IPluginExecutionContext contains information that describes the run-time environment that the plug-in is executing in, information related to the execution pipeline, and entity business information. The context is contained in the System.IServiceProvider parameter that is passed at run-time to a plug-in through its Execute method.
// Obtain the execution context from the service provider. IPluginExecutionContext context = (IPluginExecutionContext) serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IPluginExecutionContext));
When a system event is fired for which a plug-in is registered, the system creates and populates the context and passes it to a plug-in through the above mentioned classes and methods. The execution context is passed to each registered plug-in in the pipeline when they are executed. Each plug-in in the execution pipeline is able to modify writable properties in the context. For example, given a plug-in registered for a pre-event and another plug-in registered for a post-event, the post-event plug-in can receive a context that has been modified by the pre-event plug-in. The same situation applies to plug-ins that are registered within the same stage.
All the properties in IPluginExecutionContext are read-only. However, your plug-in can modify the contents of those properties that are collections. For information on infinite loop prevention, refer to Depth.
