[RFC] Plugins?

[TheKidThatCodes]

Goal

to add plugin capability.

Motivation

im coding my own mod platform and i want to be able to add it to prism as a develop it. there is also a lot of empty space in the sidebar with modrinth and curse

Specification

plugins can add new places to get mods and packs from and can have their own config.
my idea of how a plugin could get the data is the plugin would be used by prism with os.system or whatever that is in c(++)(im a python developer so this would make me easily able to make my plugin). then the plugin returns the data through stdout to prism and it displays it in the list

Drawbacks

would this add a vulnerability for malware?

Unresolved Questions

would this add a vulnerability for malware?

Alternatives Considered

idk

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[TheKodeToad]

I thought it would be a good idea to be able to add self-hosted instances of modrinth...

[TayouVR]

I think Qt has some kind of plugin system, and it would be neat to modularize some of our codebase that way. mainly for adding more than just mod platforms though. Plugins could do more funky and weird things like add support for minecraft bedrock instances or something

[TheKodeToad]

If a plugin is going to have configuration, I don't think using stdin/stdout is viable

[TayouVR]

if we implement plugins I think this is the only reasonable choice: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/plugins-howto.html#the-low-level-api-extending-qt-applications

[Mai-Lapyst]

Hi; I would like to work on this (tbh I already tinker around a little with it); is anyone else already working on this?

[Trial97]

Go for it. I am not working on this and presuming if another person had started working it would have opened a draft at least.