* Finished implementing the Self Updater beta Version

 * Pushing Working directory

HellionExtendedServer/HellionExtendedServer.csproj

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
     <Folder Include="API\Chat\" />
     <Folder Include="API\Players\" />
     <Folder Include="API\Vessels\" />
-    <Folder Include="Controllers\" />
+    <Folder Include="GUI\Tabs\" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>

HellionExtendedServer/Managers/NetworkManager.cs

@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ namespace HellionExtendedServer.Managers
     public class NetworkManager
     {
         #region Fields
-
         private static NetworkManager m_networkManager;
         internal NetworkController m_network;
         private static readonly Logger chatlogger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
-
         #endregion Fields
 
         #region Properties
@@ -41,10 +39,11 @@ public NetworkManager(NetworkController networkController)
             networkController.EventSystem.AddListener(typeof(PlayerSpawnRequest), new EventSystem.NetworkDataDelegate(PlayerSpawnRequestListener));
             Log.Instance.Info("Player Spawns Listener Added.");
 
-            // [IN TEST] Could be used to detect when the player is physicly in the server
+            // [IN TEST] Could be used to detect when the player is physically in the server
             networkController.EventSystem.AddListener(typeof(PlayersOnServerRequest), new EventSystem.NetworkDataDelegate(PlayerOnServerListener));
             Log.Instance.Info("Player On Server Listener Added.");
 
+            // Getting when a player disconnects from the server
             networkController.EventSystem.AddListener(typeof(LogOutRequest), new EventSystem.NetworkDataDelegate(LogOutRequestListener));
             Log.Instance.Info("Log Out Request Listener Added.");
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ public void MessageAllClients(string msg, bool sendAsServer = true, bool printTo
             TextChatMessage textChatMessage = new TextChatMessage();
 
             textChatMessage.GUID = BitConverter.ToInt64(guid, 0);
-            textChatMessage.Name = (sendAsServer ? "Server: " : "");
+            textChatMessage.Name = (sendAsServer ? "Server" : "");
             textChatMessage.MessageText = msg;
             try
             {
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ public void MessageAllClients(string msg, bool sendAsServer = true, bool printTo
 
             if (!printToConsole)
                 return;
-            chatlogger.Info((string)textChatMessage.Name + " : " + msg);
+            chatlogger.Info((string)textChatMessage.Name + ": " + msg);
 
 
         }

HellionExtendedServer/Managers/Plugins/PluginManager.cs

@@ -168,6 +168,46 @@ public void ShutdownPlugin(String Plugin)
             }
         }
 
+        public List<Assembly> LoadPluginReferences(string pluginFolder)
+        {
+            List<Assembly> pluginReferences = new List<Assembly>();
+
+            try
+            {               
+                string[] subDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(pluginFolder);
+                foreach (string path in subDirectories)
+                {
+                    string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path, "*.dll", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+                    foreach (string file in files)
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            if (IsValidAssembly(file))
+                            {
+                                Assembly pluginreference = Assembly.UnsafeLoadFrom(file);
+                                pluginReferences.Add(pluginreference);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                Console.WriteLine($"WARNING: '{Path.GetFileName(file)}' is not valid for plugin '{Path.GetDirectoryName(pluginFolder)}' Reference will not be loaded.");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine($"Failed to load plugin reference assembly '{Path.GetFileName(file)}' for plugin '{Path.GetDirectoryName(pluginFolder)}' Error: " + ex.ToString());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return pluginReferences;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Failed to load plugin references for {Path.GetDirectoryName(pluginFolder)} Error: " + ex.ToString());
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public List<PluginInfo> FindAllPlugins()
         {
             List<PluginInfo> foundPlugins = new List<PluginInfo>();
@@ -178,6 +218,10 @@ public List<PluginInfo> FindAllPlugins()
 
             foreach (String subDirectory in subDirectories)
             {
+                // We want to load the plugins references into memory before loading the 
+                // actual plugin to avoid setting off the assembly resolver for hes
+                LoadPluginReferences(subDirectory);
+
                 PluginInfo Plugin = FindPlugin(subDirectory);
 
                 if (Plugin != null)
@@ -213,6 +257,7 @@ private PluginInfo ValidatePlugin(String library)
             Assembly libraryAssembly;
             try
             {
+
                 Console.WriteLine("Loading Plugin Located at " + library);
                 bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(library);
                 libraryAssembly = Assembly.Load(bytes);
@@ -315,6 +360,19 @@ public PluginInfo HandelEvent(MethodInfo method, PluginInfo plugin, EventID eid)
             return plugin;
         }
 
