diff --git a/lib/core/Cetra.js b/lib/core/Cetra.js
index a9e2efb..81c06c2 100644
--- a/lib/core/Cetra.js
+++ b/lib/core/Cetra.js
@@ -1,17 +1,44 @@
 import Emitter from './Emitter';
 import Logger from './Logger';
+import Registry from './Registry';
+import CetraPlugin from '../plugins/CetraPlugin';
+import BaseComponent from './BaseComponent';
+
 class Cetra extends Emitter {
 	// class static globals
 	static #instances = new Map();
-	static #uidIndex = new Set();
+	static #entityTypes = {
+		plugins: 'Plugin',
+		commands: 'Command',
+		types: 'Type',
+	}; // prevents us from defining several `registerSomething` methods
 	static #defaultSettings = new Map([
 		['selector', 'ctra'],
 		['root', document.body],
+		[
+			'observeOptions',
+			{
+				childList: true,
+				subtree: true,
+				attributes: true,
+				attributeOldValue: false,
+				characterData: true,
+				characterDataOldValue: false,
+			},
+		],
+		['types', new Map()],
+		['plugins', new Map()],
+		['enforceSecureUrls', true],
+		['noSandboxing', false],
+		['varSeparator', ':'],
+		['defaultPlugins', new Map()],
 	]);
 
 	#identifier;
+	#secretKey;
 	#root;
 	#internals = new Map([
+		['compIndex', new Map()],
 		['settings', new Map()],
 	]);
 
@@ -23,13 +50,21 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 	 */
 	constructor(options = new Map()) {
 		super();
-		this.#identifier = this.uid();
+		this.#secretKey = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 8);
+		this.#identifier = Registry.register({
+			key: this.#secretKey,
+			obj: this,
+			parent: '$root',
+		});
+
+		this.#initEntityTypes(); // generic entity specific methods registration
 
 		if (!(options instanceof Map) && typeof options == 'object') {
 			options = new Map(Object.entries(options));
 		}
 
-		for (const key of Cetra.#defaultSettings.keys()) {
+		for (let key of Cetra.#defaultSettings.keys()) {
+			if (Object.keys(Cetra.#entityTypes).includes(key)) continue;
 			let value = options.get(key);
 			if (typeof value == 'undefined') {
 				value = Cetra.#defaultSettings.get(key);
@@ -37,6 +72,16 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 			this.#internals.get('settings').set(key, value);
 		}
 
