Add extra classes for QVariant conversion.

* Minor cleaning of CMakeLists.txt. Fix C++ warnings and Qt deprecation.
* Avoid using Python from virtual environment.

.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml

@@ -2,37 +2,54 @@ name: Build & Test Plugin Python
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: master
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 env:
-  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: ${{ vars.AZ_BLOB_VCPKG_URL != '' && format('clear;x-azblob,{0},{1},readwrite', vars.AZ_BLOB_VCPKG_URL, secrets.AZ_BLOB_SAS) || '' }}
+  VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
+      # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/consume/binary-caching-github-actions-cache
+      - name: Export GitHub Actions cache environment variables
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_CACHE_URL', process.env.ACTIONS_CACHE_URL || '');
+            core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN', process.env.ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN || '');
+
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - name: Configure Plugin Python
+      - name: Install Qt
-        id: configure-plugin-python
+        uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
-        uses: ModOrganizer2/build-with-mob-action@master
         with:
-          mo2-dependencies: uibase
+          setup-python: false
-          mo2-skip-build: true
+          version: 6.7.1
+          modules:
+          cache: true
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Set environmental variables"
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "VCPKG_ROOT=$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Configure Plugin Python build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          cmake --preset vs2022-windows-standalone `
+            "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${env:QT_ROOT_DIR}\msvc2019_64" `
+            -DPLUGIN_PYTHON_TESTING=ON
 
       - name: Build Plugin Python
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.configure-plugin-python.outputs.working-directory }}
         run: cmake --build vsbuild --config RelWithDebInfo --verbose `
           --target python-tests --target runner-tests --target proxy
 
       - name: Test Plugin Python
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.configure-plugin-python.outputs.working-directory }}
         run: ctest --test-dir vsbuild -C RelWithDebInfo --output-on-failure
-
-      - name: Install Plugin Python
-        working-directory: ${{ steps.configure-plugin-python.outputs.working-directory }}
-        run: cmake --build vsbuild --config RelWithDebInfo --target INSTALL

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-repos:
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v6.0.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: trailing-whitespace
-      - id: end-of-file-fixer
-      - id: check-merge-conflict
-      - id: check-case-conflict
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
-    rev: v22.1.5
-    hooks:
-    - id: clang-format
-      'types_or': [c++, c]
-
-ci:
-  autofix_commit_msg: "[pre-commit.ci] Auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks."
-  autofix_prs: true
-  autoupdate_commit_msg: "[pre-commit.ci] Pre-commit autoupdate."
-  autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
-  submodules: false

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,27 +4,14 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0144 NEW)
 
 project(plugin_python CXX)
 
-# we need mo2-cmake to obtain the Python version, but mo2-cmake will set
+set(Python_FIND_VIRTUALENV STANDARD)
-# CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_* which will trigger a tons of CMP0111 warnings for Python
-# below so we need to reset these before finding Python and then reset them after
-find_package(mo2-cmake CONFIG REQUIRED)
-
-set(_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL ${CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL})
-set(_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO ${CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO})
-set(_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE ${CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE})
-
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL "")
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO "")
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE "")
 
 # find Python before include mo2-cmake, otherwise this will trigger a bunch of CMP0111
 # due to the imported configuration mapping variables defined in mo2.cmake
-find_package(Python ${MO2_PYTHON_VERSION} EXACT COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
+find_package(Python ${MO2_PYTHON_VERSION} COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
 find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL ${_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL})
+find_package(mo2-cmake CONFIG REQUIRED)
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO ${_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO})
-set(CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE ${_CMAKE_MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELEASE})
 
 get_filename_component(Python_HOME ${Python_EXECUTABLE} PATH)
 set(Python_DLL_DIR "${Python_HOME}/DLLs")
@@ -39,8 +26,8 @@ set(Python_VERSION_SHORT ${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python_VERSION_MINOR})
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 # tests (if requested)
-set(BUILD_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING} CACHE BOOL "build tests for plugin_python")
+set(PLUGIN_PYTHON_TESTING ${BUILD_TESTING} CACHE BOOL "build tests for plugin_python")
-if (BUILD_TESTING)
+if (PLUGIN_PYTHON_TESTING)
 	enable_testing()
 	add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()

src/mobase/mobase.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <variant>
 
+#include <uibase/exceptions.h>
+#include <uibase/versioning.h>
+
 #include <pybind11/embed.h>
 
