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Support for Packer plugin dependencies

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Description

### Is there an existing issue for this?

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### Feature description

As of Packer 1.7.0, users can [explicitly list Packer plugin dependencies in the `packer` block of the Packer template file](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/blocks/packer#specifying-plugin-requirements). (Eventually [this will be required](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/guides/1.7-template-upgrade#what-if-you-only-use-components-that-are-built-into-the-packer-core).) It would be great if Dependabot could track these versions and create its usual helpful pull requests as new versions are released.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Packer template handling for the `packer` block and existing dependency-manager support. Confirm how plugin dependency versions are read, then verify that supported updates produce the usual Dependabot pull requests for newer plugin versions.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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