extending plugins to load pre or post app start

src/core/controllers/base_controller.py

@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ class BaseController(IPCSignalsMixin, KeyboardSignalsMixin, BaseControllerData):
         self._load_controllers()
 
         if args.no_plugins == "false":
-            self.plugins.launch_plugins()
+            self.plugins_controller.pre_launch_plugins()
+
+        if args.no_plugins == "false":
+            self.plugins_controller.post_launch_plugins()
 
         for file in settings_manager.get_starting_files():
             event_system.emit("post-file-to-ipc", file)

src/core/controllers/base_controller_data.py

@@ -15,17 +15,18 @@ class BaseControllerData:
     ''' BaseControllerData contains most of the state of the app at ay given time. It also has some support methods. '''
 
     def setup_controller_data(self) -> None:
-        self.window      = settings_manager.get_main_window()
-        self.builder     = BuilderWrapper()
+        self.window             = settings_manager.get_main_window()
+        self.builder            = BuilderWrapper()
+        self.plugins_controller = PluginsController()
 
-        self.base_container   = None
-        self.was_midified_key = False
-        self.ctrl_down   = False
-        self.shift_down  = False
-        self.alt_down    = False
+        self.base_container     = None
+        self.was_midified_key   = False
+        self.ctrl_down          = False
+        self.shift_down         = False
+        self.alt_down           = False
 
         self._load_glade_file()
-        self.plugins     = PluginsController()
+
 
     def collect_files_dirs(self, args, unknownargs):
         files = []
@@ -96,4 +97,4 @@ class BaseControllerData:
         proc = subprocess.Popen(command, stdin = subprocess.PIPE)
         proc.stdin.write(data.encode(encoding))
         proc.stdin.close()
-        retcode = proc.wait()
+        retcode = proc.wait()

src/core/window.py

@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ class Window(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         Gtk.main_quit()
 
     def main(self):
-        Gtk.main()
+        Gtk.main()