Plugin switched off after update

[jelum 34]

Hi,

I'm developing a plugin to update video metadata from 3rd party site. To the plugin, I added functionality to auto-update. After some time I noticed that the plugin switched off from the library and currently I'm not able to understand the reason for this. Code for the plugin update:

var package = new PackageVersionInfo()
{
    name = Plugin.PluginKey,
    versionStr = "1.123",
    classification = PackageVersionClass.Release,
    description = release.body,
    requiredVersionStr = "4.7.9",
    sourceUrl = "https://valid_url",
    checksum = checksum,
    targetFilename = DLL_NAME,
    infoUrl = null,
    runtimes = "netcore"
};
try
{
    await _installationManager.InstallPackage(package, true, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
    _logger.Info("Plugin installed successfully");
    progress.Report(100d);
}

 

The question - why after a plugin update it switched off from the library?

[rbjtech 4996]

Probably best to post this question here :

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/forum/47-developer-api/

 

[Luke 40082]

Hi, what do you mean by switched off?

[jelum 34]

Hi, like below, before an update everything was turned on - I'm using the plugin, but after an update - the usage was switched off

Edited May 2, 2023 by jelum

[Luke 40082]

This looks normal to me. Newly installed metadata providers are always off by default, and users have to enable them on the libraries that they want.

[jelum 34]

But the metadata provider was enabled before an update, why the system disabled it? I'm using the same name, targetFilename, only the plugin itself, version, checksum, and sourceUrl changed:

var package = new PackageVersionInfo()
{
    name = Plugin.PluginKey,
    versionStr = "1.123",
    classification = PackageVersionClass.Release,
    description = release.body,
    requiredVersionStr = "4.7.9",
    sourceUrl = "https://valid_url",
    checksum = checksum,
    targetFilename = DLL_NAME,
    infoUrl = null,
    runtimes = "netcore"
};

[Luke 40082]

OK, I don't know, sorry, I can't think of anything that would have caused it to be disabled. There have not been any updates in recent memory that have changed library options.

[jelum 34]

Thanks, I'll continue investigation

[jelum 34]

@Luke, what is the role of guid in plugin updates?

[Luke 40082]

To match the plugin up with the entries in our plugin catalog.

[jelum 34]

only in the plugin catalog or the system runtime? can I, using this guid, claim that this is the same plugin during an update?

[Luke 40082]

I really don't know what you're asking or trying to hint at, but the primary function for the guid is the catalog.

[jelum 34]

I want to prove to the system, that this is the same plugin and doesn't need to disable it on a library

[jelum 34]

Solution: use Guid and don't use a checksum

                var package = new PackageVersionInfo()
                {
                    guid = Plugin.PluginGuid,
                    name = Plugin.PluginName,
                    versionStr = release.tag_name,
                    classification = PackageVersionClass.Release,
                    description = release.body,
                    requiredVersionStr = "4.7.9",
                    sourceUrl = release.assets[0].browser_download_url,
                    //checksum = checksum,
                    targetFilename = DLL_NAME,
                    infoUrl = release.html_url,
                    runtimes = "netcore"
                };