + `"
 `
 	nonNilOpts := `
 systemd_cgroup = true
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ systemd_cgroup = true
   Root = "/runc"
   NoNewKeyring = true
 [containerd.runtimes.runcv2]
-  runtime_type = "` + plugin.RuntimeRuncV2 + `"
+  runtime_type = "` + plugins.RuntimeRuncV2 + `"
 [containerd.runtimes.runcv2.options]
   BinaryName = "runc"
   Root = "/runcv2"

pkg/cri/server/runtime_config_linux_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	criconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/config"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/systemd"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
 )
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 func newFakeRuntimeConfig(runcV2, systemdCgroup bool) criconfig.Runtime {
 	r := criconfig.Runtime{Type: "default", Options: map[string]interface{}{}}
 	if runcV2 {
-		r.Type = plugin.RuntimeRuncV2
+		r.Type = plugins.RuntimeRuncV2
 		if systemdCgroup {
 			r.Options["SystemdCgroup"] = true
 		}

pkg/cri/server/service.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	imagestore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/image"
 	snapshotstore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/snapshot"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/streaming"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sandbox"
 	"github.com/containerd/go-cni"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (c *criService) register(s *grpc.Server) error {
 // imageFSPath returns containerd image filesystem path.
 // Note that if containerd changes directory layout, we also needs to change this.
 func imageFSPath(rootDir, snapshotter string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(rootDir, plugin.SnapshotPlugin.String()+"."+snapshotter)
+	return filepath.Join(rootDir, plugins.SnapshotPlugin.String()+"."+snapshotter)
 }
 
 func loadOCISpec(filename string) (*oci.Spec, error) {

pkg/nri/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/nri"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.NRIApiPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.NRIApiPlugin,
 		ID:     "nri",
 		Config: nri.DefaultConfig(),
 		InitFn: initFunc,

plugin/plugin.go

@@ -50,56 +50,6 @@ type Type string
 
 func (t Type) String() string { return string(t) }
 
-const (
-	// InternalPlugin implements an internal plugin to containerd
-	InternalPlugin Type = "io.containerd.internal.v1"
-	// RuntimePlugin implements a runtime
-	RuntimePlugin Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v1"
-	// RuntimePluginV2 implements a runtime v2
-	RuntimePluginV2 Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v2"
-	// ServicePlugin implements a internal service
-	ServicePlugin Type = "io.containerd.service.v1"
-	// GRPCPlugin implements a grpc service
-	GRPCPlugin Type = "io.containerd.grpc.v1"
-	// TTRPCPlugin implements a ttrpc shim service
-	TTRPCPlugin Type = "io.containerd.ttrpc.v1"
-	// SnapshotPlugin implements a snapshotter
-	SnapshotPlugin Type = "io.containerd.snapshotter.v1"
-	// TaskMonitorPlugin implements a task monitor
-	TaskMonitorPlugin Type = "io.containerd.monitor.v1"
-	// DiffPlugin implements a differ
-	DiffPlugin Type = "io.containerd.differ.v1"
-	// MetadataPlugin implements a metadata store
-	MetadataPlugin Type = "io.containerd.metadata.v1"
-	// ContentPlugin implements a content store
-	ContentPlugin Type = "io.containerd.content.v1"
-	// GCPlugin implements garbage collection policy
-	GCPlugin Type = "io.containerd.gc.v1"
-	// EventPlugin implements event handling
-	EventPlugin Type = "io.containerd.event.v1"
-	// LeasePlugin implements lease manager
-	LeasePlugin Type = "io.containerd.lease.v1"
-	// StreamingPlugin implements a stream manager
-	StreamingPlugin Type = "io.containerd.streaming.v1"
-	// TracingProcessorPlugin implements a open telemetry span processor
-	TracingProcessorPlugin Type = "io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1"
-	// NRIApiPlugin implements the NRI adaptation interface for containerd.
-	NRIApiPlugin Type = "io.containerd.nri.v1"
-	// TransferPlugin implements a transfer service
-	TransferPlugin Type = "io.containerd.transfer.v1"
-	// SandboxStorePlugin implements a sandbox store
-	SandboxStorePlugin Type = "io.containerd.sandbox.store.v1"
-	// SandboxControllerPlugin implements a sandbox controller
-	SandboxControllerPlugin Type = "io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1"
-	// ImageVerifierPlugin implements an image verifier service
-	ImageVerifierPlugin Type = "io.containerd.image-verifier.v1"
-)
-
-const (
-	// RuntimeRuncV2 is the runc runtime that supports multiple containers per shim
-	RuntimeRuncV2 = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
-)
-
 // Registration contains information for registering a plugin
 type Registration struct {
 	// Type of the plugin