 #include "pybind11_all.h"
@@ -24,6 +27,13 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(mobase, m)
     m.add_object("PyQt6.QtGui", py::module_::import("PyQt6.QtGui"));
     m.add_object("PyQt6.QtWidgets", py::module_::import("PyQt6.QtWidgets"));
 
+    // exceptions
+    //
+    py::register_exception<Exception>(m, "MO2Exception");
+    py::register_exception<InvalidNXMLinkException>(m, "InvalidNXMLinkException");
+    py::register_exception<IncompatibilityException>(m, "IncompatibilityException");
+    py::register_exception<InvalidVersionException>(m, "InvalidVersionException");
+
     // bindings
     //
     mo2::python::add_basic_bindings(m);
@@ -69,7 +79,8 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(mobase, m)
         //
         m.add_object(
             "MoVariant",
-            py::eval("None | bool | int | str | list[object] | dict[str, object]"));
+            py::eval(
+                "None | bool | int | str | float | list[object] | dict[str, object]"));
 
         // same thing for GameFeatureType
         //

src/mobase/pybind11_all.h

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "pybind11_qt/pybind11_qt.h"
 
 #include "pybind11_utils/functional.h"
-#include "pybind11_utils/generator.h"
 #include "pybind11_utils/shared_cpp_owner.h"
 #include "pybind11_utils/smart_variant_wrapper.h"
 

src/mobase/wrappers/basic_classes.cpp

@@ -3,19 +3,15 @@
 #include "../pybind11_all.h"
 
 #include <format>
-#include <memory>
 
-#include <pybind11_utils/generator.h>
 #include <uibase/executableinfo.h>
+#include <uibase/extensions/extension.h>
+#include <uibase/extensions/iextensionlist.h>
 #include <uibase/filemapping.h>
 #include <uibase/game_features/igamefeatures.h>
 #include <uibase/guessedvalue.h>
 #include <uibase/idownloadmanager.h>
-#include <uibase/iexecutable.h>
-#include <uibase/iexecutableslist.h>
 #include <uibase/iinstallationmanager.h>
-#include <uibase/iinstance.h>
-#include <uibase/iinstancemanager.h>
 #include <uibase/imodinterface.h>
 #include <uibase/imodrepositorybridge.h>
 #include <uibase/imoinfo.h>
@@ -60,24 +56,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .value("NO_METADATA", Version::FormatMode::NoMetadata)
             .value("CONDENSED",
                    static_cast<Version::FormatMode>(Version::FormatCondensed.toInt()))
-            .export_values()
+            .export_values();
-            .def("__xor__",
-                 py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                     &operator^))
-            .def("__and__",
-                 py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                     &operator&))
-            .def("__or__", py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                               &operator|))
-            .def("__rxor__",
-                 py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                     &operator^))
-            .def("__rand__",
-                 py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                     &operator&))
-            .def("__ror__",
-                 py::overload_cast<Version::FormatMode, Version::FormatModes>(
-                     &operator|));
 
