def prepare_plugins(plugins, parameters={}):
    """
    Creates & returns a plugins object with the given list of plugins installed. In addition to the given plugins,
    we will also install a few "required" plugins that are necessary to provide complete support for SAM template spec.

    :param plugins: list of samtranslator.plugins.BasePlugin plugins: List of plugins to install
    :param parameters: Dictionary of parameter values
    :return samtranslator.plugins.SamPlugins: Instance of `SamPlugins`
    """

    required_plugins = [
        DefaultDefinitionBodyPlugin(),
        make_implicit_api_plugin(),
        GlobalsPlugin(),
        make_policy_template_for_function_plugin(),
    ]

    plugins = [] if not plugins else plugins

    # If a ServerlessAppPlugin does not yet exist, create one and add to the beginning of the required plugins list.
    if not any(isinstance(plugin, ServerlessAppPlugin) for plugin in plugins):
        required_plugins.insert(0, ServerlessAppPlugin(parameters=parameters))

    # Execute customer's plugins first before running SAM plugins. It is very important to retain this order because
    # other plugins will be dependent on this ordering.
    return SamPlugins(plugins + required_plugins)
Creates & returns a plugins object with the given list of plugins installed. In addition to the given plugins,
    we will also install a few "required" plugins that are necessary to provide complete support for SAM template spec.

    :param plugins: list of samtranslator.plugins.BasePlugin plugins: List of plugins to install
    :param parameters: Dictionary of parameter values
    :return samtranslator.plugins.SamPlugins: Instance of `SamPlugins`