Introducing --include-hooks parameter and deprecating --ignore-plugins in Kedro-Viz

[rashidakanchwala]

Description

In Kedro-Viz, hooks automatically run, but you can choose to skip them by using kedro viz run --ignore-plugins. However, since most of Kedro-Viz's features don't need hook information to work, and many users don't know about the --ignore-plugins option, we should consider a new approach. This issue about making hook execution opt-in by default, which means hooks would be disabled unless you choose to enable them.

Possible Implementation

This ticket propose the following changes:

• Disable Hooks by default: Hooks will no longer be executed automatically. This change aims to streamline the operation of Kedro-Viz, reducing unnecessary processing and speeding up the visualization rendering for users.

• Introduce --include-hooks parameter: For users who require hook execution to generate runtime data for dynamic pipelines or other specific use cases, we will introduce a new --include-hooks parameter. This parameter allows users to explicitly opt-in to execute their hooks as needed, offering flexibility without sacrificing the tool's efficiency for the majority.

• Deprecate --ignore-plugins parameter: In light of introducing the --include-hooks option, the existing --ignore-plugins parameter will be phased out.

We want to enable this for all cli commands of kedro-viz including run , build and deploy

Before implementing these changes, it would be nice to understand the usage of --ignore-plugins parameter. @NeroOkwa

Checklist

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[NeroOkwa]

@rashidakanchwala according to our metrics, there are no users using ignore-plugins