+		if (options.get('plugins') instanceof Map) {
+			this.#registerPlugins([...options.get('plugins')]);
+		}
+
+		if (this.#internals.get('settings').get('defaultPlugins').size > 0) {
+			this.#registerPlugins([
+				...this.#internals.get('settings').get('defaultPlugins'),
+			]);
+		}
+
 		for (const [key, cb] of options) {
 			if (!key.startsWith('on') || typeof cb != 'function') continue;
 			this.on(key, cb);
@@ -45,6 +90,154 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 		this.#init();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Registers entity types.
+	 */
+	#initEntityTypes() {
+		for (const key of Object.keys(Cetra.#entityTypes)) {
+			const entityType = Cetra.#entityTypes[key];
+			this.#internals.set(key, new Map());
+			if (typeof this[`add${entityType}`] === 'undefined') {
+				this[`add${entityType}`] = (identifier, fn) =>
+					this.#addEntity(entityType, identifier, fn);
+			}
+
+			if (typeof this[`add${entityType}s`] === 'undefined') {
+				this[`add${entityType}s`] = (entities) => {
+					if (!Array.isArray(entities)) {
+						if (typeof entities != 'string')
+							throw new TypeError(
+								`${entityType} is not of type array or string`
+							);
+
+						throw new TypeError(
+							`${entityType} is not of type array`
+						);
+					}
+
+					entities.forEach(({ identifier, _obj }) => {
+						this[`register${entityType}`](identifier, _obj);
+					});
+				};
+			}
+
+			if (typeof this[`remove${entityType}`] === 'undefined') {
+				this[`remove${entityType}`] = (identifier) =>
+					this.#removeEntity(entityType, identifier);
+			}
+
+			if (typeof this[`get${entityType}`] === 'undefined') {
+				this[`get${entityType}`] = (identifier) =>
+					this.#getEntity(entityType, identifier);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers an entity with the specified entity type and identifier.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} entityType - The type of the entity.
+	 * @param {string} identifier - The identifier of the entity.
+	 * @param {Function} fn - The constructor function for the entity.
+	 * @throws {TypeError} If the entity type is invalid.
+	 */
+	#addEntity(entityType, identifier, fn) {
+		if (typeof identifier != 'string') {
+			Logger.error(`invalid identifier for ${entityType} ${identifier}`);
+			return false;
+		}
+		// get entityKey by its value
+		const entityKey = Object.keys(Cetra.#entityTypes).find((key) => {
+			return Cetra.#entityTypes[key] == entityType;
+		});
+		if (!entityKey) {
+			Logger.error(`invalid entity type ${entityType}`);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		let uniqueId = Registry.register({
+			obj: fn,
+			key: this.#secretKey,
+			parent: this.#identifier,
+		});
+		try {
+			if (typeof fn === 'undefined') {
+				Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+				throw new TypeError(
+					`invalid entity constructor for ${entityType} ${identifier}`
+				);
+			}
+
+			if (!this.#isValidEntity(entityType, fn)) {
+				Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+				throw new TypeError(
+					`invalid entity constructor for ${entityType} ${identifier}`
+				);
+			}
+
+			if (typeof fn == 'function') {
+				if (!(fn instanceof CetraPlugin)) {
+					if (fn.name) {
+						Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+						fn = new fn(uniqueId);
+						uniqueId = Registry.register({
+							obj: fn,
+							key: this.#secretKey,
+							parent: this.#identifier,
+						});
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (typeof fn.register === 'function') {
+					fn = fn.register(uniqueId);
+				}
+			}
+			this.#internals.get(entityKey).set(identifier, fn);
+
+			return true;
+		} catch (err) {
+			Logger.error(err);
+			Registry.unregister(uniqueId);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	#isValidEntity(entityType, fn) {
+		if (typeof fn === 'undefined') return false;
+		switch (entityType) {
+			case 'Plugin':
+				return fn instanceof CetraPlugin || typeof fn === 'function';
+			case 'Command':
+			case 'Type':
+				return typeof fn === 'function';
+			default:
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unregisters an entity of the specified type and identifier.
+	 * @param {string} entityType - The type of the entity.
+	 * @param {string} identifier - The identifier of the entity.
+	 * @returns {boolean|undefined} - Returns `true` if the entity was successfully unregistered, `false` if the entity was not found, or `undefined` if the entity type does not exist.
+	 */
+	#removeEntity(entityType, identifier) {
+		if (this.#internals.get(entityType).has(identifier))
+			return this.#internals.get(entityType).delete(identifier);
+
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves an entity of the specified type and identifier.
+	 * @param {string} entityType - The type of the entity.
+	 * @param {string} identifier - The identifier of the entity.
+	 * @returns {any} The retrieved entity, or undefined if not found.
+	 */
+	#getEntity(entityType, identifier) {
+		return this.#internals.get(entityType).get(identifier) ?? undefined;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves an instance of Cetra by its ID.
 	 * @param {string} id - The ID of the Cetra instance to retrieve.
@@ -61,6 +254,9 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 	 * @method
 	 */
 	#init() {
+		if (!MutationObserver || typeof MutationObserver == 'undefined')
+			throw new Error('Please update your browser.');
+
 		this.#root =
 			this.#internals.get('settings').get('root') ||
 			document.querySelector(this.#internals.get('settings').get('root'));
@@ -75,6 +271,8 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 		}
 
 		this.#registerDefaults();
+		this.#readComponents();
+		this.#initObserver();
 