plugin/plugin_test.go

@@ -32,24 +32,39 @@ func mockPluginFilter(*Registration) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-var tasksServiceRequires = []Type{
-	RuntimePlugin,
-	RuntimePluginV2,
-	MetadataPlugin,
-	TaskMonitorPlugin,
-}
-
 // TestContainerdPlugin tests the logic of Graph, use the containerd's plugin
 func TestContainerdPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	registerClear()
+	// Plugin types commonly used by containerd
+	const (
+		InternalPlugin         Type = "io.containerd.internal.v1"
+		RuntimePlugin          Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v1"
+		RuntimePluginV2        Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v2"
+		ServicePlugin          Type = "io.containerd.service.v1"
+		GRPCPlugin             Type = "io.containerd.grpc.v1"
+		SnapshotPlugin         Type = "io.containerd.snapshotter.v1"
+		TaskMonitorPlugin      Type = "io.containerd.monitor.v1"
+		DiffPlugin             Type = "io.containerd.differ.v1"
+		MetadataPlugin         Type = "io.containerd.metadata.v1"
+		ContentPlugin          Type = "io.containerd.content.v1"
+		GCPlugin               Type = "io.containerd.gc.v1"
+		LeasePlugin            Type = "io.containerd.lease.v1"
+		TracingProcessorPlugin Type = "io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1"
+	)
+
 	Register(&Registration{
 		Type: TaskMonitorPlugin,
 		ID:   "cgroups",
 	})
 	Register(&Registration{
-		Type:     ServicePlugin,
-		ID:       services.TasksService,
-		Requires: tasksServiceRequires,
+		Type: ServicePlugin,
+		ID:   services.TasksService,
+		Requires: []Type{
+			RuntimePlugin,
+			RuntimePluginV2,
+			MetadataPlugin,
+			TaskMonitorPlugin,
+		},
 	})
 	Register(&Registration{
 		Type: ServicePlugin,

plugins/imageverifier/plugin.go

@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/imageverifier/bindir"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/tomlext"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 // Register default image verifier service plugin
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.ImageVerifierPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.ImageVerifierPlugin,
 		ID:     "bindir",
 		Config: defaultConfig(),
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

plugins/sandbox/controller.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sandbox"
@@ -39,25 +40,25 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.SandboxControllerPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.SandboxControllerPlugin,
 		ID:   "local",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.SandboxStorePlugin,
+			plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.SandboxStorePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			shimPlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.RuntimePluginV2, "shim")
+			shimPlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.RuntimePluginV2, "shim")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			exchangePlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "exchange")
+			exchangePlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "exchange")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			sbPlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.SandboxStorePlugin, "local")
+			sbPlugin, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.SandboxStorePlugin, "local")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

plugins/sandbox/store.go

@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@ package sandbox
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.SandboxStorePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.SandboxStorePlugin,
 		ID:   "local",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

plugins/streaming/manager.go

@@ -28,17 +28,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/streaming"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.StreamingPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.StreamingPlugin,
 		ID:   "manager",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			md, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			md, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

plugins/transfer/plugin.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/unpack"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 
 	// Load packages with type registrations
@@ -40,29 +41,29 @@ import (
 // Register local transfer service plugin
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.TransferPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.TransferPlugin,
 		ID:   "local",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.LeasePlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-			plugin.DiffPlugin,
-			plugin.ImageVerifierPlugin,
+			plugins.LeasePlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.DiffPlugin,
+			plugins.ImageVerifierPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: defaultConfig(),
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			config := ic.Config.(*transferConfig)
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			ms := m.(*metadata.DB)
-			l, err := ic.Get(plugin.LeasePlugin)
+			l, err := ic.Get(plugins.LeasePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
 			vfs := make(map[string]imageverifier.ImageVerifier)
-			vps, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ImageVerifierPlugin)
+			vps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ImageVerifierPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func init() {
 			for _, uc := range config.UnpackConfiguration {
 				p, err := platforms.Parse(uc.Platform)
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: platform configuration %v invalid", plugin.TransferPlugin, uc.Platform)
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: platform configuration %v invalid", plugins.TransferPlugin, uc.Platform)
 				}
 
 				sn := ms.Snapshotter(uc.Snapshotter)
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func init() {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshotter %q not found: %w", uc.Snapshotter, errdefs.ErrNotFound)
 				}
 
