How to create reusable plugins to work with managed folders ?

arrawat

We are trying to develop a plugin which should be able to read `n` number of files from a managed folder and put `m` number of files back to same or different managed folder, here `n` is not equals to `m`.
To achieve that we have created a project and exported that as a plugin. But the issue is our flow is starting with managed folder which eventually is getting replaced in the project where it is being used. Snapshots attached below.

1st Snapshot: Flow maintained in Parent project

2nd Snapshot: Usage of plugin in Usage project.

3rd Snapshot: Flow executed in Usage project (enabled Debug application in Plugin)

Error that we are getting:

Error in Python process: At line 11: <class 'Exception'>: Managed folder D1****H* cannot be used : declare it as input or output of your recipe

Explanation:
Here, D1****H* is the original folder of the project which got converted to Plugin. Ideally, this should have been the reference to manage folder of Usage project.

Plugin Configuration:

{
   "projectExportManifest": {
      "exportUploads": false,
      "exportAllInputDatasets": false,
      "exportAllDatasets": false,
      "exportManagedFS": false,
      "exportAnalysisModels": false,
      "exportSavedModels": false,
      "exportModelEvaluationStores": false,
      "exportProjectResources": false,
      "exportLabelingTasks": false,
      "exportManagedFolders": false,
      "exportAllInputManagedFolders": false,
      "exportInsightsData": false,
      "includedDatasetsData": [],
      "includedSavedModels": [],
      "includedManagedFolders": [],
      "includedModelEvaluationStores": [],
      "includedCodeStudios": [],
      "includedLabelingTasks": [],
      "exportGitRepository": false
   },
   "instanceFeatures": {
      "showFlowNavLink": false,
      "showLabNavLink": false,
      "showCodeNavLink": false,
      "showSwitchToProjectViewButton": true,
      "showVersionControlFeatures": false
   },
   "useAppHomepage": true,
   "homepageSections": [],
   "id": "PROJECT_POC*********",
   "label": "POC - *******",
   "shortDesc": "",
   "tags": [],
   "useAsRecipeSettings": {
      "icon": "icon-puzzle-piece",
      "category": "Custom",
      "inputRoles": [
         {
            "objectId": "D1****H*",
            "roleLabel": "Input",
            "type": "MANAGED_FOLDER",
            "$touched.it.roleLabel": true,
            "$invalid": false
         }
      ],
      "outputRoles": [
         {
            "objectId": "X****J*t",
            "roleLabel": "Output",
            "type": "MANAGED_FOLDER",
            "$touched.it.roleLabel": true,
            "$invalid": false
         }
      ],
      "variablesEditionTile": {
         "behavior": "MODAL",
         "params": []
      },
      "runScenarioTile": {
         "scenarioId": "RUNE2E",
         "buttonText": "Run E2E"
      }
   },
   "instantiationPermission": "USE_APP_MASTER_PERMISSIONS",
   "limitedVisibilityEnabled": "ENABLED",
   "accessRequestsEnabled": "ENABLED",
   "allowedMissingConnections": [],
   "allowedMissingCodeEnvs": []
}

Summary:
Our original managed folder is getting replaced by folder of project, where the plugin is being used but we are not able to use that folder in original recipe.

> I hope there is a way to dynamically set the managed folder in custom recipes so that it could be taken up directly in custom recipes of our plugin.

Turribeach

Your input and output folders will be unique and change between projects. You should therefore make a Recipe Plugin.