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Add support for plugins

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Description

Now that Go 1.8 is released, and has support for [plugins](https://golang.org/doc/go1.8#plugin), it could be handy to expose some hooks in the ECS agent as a method for people to extend it, without forking.

As an example, in [Empire](https://github.com/remind101/empire), we'd like to eventually switch to the `RunTask` api for running "attached" containers, however, #462 is a blocker for that. If the ECS agent had support for a plugin, where we could manipulate the task before it was started, then we could add the `OpenStdin` and `Tty` options to `CreateContainer` before starting (e.g. if it had a docker label set). Without this, our only option is to fork the agent, which is something we'd like to avoid.

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The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the ECS agent's task-start flow and the Go 1.8 plugin reference, then determine how a plugin could modify task/container options before CreateContainer; done means a documented, usable extension mechanism that supports the described OpenStdin and Tty case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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