async def plugins(
        self,
        *,
        error_trace: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        filter_path: t.Optional[t.Union[str, t.Sequence[str]]] = None,
        format: t.Optional[str] = None,
        h: t.Optional[t.Union[str, t.Sequence[str]]] = None,
        help: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        human: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        include_bootstrap: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        local: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        master_timeout: t.Optional[t.Union[str, t.Literal[-1], t.Literal[0]]] = None,
        pretty: t.Optional[bool] = None,
        s: t.Optional[t.Union[str, t.Sequence[str]]] = None,
        v: t.Optional[bool] = None,
    ) -> t.Union[ObjectApiResponse[t.Any], TextApiResponse]:
        """
        .. raw:: html

          <p>Get plugin information.</p>
          <p>Get a list of plugins running on each node of a cluster.
          IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.</p>


        `<https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-cat-plugins>`_

        :param format: Specifies the format to return the columnar data in, can be set
            to `text`, `json`, `cbor`, `yaml`, or `smile`.
        :param h: List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
        :param help: When set to `true` will output available columns. This option can't
            be combined with any other query string option.
        :param include_bootstrap: Include bootstrap plugins in the response
        :param local: If `true`, the request computes the list of selected nodes from
            the local cluster state. If `false` the list of selected nodes are computed
            from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating
            node will send requests for further information to each selected node.
        :param master_timeout: Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
        :param s: List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting
            defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting `:asc` or `:desc` as
            a suffix to the column name.
        :param v: When set to `true` will enable verbose output.
        """
        __path_parts: t.Dict[str, str] = {}
        __path = "/_cat/plugins"
        __query: t.Dict[str, t.Any] = {}
        if error_trace is not None:
            __query["error_trace"] = error_trace
        if filter_path is not None:
            __query["filter_path"] = filter_path
        if format is not None:
            __query["format"] = format
        if h is not None:
            __query["h"] = h
        if help is not None:
            __query["help"] = help
        if human is not None:
            __query["human"] = human
        if include_bootstrap is not None:
            __query["include_bootstrap"] = include_bootstrap
        if local is not None:
            __query["local"] = local
        if master_timeout is not None:
            __query["master_timeout"] = master_timeout
        if pretty is not None:
            __query["pretty"] = pretty
        if s is not None:
            __query["s"] = s
        if v is not None:
            __query["v"] = v
        __headers = {"accept": "text/plain,application/json"}
        return await self.perform_request(  # type: ignore[return-value]
            "GET",
            __path,
            params=__query,
            headers=__headers,
            endpoint_id="cat.plugins",
            path_parts=__path_parts,
        )

        .. raw:: html

          <p>Get plugin information.</p>
          <p>Get a list of plugins running on each node of a cluster.
          IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.</p>


        `<https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-cat-plugins>`_

        :param format: Specifies the format to return the columnar data in, can be set
            to `text`, `json`, `cbor`, `yaml`, or `smile`.
        :param h: List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
        :param help: When set to `true` will output available columns. This option can't
            be combined with any other query string option.
        :param include_bootstrap: Include bootstrap plugins in the response
        :param local: If `true`, the request computes the list of selected nodes from
            the local cluster state. If `false` the list of selected nodes are computed
            from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating
            node will send requests for further information to each selected node.
        :param master_timeout: Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
        :param s: List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting
            defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting `:asc` or `:desc` as
            a suffix to the column name.
        :param v: When set to `true` will enable verbose output.
        
elasticsearch/_async/client/cat.py