extending plugins to load pre or post app start

plugins/README.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,31 @@
 ### Note
-Copy the example and rename it to your desired name. The Main class and passed in arguments are required. You don't necessarily need to use the passed in socket_id or event_system.
+Copy the example and rename it to your desired name. Plugins define a ui target slot with the 'ui_target' requests data but don't have to if not directly interacted with.
+Plugins must have a run method defined; though, you do not need to necessarily do anything within it. The run method implies that the passed in event system or other data is ready for the plugin to use.
+
+
+### Manifest Example (All are required even if empty.)
+```
+class Manifest:
+    name: str     = "Example Plugin"
+    author: str   = "John Doe"
+    version: str  = "0.0.1"
+    support: str  = ""
+    requests: {}  = {
+        'pass_ui_objects': ["plugin_control_list"],
+        'pass_events': "true",
+        'bind_keys': []
+    }
+    pre_launch: bool = False
+```
+
+
+### Requests
+```
+requests: {}  = {
+    'pass_events': "true",                                # If empty or not present will be ignored.
+    "pass_ui_objects": [""],                              # Request reference to a UI component. Will be passed back as array to plugin.
+    'bind_keys': [f"{name}||send_message:<Control>f"],
+                  f"{name}||do_save:<Control>s"]          # Bind keys with method and key pare using list. Must pass "name" like shown with delimiter to its right.
+
+}
+```

requirements.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-PyGObject
+PyGObject==3.40.1
 pygobject-stubs --no-cache-dir --config-settings=config=Gtk3,Gdk3,Soup2
-pyxdg
+setproctitle==1.2.2
-setproctitle
+pyxdg==0.27
-sqlmodel
+psutil==5.8.0
+pycryptodome==3.20.0
+sqlmodel==0.0.19

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.window             = settings_manager.get_main_window()
-        self.builder     = BuilderWrapper()
+        self.builder            = BuilderWrapper()
+        self.plugins_controller = PluginsController()
 
-        self.base_container   = None
+        self.base_container     = None
-        self.was_midified_key = False
+        self.was_midified_key   = False
-        self.ctrl_down   = False
+        self.ctrl_down          = False
-        self.shift_down  = False
+        self.shift_down         = False
-        self.alt_down    = False
+        self.alt_down           = False
 
         self._load_glade_file()
-        self.plugins     = PluginsController()
+
 
     def collect_files_dirs(self, args, unknownargs):
         files = []

src/plugins/manifest.py

@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ class ManifestProcessor(Exception):
 
 
 class Plugin:
-    path: str       = None
+    path: str        = None
-    name: str       = None
+    name: str        = None
-    author: str     = None
+    author: str      = None
-    version: str    = None
+    version: str     = None
-    support: str    = None
+    support: str     = None
-    requests:{}     = None
+    requests:{}      = None
-    reference: type = None
+    reference: type  = None
+    pre_launch: bool = False
 
 
 class ManifestProcessor:
@@ -46,23 +47,25 @@ class ManifestProcessor:
         plugin.support  = self._manifest["support"]
         plugin.requests = self._manifest["requests"]
 
+        if "pre_launch" in self._manifest.keys():
+            plugin.pre_launch = True if self._manifest["pre_launch"] == "true" else False
+
         return plugin
 
     def get_loading_data(self):
         loading_data = {}
         requests     = self._plugin.requests
-        keys         = requests.keys()
 
-        if "pass_events" in keys:
+        if "pass_events" in requests:
             if requests["pass_events"] in ["true"]:
                 loading_data["pass_events"] = True
 
-        if "bind_keys" in keys:
+        if "pass_ui_objects" in requests:
-            if isinstance(requests["bind_keys"], list):
-                loading_data["bind_keys"] = requests["bind_keys"]
-
-        if "pass_ui_objects" in keys:
             if isinstance(requests["pass_ui_objects"], list):
                 loading_data["pass_ui_objects"] = [ self._builder.get_object(obj) for obj in requests["pass_ui_objects"] ]
 
