QUESTION Access/manipluate functions and classes to/from 3rd party plugins. Best practice?

[roy_b8te]

Ok great to know

For clarity,
would I save my themes function in it's theme folder, or in the gs plugin folder?

Also, at some point if I choose to distribute my theme publicly,
would you suggest that I rewrite the entire plugin for use with this theme
( I've already added many new features & bug fixes ) ?
If yes, should it be an actual separate plugin ? Or just a theme function and or class ?

..i do not see why you cannot just let it do it itself and use your own code to submit and show result. Unless it is using some nonce you need or something

My forms use scripted AJAX submission...

Thanks again so much for this very helpful info.