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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\pluginreference\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget\OptionsWidgetBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin implementation of the 'plugin_reference_options_buttons' widget.
+ *
+ * @FieldWidget(
+ *   id = "plugin_reference_options_buttons",
+ *   label = @Translation("Check boxes/radio buttons"),
+ *   field_types = {
+ *     "plugin_reference",
+ *   },
+ *   multiple_values = TRUE
+ * )
+ */
+class PluginReferenceOptionsButtonsWidget extends OptionsWidgetBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The Plugin Manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface
+   */
+  protected $pluginManager;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function __construct(
+    $plugin_id,
+    $plugin_definition,
+    FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition,
+    array $settings,
+    array $third_party_settings,
+    PluginManagerInterface $plugin_manager
+  ) {
+    parent::__construct($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $field_definition, $settings, $third_party_settings);
+    $this->pluginManager = $plugin_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig $field_definition */
+    $field_definition = $configuration['field_definition'];
+    $target_type = $field_definition->getFieldStorageDefinition()
+      ->getSetting('target_type');
+
+    return new static(
+      $plugin_id,
+      $plugin_definition,
+      $field_definition,
+      $configuration['settings'],
+      $configuration['third_party_settings'],
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.' . $target_type)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $element, array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $element = parent::formElement($items, $delta, $element, $form, $form_state);
+
+    $options = $this->getOptions($items->getEntity());
+    $selected = $this->getSelectedOptions($items);
+
+    // If required and there is one single option, preselect it.
+    if ($this->required && count($options) == 1) {
+      reset($options);
+      $selected = [key($options)];
+    }
+
+    if ($this->multiple) {
+      $element += [
+        '#type' => 'checkboxes',
+        '#default_value' => $selected,
+        '#options' => $options,
+      ];
+    }
+    else {
+      $element += [
+        '#type' => 'radios',
+        // Radio buttons need a scalar value. Take the first default value, or
+        // default to NULL so that the form element is properly recognized as
+        // not having a default value.
+        '#default_value' => $selected ? reset($selected) : NULL,
+        '#options' => $options,
+      ];
+    }
+
+    return $element;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getOptions(FieldableEntityInterface $entity) {
+    $options = [];
+    foreach ($this->pluginManager->getDefinitions() as $plugin_type_id => $plugin_definition) {
+      $options[$plugin_type_id] = isset($plugin_definition['label']) ? $plugin_definition['label'] : $plugin_type_id;
+    }
+    return $options;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function getEmptyLabel() {
+    if (!$this->required && !$this->multiple) {
+      return $this->t('N/A');
+    }
+  }
+
+}