For developers
==============

.. toctree::
   :hidden:

   plug-dev
   hook-dev
   messages
   utility
   extend
   debug

If the built-in feature set isn't sufficient for your needs, or you need to wire up an external
system, it's easy to write a new plug or hook and get data in or out.  You may also want to
integrate IMMP into a larger controlling system, in which case the default runner probably won't
cater to your needs.

IMMP is built on top of :mod:`asyncio`, where each plug (or hook) maintains an asynchronous
connection to its corresponding network.  You should make yourself aware of how coroutines work in
Python before proceeding.