 		this.#root.setAttribute(
 			`data-${this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector')}-id`,
@@ -90,6 +288,219 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	#registerDefaults() {
+		this.addType('string', (val) => {
+			return String(val);
+		});
+		this.addType('number', (val) => {
+			return Number(val);
+		});
+		this.addType('int', (val) => {
+			return isNaN(val) ? 0 : parseInt(val, 10);
+		});
+		this.addType('integer', (val) => {
+			return isNaN(val) ? 0 : parseInt(val, 10);
+		});
+		this.addType('float', (val) => {
+			return isNaN(val) ? 0 : parseFloat(val);
+		});
+		this.addType('bool', (str) => {
+			return ['true', 'yes', 'on', '+', '1'].includes(str.toLowerCase());
+		});
+		this.addType('boolean', (str) => {
+			return ['true', 'yes', 'on', '+', '1'].includes(str.toLowerCase());
+		});
+		this.addType('json', (val) => {
+			let data;
+			try {
+				data = JSON.parse(val);
+			} catch (err) {
+				//Logger.error(err);
+				return val;
+			}
+
+			return data;
+		});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initializes the mutation observer to listen for changes in the DOM and triggers the appropriate actions.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	#initObserver() {
+		try {
+			this.observer = new MutationObserver(
+				this.handleMutation.bind(this)
+			);
+			this.observer.observe(
+				this.#root,
+				this.#internals.get('settings').get('observeOptions')
+			);
+		} catch (err) {
+			Logger.error('an error occured with the observer!', err);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves a plugin by its identifier.
+	 * @note even though there is `getEntity` this method is required for the plugin loading process
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} identifier - The identifier of the plugin.
+	 * @returns {Promise<CetraPlugin>|Function|Object|undefined} - The plugin object or a promise that resolves to the plugin object. Returns undefined if the plugin is not found or if the identifier is not a string.
+	 */
+	getPlugin(identifier) {
+		if (!(identifier instanceof String)) {
+			Logger.error('Plugin identifier is not a string');
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		if (!this.#internals.get('plugins').has(identifier)) return undefined;
+
+		const plugin = this.#internals.get('plugins').get(identifier);
+
+		if (!plugin) return undefined;
+
+		if (typeof plugin.url == 'string') {
+			return this.#loadPlugin(plugin.url, identifier); // returns a promise
+		}
+
+		if (!['function', 'object'].includes(typeof plugin)) return undefined;
+
+		return plugin;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * requests a plugin from the given url and returns a promise which is resolved after the plugin is loaded.
+	 * @param {String} url the url to load
+	 * @returns {Promise} the promise of the plugin loading process
+	 */
+	#loadPlugin(url, identifier) {
+		if (!this.#internals.get('plugins').has(identifier))
+			return Promise.reject(
+				new Error(`plugin ${identifier} is not registered`)
+			);
+		const _framework = this;
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			fetch(url)
+				.then((response) => {
+					if (!response.ok) {
+						throw new Error(
+							`Cetra: Plugin ${url} could not be loaded`
+						);
+					}
+					return response.text();
+				})
+				.then((text) => {
+					if (this.#internals.get('settings').get('noSandboxing')) {
+						const pluginScriptTag =
+							document.createElement('script');
+						pluginScriptTag.textContent = text;
+
+						document.body.appendChild(pluginScriptTag);
+						return resolve();
