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+import { useTimeout } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { Icon24Hours } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { ReactNode, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { PanelType } from '../components/nav/Panel';
+
+export interface PluginPanelState extends PanelType {
+  pluginKey: string;
+  targetType: string;
+  targetId?: string | number | null;
+}
+
+export function usePluginPanel({
+  pluginKey,
+  panelName,
+  targetModel,
+  targetId
+}: {
+  pluginKey: string;
+  panelName: string;
+  targetModel: string;
+  targetId?: string | number | null;
+}): PluginPanelState {
+  // TODO: Query to fetch the "content" for the plugin
+
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  const { start } = useTimeout(() => setLoaded(true), 5000);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    start();
+    console.log('starting timer!');
+  }, []);
+
+  const content = useMemo(() => {
+    return loaded ? (
+      'plugin content loaded!'
+    ) : (
+      <div>
+        <p>Plugin content goes here...</p>
+        <p>Plugin Key: {pluginKey}</p>
+        <p>Panel Name: {panelName}</p>
+        <p>Target Model: {targetModel}</p>
+        <p>Target ID: {targetId}</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }, [loaded, pluginKey, panelName, targetModel, targetId]);
+
+  return {
+    content: content,
+    name: panelName,
+    pluginKey: pluginKey,
+    targetType: targetModel,
+    targetId: targetId,
+    label: 'A plugin panel',
+    icon: <Icon24Hours />
+  };
+}