function (plugin_id, plugins_dir, platformJson, pluginInfoProvider) {
        var depsInfo;
        if (typeof plugins_dir === 'object') { depsInfo = plugins_dir; } else { depsInfo = pkg.generateDependencyInfo(platformJson, plugins_dir, pluginInfoProvider); }

        var graph = depsInfo.graph;
        var tlps = depsInfo.top_level_plugins;
        var dependents = tlps.filter(function (tlp) {
            return tlp !== plugin_id && graph.getChain(tlp).indexOf(plugin_id) >= 0;
        });

        return dependents;
    }