+					} else if (this.#internals.get('plugins').get('sandbox')) {
+						return this.#internals
+							.get('plugins')
+							.get('sandbox')
+							.execute(text, (integrityId) => {
+								if (
+									!_framework.#identifier
+										.get('plugins')
+										.has(identifier)
+								)
+									return reject(
+										new Error(
+											`plugin ${identifier} is not registered`
+										)
+									);
+
+								const pluginData = _framework.#internals
+									.get('plugins')
+									.get(identifier);
+								_framework.#internals
+									.get('plugins')
+									.set(identifier, {
+										...pluginData,
+										integrityId,
+									});
+								resolve(
+									_framework.#internals
+										.get('plugins')
+										.get(identifier)
+								);
+							});
+					} else {
+						return reject(
+							new Error(`plugin ${identifier} is not registered`)
+						);
+					}
+				})
+				.catch(reject);
+		});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initializes a plugin by registering it with the Cetra registry.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Function|Object} klass - The plugin class or object to be initialized.
+	 * @returns {Function|Object} - The initialized plugin.
+	 * @throws {TypeError} - If the plugin is null, not of a valid type, or has an invalid URL.
+	 */
+	#initPlugin(klass) {
+		const uid = Registry.register({
+			key: this.#secretKey,
+			obj: klass,
+			parent: this.#identifier,
+		});
+
+		try {
+			if (!['function', 'object'].includes(typeof klass))
+				throw new TypeError(
+					'plugin is not of type function or object or instance of a CetraPlugin (child) class'
+				);
+
+			if (klass instanceof CetraPlugin) {
+				if (typeof klass.register === 'function') {
+					return klass.register(uid);
+				}
+				return klass;
+			}
+
+			if (typeof klass === 'function') {
+				if (!klass.name) {
+					klass = new klass(uid); // simple function
+				} else {
+					klass = new klass(uid); // a class with its own name
+				}
+			}
+
+			// what else could it be?
+			if (typeof klass !== 'object')
+				throw new TypeError(
+					'plugin is not of a valid plugin type (`CetraPlugin` or `object` or `function` or `url`)'
+				);
+
+			if (
+				klass.url &&
+				(typeof klass.url !== 'string' || !this.#isUrl(klass.url))
+			)
+				throw new TypeError(
+					'plugin url is not of type string and/or no valid url'
+				);
+
+			if (klass.plugin) {
+				Logger.info('registering plugin 5', klass);
+				return this.#initPlugin(klass.plugin);
+			}
+
+			return klass;
+		} catch (err) {
+			Logger.error(err);
+			Registry.unregister(uid, this.#secretKey);
+			return undefined;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -112,29 +523,87 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Generates a (internally)unique identifier.
-	 * @param {number} [numGroups=1] - The number of groups to generate.
-	 * @param {number} [groupLength=6] - The length of each group.
+	 * Reads and initializes components based on the defined component selector.
 	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
 	 * @method
-	 * @returns {string} The unique identifier.
+	 * @param {NodeList} nodes - The NodeList of DOM nodes to process.
+	 * @param {boolean} [recursive=true] - Indicates whether to recursively process child nodes.
 	 */
-	uid(numGroups = 1, groupLength = 6) {
-		const usedIds = new Set(Cetra.#uidIndex.values());
+	#readComponents() {
+		let comps = this.queryElements('', { _parent: this.#root });
+		if (!comps || comps.length == 0)
+			return Logger.log('no components found (yet)');
 