+        // Utility method for loading plugin references
+        public bool IsValidAssembly(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var assembly = AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(path);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         #endregion Methods
     }
 }

HellionExtendedServer/Managers/ServerInstance.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class ServerInstance
         private DateTime m_launchedTime;
         private Server m_server;
         private ServerWrapper m_serverWrapper;
-        //private GameServerProperties m_gameServerProperties;
         private GameServerIni m_gameServerIni;
         private PluginManager m_pluginManager = null;
         private CommandManager m_commandManager;
@@ -50,14 +49,12 @@ public class ServerInstance
         public TimeSpan Uptime { get { return DateTime.Now - m_launchedTime; } }
         public Assembly Assembly { get { return m_assembly; } }
         public Server Server { get { return m_server; } }
-        //public GameServerProperties GameServerProperties { get { return m_gameServerProperties; } }
         public GameServerIni GameServerConfig => m_gameServerIni;
         public PluginManager PluginManager { get { return m_pluginManager; } }
         public CommandManager CommandManager { get { return m_commandManager; } }
         public EventHelper EventHelper { get { return m_eventhelper; } }
         public PermissionManager PermissionManager { get { return m_permissionmanager; } }
 
-
         public static ServerInstance Instance { get { return m_serverInstance; } }
 
         public Boolean IsRunning
@@ -72,17 +69,11 @@ public Boolean IsRunning
                 m_isRunning = value;
                 if (m_isRunning)
                 {
-                    if (OnServerRunning != null)
-                    {
-                        OnServerRunning(m_server);
-                    }
+                    OnServerRunning?.Invoke(m_server);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    if (OnServerStopped != null)
-                    {
-                        OnServerStopped(m_server);
-                    }
+                    OnServerStopped?.Invoke(m_server);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -170,15 +161,11 @@ public void Save(bool showToPLayer = false)
         // Test method, please don't change ;)
         public void Test()
         {
-
-
-
             foreach ( SpaceObjectVessel vessel in m_server.AllVessels)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Ship ({0}) Pos: {1} | Angles: {2} | Velocity: {3} | AngularVelocity: {4} ",vessel.GUID, vessel.Position.ToString(), vessel.Rotation.ToString(),vessel.Velocity, vessel.AngularVelocity));
 
             }
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -204,12 +191,11 @@ public void Start(int wait = 0)
                 };
 
             m_serverThread = ServerWrapper.HellionDedi.StartServer(serverArgs);
-
             m_serverWrapper.Init();
-
+         
             Thread.Sleep(5000);
-
             m_server = ServerWrapper.HellionDedi.Server;
+            OnServerRunning?.Invoke(m_server);
 
             if (IsRunning)
             {
@@ -223,6 +209,8 @@ public void Start(int wait = 0)
 
                 Console.WriteLine(string.Format(HES.Localization.Sentences["ServerDesc"], DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.ffff"), (Server.NetworkController.ServerID <= 0L ? "Not yet assigned" : string.Concat(Server.NetworkController.ServerID)), 64, num, (64 > num ? " WARNING: Server ticks is larger than max tick" : ""), Server.ServerName));
             }
+
+
             Server.NetworkController.EventSystem.RemoveListener(typeof(TextChatMessage), new EventSystem.NetworkDataDelegate(Server.TextChatMessageListener));//Deletes Old Listener
             Server.NetworkController.EventSystem.AddListener(typeof(TextChatMessage), new EventSystem.NetworkDataDelegate(this.TextChatMessageListener));//Referances New Listener
 
@@ -248,7 +236,10 @@ public void Start(int wait = 0)
 
         public void Stop()
         {
-            PluginManager.ShutdownAllPlugins();
+            if(PluginManager.LoadedPlugins != null)
+                foreach (var plugin in PluginManager.LoadedPlugins)
+                    PluginManager.ShutdownPlugin(plugin);
+
             ServerWrapper.HellionDedi.StopServer();
             m_serverThread.Join(60000);
             m_serverThread.Abort();