---
title: "ScenePlugin"
docs: "Phaser v3.88.2"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-sceneplugin
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# ScenePlugin

A Scene Level Plugin is installed into every Scene and belongs to that Scene.

It can listen for Scene events and respond to them.

It can map itself to a Scene property, or into the Scene Systems, or both.

**Constructor**

`new ScenePlugin(scene, pluginManager, pluginKey)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| scene | [Phaser.Scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/scene.md) | No | A reference to the Scene that has installed this plugin. |
| pluginManager | [Phaser.Plugins.PluginManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-pluginmanager.md) | No | A reference to the Plugin Manager. |
| pluginKey | string | No | The key under which this plugin has been installed into the Scene Systems. |

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**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Plugins.BasePlugin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md)  



> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L11](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L11)  
Since: 3.8.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Plugins.BasePlugin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md):**


 - [game](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md#game)
 - [pluginManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md#pluginmanager)




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## Public Members

### pluginKey

#### pluginKey: string


**Description:**

The key under which this plugin was installed into the Scene Systems.



This property is only set when the plugin is instantiated and added to the Scene, not before.

You can use it during the `boot` method.


> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L63](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L63)  
Since: 3.54.0


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### scene

#### scene: [Phaser.Scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/scene.md)


**Description:**

A reference to the Scene that has installed this plugin.

Only set if it's a Scene Plugin, otherwise `null`.

This property is only set when the plugin is instantiated and added to the Scene, not before.

You can use it during the `boot` method.


**Access:** protected


> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L37](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L37)  
Since: 3.8.0


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### systems

#### systems: [Phaser.Scenes.Systems](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/scenes-systems.md)


**Description:**

A reference to the Scene Systems of the Scene that has installed this plugin.

Only set if it's a Scene Plugin, otherwise `null`.

This property is only set when the plugin is instantiated and added to the Scene, not before.

You can use it during the `boot` method.


**Access:** protected


> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L50](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L50)  
Since: 3.8.0


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## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Plugins.BasePlugin](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md):**


 - [init](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md#init)
 - [start](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md#start)
 - [stop](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/class/plugins-baseplugin.md#stop)




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## Public Methods

### boot

#### \<instance> boot()


**Description:**

This method is called when the Scene boots. It is only ever called once.



By this point the plugin properties `scene` and `systems` will have already been set.



In here you can listen for [Scene](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.88.2/event/scenes-events.md) and set-up whatever you need for this plugin to run.

Here are the Scene events you can listen to:



- start

- ready

- preupdate

- update

- postupdate

- resize

- pause

- resume

- sleep

- wake

- transitioninit

- transitionstart

- transitioncomplete

- transitionout

- shutdown

- destroy



At the very least you should offer a destroy handler for when the Scene closes down, i.e:



```javascript

var eventEmitter = this.systems.events;

eventEmitter.once('destroy', this.sceneDestroy, this);

```


> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L79](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L79)  
Since: 3.8.0


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### destroy

#### \<instance> destroy()


**Description:**

Game instance has been destroyed.



You must release everything in here, all references, all objects, free it all up.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Plugins.BasePlugin#destroy


> Source: [src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L118](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.88.2/src/plugins/ScenePlugin.js#L118)  
Since: 3.8.0


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