+        if "bind_keys" in requests:
+            if isinstance(requests["bind_keys"], list):
+                loading_data["bind_keys"] = requests["bind_keys"]
+
         return self._plugin, loading_data

src/plugins/plugins_controller.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from os.path import isdir
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
+from gi.repository import GLib
 from gi.repository import Gio
 
 # Application imports
@@ -35,11 +36,23 @@ class PluginsController:
 
         self._plugins_dir_watcher = None
         self._plugin_collection   = []
+        self._plugin_manifests    = {}
+
+        self._load_manifests()
 
 
-    def launch_plugins(self) -> None:
+    def _load_manifests(self):
+        logger.info(f"Loading manifests...")
+
+        for path, folder in [[join(self._plugins_path, item), item] if os.path.isdir(join(self._plugins_path, item)) else None for item in os.listdir(self._plugins_path)]:
+            manifest = ManifestProcessor(path, self._builder)
+            self._plugin_manifests[path] =  {
+                "path": path,
+                "folder": folder,
+                "manifest": manifest
+            }
+
         self._set_plugins_watcher()
-        self.load_plugins()
 
     def _set_plugins_watcher(self) -> None:
         self._plugins_dir_watcher  = Gio.File.new_for_path(self._plugins_path) \
@@ -52,21 +65,47 @@ class PluginsController:
                                                     Gio.FileMonitorEvent.MOVED_OUT]:
             self.reload_plugins(file)
 
-    def load_plugins(self, file: str = None) -> None:
+    def pre_launch_plugins(self) -> None:
-        logger.info(f"Loading plugins...")
+        logger.info(f"Loading pre-launch plugins...")
+        plugin_manifests: {} = {}
+
+        for key in self._plugin_manifests:
+            target_manifest = self._plugin_manifests[key]["manifest"]
+            if target_manifest.is_pre_launch():
+                plugin_manifests[key] = self._plugin_manifests[key]
+
+        self._load_plugins(plugin_manifests, is_pre_launch = True)
+
+    def post_launch_plugins(self) -> None:
+        logger.info(f"Loading post-launch plugins...")
+        plugin_manifests: {} = {}
+
+        for key in self._plugin_manifests:
+            target_manifest = self._plugin_manifests[key]["manifest"]
+            if not target_manifest.is_pre_launch():
+                plugin_manifests[key] = self._plugin_manifests[key]
+
+        self._load_plugins(plugin_manifests)
+
+    def _load_plugins(self, plugin_manifests: {} = {}, is_pre_launch: bool = False) -> None:
         parent_path = os.getcwd()
 
-        for path, folder in [[join(self._plugins_path, item), item] if os.path.isdir(join(self._plugins_path, item)) else None for item in os.listdir(self._plugins_path)]:
+        for key in plugin_manifests:
-            try:
+            target_manifest = plugin_manifests[key]
-                target   = join(path, "plugin.py")
+            path, folder, manifest = target_manifest["path"], target_manifest["folder"], target_manifest["manifest"]
-                manifest = ManifestProcessor(path, self._builder)
 
+            try:
+                target = join(path, "plugin.py")
                 if not os.path.exists(target):
                     raise InvalidPluginException("Invalid Plugin Structure: Plugin doesn't have 'plugin.py'. Aboarting load...")
 
                 plugin, loading_data = manifest.get_loading_data()
                 module               = self.load_plugin_module(path, folder, target)
-                self.execute_plugin(module, plugin, loading_data)
+
+                if is_pre_launch:
+                    self.execute_plugin(module, plugin, loading_data)
+                else:
+                    GLib.idle_add(self.execute_plugin, *(module, plugin, loading_data))
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.info(f"Malformed Plugin: Not loading -->: '{folder}' !")
                 logger.debug("Trace: ", traceback.print_exc())