Updated API Documentation (markdown)

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#### add_option(name, default=None, help=None)
The `add_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where the value set to the option is stored if the option is used. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `default` argument is optional, but if set, will return if the user does not specify the command-line option. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Command Line: --foo.bar=baz
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#### add_constant_option(name, const, default=None, help=None)
The `add_constant_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where the value set to the `const` argument is stored if the option is used. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `default` argument is optional, but if set, will return if the user does not specify the command-line option. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Code: add_constant_option("bar", "baz")
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#### add_true_option(name, help=None)
The `add_true_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where the boolean `True` is stored if the option is used. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Command Line: --foo.bar
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#### add_false_option(name, help=None)
The `add_false_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where the boolean `False` is stored if the option is used. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Command Line: --foo.bar
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#### add_list_option(name, default=None, help=None)
The `add_list_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where multiple space separated values are stored in a list is stored if the option is used. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Command Line: --foo.bar baz1 baz2 baz3
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#### add_choice_option(name, choices, default=None, help=None)
The `add_choice_option` method sets a command-line option for the plugin to use, where the value set to the option is stored if the option is used, provided the value is within a predefined set of valid values. The `name` argument is used as part of the command-line option. For example, if a plugin called "Foo" added an option with the `name` "bar", the command-line option would be --foo.bar. The `choices` argument is a list of valid values the user can choose from. The `help` argument is also optional, but recommended to let users know what the option is to be used for.
This method should only be used in the configure() method of a plugin.
**Example**
```
Code: add_choice_option("bar", ["baz1", "baz2", "baz3"])
Command Line: --foo.bar baz2
Resulting Value: baz2 (string)
```
```
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#### get_option(name)
The `get_option` method is used to retrieve the value of an option (either set by the user or the default) that the plugin has previously configured. The `name` argument should be the same value as the `name` argument of the original option.
This method should only be used in the run() coroutine of a plugin.