[BUG] Plugin Loading Bug - Server loads cached/wrong plugin instead of new plugin

[hrznx]

SwiftlyS2 Version

v0.2.38

Game

Counter-Strike 2

Operating System

Linux

Bug Description

SwiftlyS2 loads incorrect plugin data even when deploying fresh builds with correct metadata. The server consistently loads cached "MyFirstPlugin" entries instead of the actual "InvisiblePlugin" being deployed.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create and deploy a working plugin (e.g., "MyFirstPlugin")

2. Create a new plugin with different metadata:

[PluginMetadata(Id = "InvisiblePlugin", Version = "1.0.0", Name = "InvisiblePlugin", Author = "STX", Description = "Make players invisible")]
public partial class InvisiblePlugin : BasePlugin

3. Build with dotnet clean; dotnet build; dotnet publish
4. Deploy to /addons/swiftlys2/plugins/InvisiblePlugin/ (extracted folder structure)
5. Run sw plugins load InvisiblePlugin
6. Check sw plugins list

Expected Behavior

│ Name │ Status │ Version │ Author │
│ InvisiblePlugin │ Loaded │ 1.0.0 │ STX │

Actual Behavior

│ Name │ Status │ Version │ Author │
│ MyFirstPlugin │ Loaded │ 1.0.0 │ Developer │
│ MyFirstPlugin │ Loaded │ 1.0.0 │ Developer │

Logs/Console Output

Plugin Information

No response

Additional Context

Suggested Fix

• Add plugin cache clearing mechanism
• Improve plugin loading error messages
• Prevent duplicate plugin entries
• Better metadata validation on load

[skuzzis]

Please check with the latest stable release and report if this is still happens in another issue.