-				diffPlugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.DiffPlugin)
+				diffPlugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.DiffPlugin)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("error loading diff plugins: %w", err)
 				}

plugins/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// plugins package stores all the plugin types used by containerd internally.
+//
+// External plugins should copy from these types and avoid importing this
+// package.
+package plugins
+
+import "github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+
+const (
+	// InternalPlugin implements an internal plugin to containerd
+	InternalPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.internal.v1"
+	// RuntimePlugin implements a runtime
+	RuntimePlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v1"
+	// RuntimePluginV2 implements a runtime v2
+	RuntimePluginV2 plugin.Type = "io.containerd.runtime.v2"
+	// ServicePlugin implements a internal service
+	ServicePlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.service.v1"
+	// GRPCPlugin implements a grpc service
+	GRPCPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.grpc.v1"
+	// TTRPCPlugin implements a ttrpc shim service
+	TTRPCPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.ttrpc.v1"
+	// SnapshotPlugin implements a snapshotter
+	SnapshotPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.snapshotter.v1"
+	// TaskMonitorPlugin implements a task monitor
+	TaskMonitorPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.monitor.v1"
+	// DiffPlugin implements a differ
+	DiffPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.differ.v1"
+	// MetadataPlugin implements a metadata store
+	MetadataPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.metadata.v1"
+	// ContentPlugin implements a content store
+	ContentPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.content.v1"
+	// GCPlugin implements garbage collection policy
+	GCPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.gc.v1"
+	// EventPlugin implements event handling
+	EventPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.event.v1"
+	// LeasePlugin implements lease manager
+	LeasePlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.lease.v1"
+	// StreamingPlugin implements a stream manager
+	StreamingPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.streaming.v1"
+	// TracingProcessorPlugin implements a open telemetry span processor
+	TracingProcessorPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1"
+	// NRIApiPlugin implements the NRI adaptation interface for containerd.
+	NRIApiPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.nri.v1"
+	// TransferPlugin implements a transfer service
+	TransferPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.transfer.v1"
+	// SandboxStorePlugin implements a sandbox store
+	SandboxStorePlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.sandbox.store.v1"
+	// SandboxControllerPlugin implements a sandbox controller
+	SandboxControllerPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1"
+	// ImageVerifierPlugin implements an image verifier service
+	ImageVerifierPlugin plugin.Type = "io.containerd.image-verifier.v1"
+)
+
+const (
+	// RuntimeRuncV2 is the runc runtime that supports multiple containers per shim
+	RuntimeRuncV2 = "io.containerd.runc.v2"
+)
+
+const (
+	// PropertyRootDir sets the root directory property for a plugin
+	PropertyRootDir = "io.containerd.plugin.root"
+	// PropertyStateDir sets the state directory property for a plugin
+	PropertyStateDir = "io.containerd.plugin.state"
+	// PropertyGRPCAddress is the grpc address used for client connections to containerd
+	PropertyGRPCAddress = "io.containerd.plugin.grpc.address"
+	// PropertyGRPCAddress is the ttrpc address used for client connections to containerd
+	PropertyTTRPCAddress = "io.containerd.plugin.ttrpc.address"
+)

runtime/restart/monitor/monitor.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/restart"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 )
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.InternalPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		ID: "restart",
 		Config: &Config{

runtime/v2/example/example.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
@@ -31,18 +32,18 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.TTRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "task",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.InternalPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "publisher")
+			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "publisher")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
+			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

runtime/v2/manager.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	shimbinary "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
+		Type: plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
 		ID:   "task",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: &Config{
 			Platforms: defaultPlatforms(),
@@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ func init() {
 
 			ic.Meta.Platforms = supportedPlatforms
 
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ep, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "exchange")
+			ep, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "exchange")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -104,10 +105,10 @@ func init() {
 	// use the following workaround.
 	// This expected to be removed in 1.7.
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
+		Type: plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
 		ID:   "shim",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			taskManagerI, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.RuntimePluginV2, "task")
+			taskManagerI, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.RuntimePluginV2, "task")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ type ShimManager struct {
 
