packaging plugin #13

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1. txoof

   added this to the Create Installable Plugin Architecture milestone on Feb 15, 2022
2. aaronr8684 commented on Feb 15, 2022

   

   aaronr8684

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   This is an interesting way to handle plugins. Just one approach

   https://alysivji.github.io/simple-plugin-system.html

   It also lists a few plugin framework modules that we could look at instead of reinventing the wheel

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3. aaronr8684 commented on Mar 11, 2022

   

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   I wonder if a phase 2 of this couldn't be a simple web interface with the ability to enable/disable plugins, set configs, install/uninstall, etc. Pretty big phase 2, but I'm just thinking out loud. Obviously, this would be a pretty big upgrade and I want to focus on the rest of the stuff we have planned (including modularizing the plugins) before even attempting this.

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4. txoof commented on Mar 12, 2022

   

   txoof

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   I like this idea. I'll need to put some more work into packaging and managing plugin install/uninstall.
5. txoof commented on Mar 12, 2022

   

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   I've started with a basic script to do the plugin install; it's based loosely on the existing install script.

   https://github.com/txoof/PaperPi/blob/plugin_installer/utilities/install_plugin.sh

   There's not much to it yet, just a basic outline of what it will do:

   • stop running instance of PaperPi (daemon)
   • decompress plugin tar
   • copy the plugin into the PaperPi/plguins/directory
   • do some checking that it will not clobber an existing plugin w/out confirmation
   • install any debian or python requirements
     • prompt the user to handle the debian reqs first?
     • install the python reqs automatically
   • add plugin configuration to user/etc config filesprompt user to edit config files and manage settings
   • display a sample of the config so the user knows what to look for
   • clean up temp files
   • prompt user to restart paperp
     • optionally restart automatically (dubious)

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