Update awx/main/utils/plugins.py

Co-authored-by: Sviatoslav Sydorenko (Святослав Сидоренко) <[email protected]>

awx/main/utils/plugins.py

@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@
 This module contains the code responsible for extracting the lists of dynamically discovered plugins.
 """
 
-CLOUD_PROVIDERS = []
+from functools import cache
 
 
-def discover_available_cloud_provider_plugin_names():
-    global CLOUD_PROVIDERS
-    from awx.main.models.inventory import InventorySourceOptions
+@cache
+def discover_available_cloud_provider_plugin_names() -> list[str]:
+    """Return a list of cloud plugin names available in runtime.
 
-    plugin_names = list(InventorySourceOptions.injectors.keys())
+    The discovery result is cached since it does not change throughout
+    the life cycle of the server run.
+    
+    :returns: List of plugin cloud names.
+    :rtype: list[str]
+    """
+    from awx.main.models.inventory import InventorySourceOptions
 
-    CLOUD_PROVIDERS = plugin_names
+    return list(InventorySourceOptions.injectors.keys())