 // ID of the shim manager
 func (m *ShimManager) ID() string {
-	return plugin.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".shim"
+	return plugins.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".shim"
 }
 
 // Start launches a new shim instance
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ func NewTaskManager(shims *ShimManager) *TaskManager {
 
 // ID of the task manager
 func (m *TaskManager) ID() string {
-	return plugin.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".task"
+	return plugins.RuntimePluginV2.String() + ".task"
 }
 
 // Create launches new shim instance and creates new task

runtime/v2/runc/pause/sandbox.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.TTRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "pause",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.InternalPlugin,
+			plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
+			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin/plugin_linux.go

@@ -19,24 +19,25 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.TTRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "task",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.InternalPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "publisher")
+			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "publisher")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
+			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

runtime/v2/shim/shim.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/version"
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, manager Manager, name string, config Config) error
 	}
 
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.InternalPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		ID:   "shutdown",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			return sd, nil
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, manager Manager, name string, config Config) error
 
 	// Register event plugin
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.EventPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.EventPlugin,
 		ID:   "publisher",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			return publisher, nil

services.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/leases"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sandbox"
 	srv "github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services/introspection"
@@ -183,16 +184,16 @@ func WithInMemoryServices(ic *plugin.InitContext) ClientOpt {
 	return func(c *clientOpts) error {
 		var opts []ServicesOpt
 		for t, fn := range map[plugin.Type]func(interface{}) ServicesOpt{
-			plugin.EventPlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
+			plugins.EventPlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
 				return WithEventService(i.(EventService))
 			},
-			plugin.LeasePlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
+			plugins.LeasePlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
 				return WithLeasesService(i.(leases.Manager))
 			},
-			plugin.SandboxStorePlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
+			plugins.SandboxStorePlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
 				return WithSandboxStore(i.(sandbox.Store))
 			},
-			plugin.SandboxControllerPlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
+			plugins.SandboxControllerPlugin: func(i interface{}) ServicesOpt {
 				return WithSandboxController(i.(sandbox.Controller))
 			},
 		} {
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ func WithInMemoryServices(ic *plugin.InitContext) ClientOpt {
 			opts = append(opts, fn(i))
 		}
 
-		plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+		plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get service plugin: %w", err)
 		}

services/containers/local.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
@@ -38,18 +39,18 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.ContainersService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/containers/service.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -30,17 +31,17 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "containers",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.ContainersService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.ContainersService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("containers service not found")
 			}

services/content/service.go

@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services/content/contentserver"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "content",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/content/store.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 )
@@ -36,18 +37,18 @@ type store struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.ContentService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/diff/local.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -49,14 +50,14 @@ type differ interface {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.DiffService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.DiffPlugin,
+			plugins.DiffPlugin,
 		},
 		Config: defaultDifferConfig,
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			differs, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.DiffPlugin)
+			differs, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.DiffPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/diff/service.go

@@ -22,23 +22,24 @@ import (
 
 	diffapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/diff/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "diff",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.DiffService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.DiffService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("diff service not found")
 			}

services/events/service.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "events",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			ep, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "exchange")
+			ep, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.EventPlugin, "exchange")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/healthcheck/service.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package healthcheck
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/health"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ type service struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "healthcheck",
 		InitFn: func(*plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			return newService()

services/images/local.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/epoch"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
@@ -38,24 +39,24 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.ImagesService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-			plugin.GCPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.GCPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			g, err := ic.Get(plugin.GCPlugin)
+			g, err := ic.Get(plugins.GCPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/images/service.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	imagesapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/images/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -29,17 +30,17 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "images",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.ImagesService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.ImagesService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("images service not found")
 			}

services/introspection/local.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/filters"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:     plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type:     plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:       services.IntrospectionService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

