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+go-pluginserver
+===
+
+Runs Kong plugins written in Go.  Implemented as a standalone MessagePack-RPC server.
+
+There's no explicid state associated with the client connections, so the same plugins,
+instances and even events could be shared with several clients, or a single client can
+use more than one connection from a pool.  For the same reason, plugin instances and
+events survive client disconnections.
+
+Pluginserver
+--
+
+Holds the running server status.  Starts and stops with the server process.
+
+RPC Methods:
+
+ - `plugin.SetPluginDir()`
+ - `plugin.GetPluginInfo()`
+
+Plugin Instance
+--
+
+Holds a plugin config object, directly related to each configuration instance.  The config object
+is defined by the plugin code, and exported fields (name starts with a caplital letter) are filled
+with configuration data and described in the schema.  Any private field is ignored but preserved
+between events.
+
+RPC Methods:
+
+ - `plugin.StartInstance()`
+ - `plugin.InstanceStatus()`
+ - `plugin.CloseInstance()`
+
+Event
+--
+
+Handles a Kong event.  The event instance lives during the whole callback/response cyle.
+Several events can share a single plugin instance concurrently, exercise care if mutating
+shared data.
+
+RPC Methods:
+
+ - `plugin.HandleEvent()`
+ - `plugin.Step()`