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# PluginPermission

The type of permission a plug-in requires.

```
enum PluginPermission
```

## Overview

Supported types are [`PluginPermission.allowNetworkConnections(scope:reason:)`](/documentation/PackageDescription/PluginPermission/allowNetworkConnections(scope:reason:)) and [`PluginPermission.writeToPackageDirectory(reason:)`](/documentation/PackageDescription/PluginPermission/writeToPackageDirectory(reason:)).

## Topics

### Create a permission

[`PluginPermission.allowNetworkConnections(scope:reason:)`](/documentation/PackageDescription/PluginPermission/allowNetworkConnections(scope:reason:))

Create a permission to make network connections.

[`PluginPermission.writeToPackageDirectory(reason:)`](/documentation/PackageDescription/PluginPermission/writeToPackageDirectory(reason:))

Create a permission to modify files in the package’s directory.

### Allow network connection

[`PluginNetworkPermissionScope`](/documentation/PackageDescription/PluginNetworkPermissionScope)

The scope of a network permission.


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