services/introspection/service.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/introspection/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -29,15 +30,15 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:     plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type:     plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:       "introspection",
-		Requires: []plugin.Type{plugin.ServicePlugin},
+		Requires: []plugin.Type{plugins.ServicePlugin},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.IntrospectionService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.IntrospectionService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("introspection service not found")
 			}

services/leases/service.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/leases"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -30,13 +31,13 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "leases",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.LeasePlugin,
+			plugins.LeasePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			i, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.LeasePlugin, "manager")
+			i, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.LeasePlugin, "manager")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/namespaces/local.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
@@ -37,18 +38,18 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.NamespacesService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/namespaces/service.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/namespaces/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -29,17 +30,17 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "namespaces",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.NamespacesService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.NamespacesService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("namespaces service not found")
 			}

services/opt/service.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 // Config for the opt manager
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.InternalPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.InternalPlugin,
 		ID:   "opt",
 		Config: &Config{
 			Path: defaultPath,

services/sandbox/controller_service.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sandbox"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
@@ -34,19 +35,19 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "sandbox-controllers",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.SandboxControllerPlugin,
-			plugin.EventPlugin,
+			plugins.SandboxControllerPlugin,
+			plugins.EventPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			sc, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.SandboxControllerPlugin, "local")
+			sc, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.SandboxControllerPlugin, "local")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+			ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/sandbox/store_service.go

@@ -25,19 +25,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sandbox"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "sandboxes",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.SandboxStorePlugin,
+			plugins.SandboxStorePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			sp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.SandboxStorePlugin, "local")
+			sp, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.SandboxStorePlugin, "local")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/server/server.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	srvconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server/config"
 	ssproxy "github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/proxy"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *srvconfig.Config) (*Server, error) {
 		}
 		timeout.Set(key, d)
 	}
-	plugins, err := LoadPlugins(ctx, config)
+	loaded, err := LoadPlugins(ctx, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *srvconfig.Config) (*Server, error) {
 		// Run each plugin migration for each version to ensure that migration logic is simple and
 		// focused on upgrading from one version at a time.
 		for v := version; v < srvconfig.CurrentConfigVersion; v++ {
-			for _, p := range plugins {
+			for _, p := range loaded {
 				if p.ConfigMigration != nil {
 					if err := p.ConfigMigration(ctx, v, config.Plugins); err != nil {
 						return nil, err
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *srvconfig.Config) (*Server, error) {
 		log.G(ctx).WithField("t", migrationT).Warnf("Configuration migrated from version %d, use `containerd config migrate` to avoid migration", version)
 	}
 
-	for _, p := range plugins {
+	for _, p := range loaded {
 		id := p.URI()
 		log.G(ctx).WithField("type", p.Type).Infof("loading plugin %q...", id)
 		var mustSucceed int32
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ func LoadPlugins(ctx context.Context, config *srvconfig.Config) ([]*plugin.Regis
 	}
 	// load additional plugins that don't automatically register themselves
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ContentPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ContentPlugin,
 		ID:   "content",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			ic.Meta.Exports["root"] = ic.Root
@@ -456,20 +457,20 @@ func LoadPlugins(ctx context.Context, config *srvconfig.Config) ([]*plugin.Regis
 		)
 
 		switch pp.Type {
-		case string(plugin.SnapshotPlugin), "snapshot":
-			t = plugin.SnapshotPlugin
+		case string(plugins.SnapshotPlugin), "snapshot":
+			t = plugins.SnapshotPlugin
 			ssname := name
 			f = func(conn *grpc.ClientConn) interface{} {
 				return ssproxy.NewSnapshotter(ssapi.NewSnapshotsClient(conn), ssname)
 			}
 
-		case string(plugin.ContentPlugin), "content":
-			t = plugin.ContentPlugin
+		case string(plugins.ContentPlugin), "content":
+			t = plugins.ContentPlugin
 			f = func(conn *grpc.ClientConn) interface{} {
 				return csproxy.NewContentStore(csapi.NewContentClient(conn))
 			}
-		case string(plugin.DiffPlugin), "diff":
-			t = plugin.DiffPlugin
+		case string(plugins.DiffPlugin), "diff":
+			t = plugins.DiffPlugin
 			f = func(conn *grpc.ClientConn) interface{} {
 				return diffproxy.NewDiffApplier(diffapi.NewDiffClient(conn))
 			}

services/snapshots/service.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots"
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "snapshots",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: newService,
 	})
@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ type service struct {
 }
 
 func newService(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-	plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+	sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	p, ok := plugins[services.SnapshotsService]
+	p, ok := sps[services.SnapshotsService]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("snapshots service not found")
 	}

services/snapshots/snapshotters.go

@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ package snapshots
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/metadata"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type: plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:   services.SnapshotsService,
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.MetadataPlugin,
+			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+			m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/streaming/service.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/streaming"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
@@ -42,13 +43,13 @@ func init() {
 	}
 
