AppDock 4.0.1 Bueno

AppDock 4.0.1 „Bueno“

This patch release repairs the Plugin-in-DApp Beta introduced with 4.0.0 for two real KOReader plugin contracts.

Fixed plugin menu lifecycle

The core KOReader Text editor plugin exposes a dynamic sub_item_table_func. Its actions expect a TouchMenu-like argument with item_table, page, and updateItems(): it uses that object when creating or closing an editor to rebuild its dynamic history and settings menu. The AppDock plugin host now supplies a local compatibility adapter with those three responsibilities. Dynamic menus are therefore rebuilt inside the host instead of failing because the expected menu object was absent.

The external AppStore.koplugin entry is a direct callback that opens its own browser widget. The host now closes its temporary action menu first and starts that callback on KOReader’s next UI cycle. This removes the competing-menu timing that could prevent the plugin browser from appearing.

Boundaries retained

The patch preserves the 4.0.0 safety and hardware-independent boundaries. Plugin host sessions remain non-splittable, existing generic callbacks remain supported, AppDock notifications are used for host errors, and AppDock does not globally intercept or rewrite arbitrary third-party plugin dialogs. A plugin that exposes buildAppDockPane(context) remains the only contract for a true plugin-owned local pane.

Verification

Regression coverage now includes a Text editor-style dynamic menu that resets item_table, restores page 1, and calls updateItems(), plus an AppStore-style direct callback that runs after the AppDock host menu closes. The full Lua 5.1 syntax check and existing AppDock regression suite passed after the fix.