Evaluate best layer of native code for plug-in infrastructure

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Is your feature or enhancement request related to a problem or limitation? Please describe

When implementing plug-ins, we should decide whether to implement support in the C++ or the Go layer.

Describe your enhancement idea

There are a few pros and cons to both, and while they aren't all realized, I'll list the ones that come to mind:

• C++ plug-ins
  • Pros
    • Implement exception handling to prevent plug-ins from affecting rest of server
    • Plug-ins are usable through zowex
    • Commands available to extract plug-in info
  • Cons
    • Limited to C++ features and DLLs (.so) - no built-in JSON parsing, not many utilities
• Golang plug-ins
  • Pros
    • Existing Go packages available, such as HashiCorp's go-plugin
    • More built-in flexibility through Go helper functions
  • Cons
    • Exception handling cannot be easily implemented in Go for faulty plug-ins
    • Plug-ins can't really be used through zowex

Personally, I'm leaning towards C++ for flexibility and use of plug-ins through zowex, but I think this is worth exploring more before settling on that layer 😋

Provide any additional context

Part of plug-in support milestone