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "streaming",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.StreamingPlugin,
+			plugins.StreamingPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			i, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.StreamingPlugin, "manager")
+			i, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.StreamingPlugin, "manager")
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

services/tasks/local.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/rdt"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/timeout"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/proto"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:     plugin.ServicePlugin,
+		Type:     plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		ID:       services.TasksService,
 		Requires: tasksServiceRequires,
 		Config:   &Config{},
@@ -88,22 +89,22 @@ func init() {
 func initFunc(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 	config := ic.Config.(*Config)
 
-	v2r, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.RuntimePluginV2, "task")
+	v2r, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.RuntimePluginV2, "task")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	m, err := ic.Get(plugin.MetadataPlugin)
+	m, err := ic.Get(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ep, err := ic.Get(plugin.EventPlugin)
+	ep, err := ic.Get(plugins.EventPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	monitor, err := ic.Get(plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin)
+	monitor, err := ic.Get(plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return nil, err

services/tasks/local_darwin.go

@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ package tasks
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 var tasksServiceRequires = []plugin.Type{
-	plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
-	plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-	plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
+	plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
+	plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+	plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin,
 }

services/tasks/local_freebsd.go

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ package tasks
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 var tasksServiceRequires = []plugin.Type{
-	plugin.EventPlugin,
-	plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
-	plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-	plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
+	plugins.EventPlugin,
+	plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
+	plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+	plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin,
 }

services/tasks/local_unix.go

@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ package tasks
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 var tasksServiceRequires = []plugin.Type{
-	plugin.EventPlugin,
-	plugin.RuntimePlugin,
-	plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
-	plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-	plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
+	plugins.EventPlugin,
+	plugins.RuntimePlugin,
+	plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
+	plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+	plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin,
 }

services/tasks/local_windows.go

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ package tasks
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 )
 
 var tasksServiceRequires = []plugin.Type{
-	plugin.EventPlugin,
-	plugin.RuntimePluginV2,
-	plugin.MetadataPlugin,
-	plugin.TaskMonitorPlugin,
+	plugins.EventPlugin,
+	plugins.RuntimePluginV2,
+	plugins.MetadataPlugin,
+	plugins.TaskMonitorPlugin,
 }

services/tasks/service.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/services"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -33,17 +34,17 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "tasks",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.ServicePlugin,
+			plugins.ServicePlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.ServicePlugin)
+			sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.ServicePlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			p, ok := plugins[services.TasksService]
+			p, ok := sps[services.TasksService]
 			if !ok {
 				return nil, errors.New("tasks service not found")
 			}

services/transfer/service.go

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/streaming"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/transfer"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/transfer/plugins"
+	tplugins "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/transfer/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:   "transfer",
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
-			plugin.TransferPlugin,
-			plugin.StreamingPlugin,
+			plugins.TransferPlugin,
+			plugins.StreamingPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: newService,
 	})
@@ -54,21 +55,21 @@ type service struct {
 }
 
 func newService(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
-	plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.TransferPlugin)
+	sps, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.TransferPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// TODO: how to determine order?
-	t := make([]transfer.Transferrer, 0, len(plugins))
-	for _, p := range plugins {
+	t := make([]transfer.Transferrer, 0, len(sps))
+	for _, p := range sps {
 		i, err := p.Instance()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		t = append(t, i.(transfer.Transferrer))
 	}
-	sp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.StreamingPlugin, "manager")
+	sp, err := ic.GetByID(plugins.StreamingPlugin, "manager")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *service) Transfer(ctx context.Context, req *transferapi.TransferRequest
 }
 
