ToolPluginManager cache key and alter hook collide with the Tool API module
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>The navigation_plus module defines its own ToolPluginManager in src/ToolPluginManager.php which uses the cache key tool_plugins and the alter hook tool_info:</p>
<pre> $this->alterInfo('tool_info');<br> $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, 'tool_plugins'); </pre><p>The <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/tool">https://www.drupal.org/project/tool</a> module (drupal/tool) provides a generic framework for defining executable tool plugins and uses the same tool_plugins cache key and tool_info alter hook in its own plugin manager. When both modules are installed together: </p>
<p>- Cache collisions — the two plugin managers share the same cache entry (tool_plugins), so one overwrites the other's cached definitions. This leads to missing or incorrect plugin definitions after a cache clear.<br>
- Alter hook conflicts — implementations of hook_tool_info_alter() intended for one manager's plugins will incorrectly alter the other's definitions as well. </p>
<h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4>
<p> 1. Install both navigation_plus and tool (drupal/tool).<br>
2. Clear caches.<br>
3. Observe missing or incorrect tool plugin definitions from one or both modules. </p>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p> Prefix the navigation_plus identifiers with the module name to avoid the collision: </p>
<pre> <br> $this->alterInfo('navigation_plus_tool_info'); <br> $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, 'navigation_plus_tool_plugins');</pre><p> This follows the Drupal convention that plugin managers should use module-namespaced cache keys and alter hook names to prevent conflicts with other modules.</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3>
<h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3>
<h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3>
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