-		let uid = undefined;
+		for (const [index, comp] of [...comps.entries()]) {
+			if (
+				comp.matches(
+					`[data-${this.#internals
+						.get('settings')
+						.get('selector')}-id]`
+				)
+			) {
+				Logger.info('skipped element', comp);
+				continue;
+			}
 
-		while (!uid || usedIds.has(uid)) {
-			uid = Array.from(Array(numGroups), () =>
-				Math.random()
-					.toString(36)
-					.substring(2, groupLength + 2)
-			).join('');
+			this.#initComponent(comp);
 		}
+	}
 
-		Cetra.#uidIndex.add(uid);
+	/**
+	 * Generates a comma-separated string of selectors based on the component selector defined in the framework's settings.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {string | string[]} [suffixes=[]] - The suffixes to append to the component selector.
+	 * @returns {string} The generated selector string.
+	 */
+	#selectors(suffixes = []) {
+		if (!Array.isArray(suffixes)) {
+			if (typeof suffixes != 'string')
+				throw new Error('suffixes is not of type array or string');
 
-		return uid;
+			suffixes = [suffixes];
+		}
+		const selector = this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector');
+
+		if (suffixes.length == 0) suffixes = [''];
+
+		return [...suffixes]
+			.map((suffix) => {
+				const selectorString = [`${selector}`, suffix || null]
+					.filter((v) => !!v)
+					.join('-');
+				return [
+					`[data-${selectorString}]`,
+					`.${selectorString}`,
+					`[${selectorString}]`,
+				].join(',');
+			})
+			.join(',');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Queries the DOM for elements that match the given selector.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {string} selector - The selector string to query the DOM with.
+	 * @returns {NodeList} A NodeList of matching DOM elements.
+	 */
+	queryElements(attributes = '', options = {}) {
+		return Array.from(
+			(options._parent || document).querySelectorAll(
+				options.selector || this.#selectors(attributes)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	queryElement(attributes = '', options = {}) {
+		return (options._parent || document).querySelector(
+			options.selector || this.#selectors(attributes)
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -152,6 +621,282 @@ class Cetra extends Emitter {
 			.get('settings')
 			.get(key.toString().toLowerCase());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initializes a component with the specified name and options.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {string} name - The name of the component to initialize.
+	 * @param {object} options - The options for the component.
+	 * @returns {boolean} Returns true if the component was successfully initialized, otherwise false.
+	 */
+	#initComponent(comp) {
+		if (!comp.matches(this.#selectors())) return null;
+		if (
+			comp.getAttribute(
+				`data-${this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector')}-id`
+			)
+		)
+			return null;
+
+		const compType =
+			comp.getAttribute(
+				`data-${this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector')}`
+			) ??
+			comp.getAttribute(this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector'));
+
+		if (typeof compType == 'undefined' || !compType) {
+			Logger.error(`no component type given`);
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		let compData = new Map([
+			[
+				'id',
+				Registry.register({
+					key: this.#secretKey,
+					parent: this.#identifier,
+					type: compType,
+					obj: comp,
+				}),
+			],
+			['cetraId', this.#identifier],
+		]);
+
+		// add id to the component
+		comp.setAttribute(this.#dataIdAttribute(), compData.get('id'));
+
+		compData.set(
+			'selector',
+			`[${this.#dataIdAttribute()}="${compData.get('id')}"]`
+		);
+
+		if (typeof compType != 'undefined' && compType) {
+			compData.set('type', compType);
+		}
+
+		compData.set('variables', this.#initVariables(comp));
+
+		for (const [_id, plugin] of this.#internals.get('plugins')) {
+			if (!plugin || typeof plugin.initComponent !== 'function') continue;
+			plugin.initComponent(comp, compData);
+		}
+
+		const compInstance = new BaseComponent(compData);
+		this.#internals
+			.get('compIndex')
+			.set(compInstance.get('id'), compInstance);
+		this.emit('onAfterInitComponent', compInstance);
+	}
+
+	#dataIdAttribute() {
+		return `data-${this.#internals.get('settings').get('selector')}-id`;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Initializes variables with the specified data from the component.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {HTMLElement} component - The component element containing the variables and their initial values.
+	 * @returns {Map} The Map object containing the initialized variables.
+	 */
+	#initVariables(component) {
+		const variables = new Map();
+
+		// Find elements within the component that have the 'data-ctra-var' attribute
+		const varElements = component.querySelectorAll(this.#selectors('var'));
+
+		varElements.forEach((element) => {
+			const varData = element.getAttribute('data-ctra-var');
+			const [varName, varType, varDefault] = varData.split(
+				this.#internals.get('settings').get('varSeparator')
+			);
+
+			// Check if the variable is already set
+			if (variables.has(varName)) return;
+