 func (s *service) convertAny(ctx context.Context, a typeurl.Any) (interface{}, error) {
-	obj, err := plugins.ResolveType(a)
+	obj, err := tplugins.ResolveType(a)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return typeurl.UnmarshalAny(a)

services/version/service.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/version/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	ctrdversion "github.com/containerd/containerd/version"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ var _ api.VersionServer = &service{}
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.GRPCPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.GRPCPlugin,
 		ID:     "version",
 		InitFn: initFunc,
 	})

snapshots/blockfile/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/blockfile"
 )
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:     "blockfile",
 		Config: &Config{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

snapshots/btrfs/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/btrfs"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
 		ID:     "btrfs",
-		Type:   plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		Config: &Config{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			ic.Meta.Platforms = []ocispec.Platform{platforms.DefaultSpec()}

snapshots/devmapper/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/devmapper"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:     "devmapper",
 		Config: &devmapper.Config{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

snapshots/lcow/lcow.go

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/storage"
 	"github.com/containerd/continuity/fs"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:   "windows-lcow",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			ic.Meta.Platforms = append(ic.Meta.Platforms, ocispec.Platform{

snapshots/native/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/native"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:     "native",
 		Config: &Config{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

snapshots/overlay/plugin/plugin.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/overlay"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/overlay/overlayutils"
 )
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type:   plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:     "overlayfs",
 		Config: &Config{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {

snapshots/windows/windows.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/snapshots/storage"
 	"github.com/containerd/continuity/fs"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		Type: plugin.SnapshotPlugin,
+		Type: plugins.SnapshotPlugin,
 		ID:   "windows",
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			ic.Meta.Platforms = []ocispec.Platform{platforms.DefaultSpec()}

task.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
 	google_protobuf "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/rootfs"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (t *task) Delete(ctx context.Context, opts ...ProcessDeleteOpts) (*ExitStat
 	switch status.Status {
 	case Stopped, Unknown, "":
 	case Created:
-		if t.client.runtime == plugin.RuntimePlugin.String()+".windows" {
+		if t.client.runtime == plugins.RuntimePlugin.String()+".windows" {
 			// On windows Created is akin to Stopped
 			break
 		}
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (t *task) Delete(ctx context.Context, opts ...ProcessDeleteOpts) (*ExitStat
 		// io.Wait locks for restored tasks on Windows unless we call
 		// io.Close first (https://github.com/containerd/containerd/issues/5621)
 		// in other cases, preserve the contract and let IO finish before closing
-		if t.client.runtime == plugin.RuntimePlugin.String()+".windows" {
+		if t.client.runtime == plugins.RuntimePlugin.String()+".windows" {
 			t.io.Close()
 		}
 		// io.Cancel is used to cancel the io goroutine while it is in
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ func isCheckpointPathExist(runtime string, v interface{}) bool {
 	}
 
 	switch runtime {
-	case plugin.RuntimeRuncV2:
+	case plugins.RuntimeRuncV2:
 		if opts, ok := v.(*options.CheckpointOptions); ok && opts.ImagePath != "" {
 			return true
 		}

tracing/plugin/otlp.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/tracing"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const exporterPlugin = "otlp"
 func init() {
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
 		ID:     exporterPlugin,
-		Type:   plugin.TracingProcessorPlugin,
+		Type:   plugins.TracingProcessorPlugin,
 		Config: &OTLPConfig{},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			cfg := ic.Config.(*OTLPConfig)
@@ -55,13 +56,18 @@ func init() {
 		},
 	})
 	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		ID:       "tracing",
-		Type:     plugin.InternalPlugin,
-		Requires: []plugin.Type{plugin.TracingProcessorPlugin},
-		Config:   &TraceConfig{ServiceName: "containerd", TraceSamplingRatio: 1.0},
+		ID:   "tracing",
+		Type: plugins.InternalPlugin,
+		Requires: []plugin.Type{
+			plugins.TracingProcessorPlugin,
+		},
+		Config: &TraceConfig{
+			ServiceName:        "containerd",
+			TraceSamplingRatio: 1.0,
+		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			//get TracingProcessorPlugin which is a dependency
-			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugin.TracingProcessorPlugin)
+			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.TracingProcessorPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get tracing processors: %w", err)
 			}