+			let defaultValue = this.convertValue(varType, varDefault); // typeConversion[varType](varDefault); // Initialize with the default value from the attribute
+
+			// Check if the textContent of the element exists and differs from the given default value
+			if (
+				typeof varDefault == 'undefined' &&
+				element.textContent.trim() !== ''
+			) {
+				defaultValue = this.convertValue(
+					varType,
+					element.textContent.trim()
+				); // Convert the parsed value based on the specified type
+			}
+
+			// Set the variable with the determined initial value
+			variables.set(
+				varName,
+				new Map([
+					['default', defaultValue],
+					['type', varType],
+				])
+			);
+		});
+
+		return variables;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * takes the value and converts it based on the given type definition
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {string} type - the variable's type
+	 * @param {mixed} value - the value we need to parse
+	 * @returns {mixed} the converted (otherwise the same) value
+	 */
+	convertValue(type, value) {
+		console.log('bane', this.#internals.get('types'), type, value);
+		const convertFn = this.#internals.get('types').get(type ?? 'string');
+		if (!convertFn) {
+			Logger.warn(`No conversion function found for type "${type}".`);
+			return value;
+		}
+		return convertFn(value);
+	}
+
+	/** Observer related */
+
+	/**
+	 * handler for mutation events
+	 * @note when MutationObserver registers a mutation within the root element
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {Array} mutations - the list of registered mutations
+	 * @param {MutationObserver} _observer - the observer which registered the mutation(s)
+	 */
+	handleMutation(mutations, _observer) {
+		if (_observer != this) return;
+
+		console.log('ITS HAPPENING', mutations, _observer);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * iterates over a list of plugins and registers them within the framework
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @private
+	 * @param {Array} plugins - The plugins to register.
+	 */
+	#registerPlugins(plugins) {
+		if (!Array.isArray(plugins)) throw new Error('plugins is not an array');
+		for (const [identifier, plugin] of plugins) {
+			this.addPlugin(identifier, plugin);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers a plugin with the specified name and options.
+	 * @memberof Cetra
+	 * @instance
+	 * @method
+	 * @param {string} name - The name of the plugin.
+	 * @param {object} options - The options for the plugin.
+	 */
+	addPlugin(identifier, plugin) {
+		const uniqueId = Registry.register({
+			key: this.#secretKey,
+			obj: plugin,
+			parent: this.#identifier,
+		});
+		if (!identifier) {
+			Logger.error('Plugin identifier is required');
+			Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (this.#internals.get('plugins').has(identifier)) {
+			Logger.log(`Overwrite plugin ${identifier}`);
+			Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+			Registry.register({
+				key: this.#secretKey,
+				obj: plugin,
+				parent: this.#identifier,
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (!plugin) {
+			Logger.error(
+				`Plugin ${identifier} is not an url or a plugin instance or class`
+			);
+			Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (typeof plugin === 'string') {
+			if (!this.#isUrl(plugin)) {
+				Logger.error(`Plugin ${identifier} has an invalid url: ${url}`);
+				Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+				return;
+			}
+			Logger.info(`Plugin ${identifier} is loaded from ${plugin}`);
+			this.#internals.get('plugins').set(identifier, {
+				plugin,
+				key: uniqueId,
+				parent: this.#identifier,
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!['function', 'object'].includes(typeof plugin)) {
+			Logger.error('Plugin is not of type function or object');
+			Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const pluginInstance = this.#initPlugin(plugin);
+		Registry.unregister(uniqueId, this.#secretKey);
+		if (!pluginInstance)
+			throw new TypeError('plugin is not of a valid plugin type');
+
+		Registry.register({
+			key: this.#secretKey,
+			obj: pluginInstance,
+			parent: this.#identifier,
+		});
+
+		this.#internals.get('plugins').set(identifier, pluginInstance);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Executes an action on a component.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} action - The action to be executed.
+	 * @param {string} varName - The name of the variable to be updated.
+	 * @param {string} componentId - The ID of the component.
+	 * @param {any} e - The event object.
+	 * @throws {Error} If the component with the given ID is not found.
+	 */
+	exec(action, varName, componentId, e) {
+		const comp = this.#internals.get('compIndex').get(componentId);
+
+		if (!comp) {
+			throw new Error(`component ${componentId} not found`);
+		}
+
+		if (this.#internals.get('plugins').get('utils')[action]) {
+			const value = comp.getValue(varName);
+			comp.update([
+				{
+					old: value,
+					new: this.#internals
+						.get('plugins')
+						.get('utils')
+						[action](comp.getValue(varName)),
+					varName,
+				},
+			]);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 export default Cetra;