         pyVersion
             .def_static("parse", &Version::parse, "value"_a,
@@ -109,11 +88,8 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def_property_readonly("subpatch", &Version::subpatch)
             .def_property_readonly("prereleases", &Version::preReleases)
             .def_property_readonly("build_metadata", &Version::buildMetadata)
-            .def("string", &Version::string, "mode"_a = Version::FormatModes{})
+            .def("string", &Version::string, "mode"_a = Version::FormatCondensed)
-            .def("__str__",
+            .def("__str__", &Version::string)
-                 [](Version const& version) {
-                     return version.string(Version::FormatCondensed);
-                 })
             .def(py::self < py::self)
             .def(py::self > py::self)
             .def(py::self <= py::self)
@@ -203,27 +179,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("forced", &ExecutableForcedLoadSetting::forced)
             .def("library", &ExecutableForcedLoadSetting::library)
             .def("process", &ExecutableForcedLoadSetting::process);
-
-        py::class_<IExecutable>(m, "IExecutable")
-            .def("title", &IExecutable::title)
-            .def("binaryInfo", &IExecutable::binaryInfo)
-            .def("arguments", &IExecutable::arguments)
-            .def("steamAppID", &IExecutable::steamAppID)
-            .def("workingDirectory", &IExecutable::workingDirectory)
-            .def("isShownOnToolbar", &IExecutable::isShownOnToolbar)
-            .def("usesOwnIcon", &IExecutable::usesOwnIcon)
-            .def("minimizeToSystemTray", &IExecutable::minimizeToSystemTray)
-            .def("hide", &IExecutable::hide);
-
-        py::class_<IExecutablesList>(m, "IExecutablesList")
-            .def("executables",
-                 [](IExecutablesList* executablesList) {
-                     return make_generator(executablesList->executables(),
-                                           py::return_value_policy::reference);
-                 })
-            .def("getByTitle", &IExecutablesList::getByTitle, "title"_a)
-            .def("getByBinary", &IExecutablesList::getByBinary, "info"_a)
-            .def("contains", &IExecutablesList::contains, "title"_a);
     }
 
     void add_modinterface_classes(py::module_ m)
@@ -258,9 +213,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("url", &IModInterface::url)
             .def("primaryCategory", &IModInterface::primaryCategory)
             .def("categories", &IModInterface::categories)
-            .def("author", &IModInterface::author)
-            .def("uploader", &IModInterface::uploader)
-            .def("uploaderUrl", &IModInterface::uploaderUrl)
             .def("trackedState", &IModInterface::trackedState)
             .def("endorsedState", &IModInterface::endorsedState)
             .def("fileTree", &IModInterface::fileTree)
@@ -328,10 +280,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def_readwrite("fileCategory", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::fileCategory)
             .def_readwrite("fileTime", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::fileTime)
             .def_readwrite("repository", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::repository)
-            .def_readwrite("userData", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::userData)
+            .def_readwrite("userData", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::userData);
-            .def_readwrite("author", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::author)
-            .def_readwrite("uploader", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::uploader)
-            .def_readwrite("uploaderUrl", &ModRepositoryFileInfo::uploaderUrl);
     }
 
     void add_guessedstring_classes(py::module_ m)
@@ -411,6 +360,38 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         py::implicitly_convertible<QString, GuessedValue<QString>>();
     }
 
+    void add_iextensionlist_classes(py::module_ m)
+    {
+        // TODO: add all bindings here
+
+        py::class_<IExtension>(m, "IExtension");
+
+        py::class_<IExtensionList>(m, "IExtensionList")
+            .def("installed", &IExtensionList::installed, "identifier"_a)
+            .def(
+                "enabled",
+                py::overload_cast<const QString&>(&IExtensionList::enabled, py::const_),
+                "identifier"_a)
+            .def(
+                "__getitem__",
+                [](IExtensionList const& self,
+                   std::variant<std::size_t, QString> const& index) {
+                    return std::visit(
+                        [&self](auto&& value) {
+                            if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(value)>,
+                                                         std::size_t>) {
+                                return self.at(value);
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                return self.get(value);
+                            }
+                        },
+                        index);
+                },
+                "index"_a, py::return_value_policy::reference)
+            .def("__len__", &IExtensionList::size);
+    }
+
     void add_ipluginlist_classes(py::module_ m)
     {
         py::enum_<IPluginList::PluginState>(m, "PluginState", py::arithmetic())
@@ -436,15 +417,9 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("hasMasterExtension", &IPluginList::hasMasterExtension, "name"_a)
             .def("isMediumFlagged", &IPluginList::isMediumFlagged, "name"_a)
             .def("isLightFlagged", &IPluginList::isLightFlagged, "name"_a)
-            .def("isBlueprintFlagged", &IPluginList::isBlueprintFlagged, "name"_a)
             .def("hasLightExtension", &IPluginList::hasLightExtension, "name"_a)
             .def("hasNoRecords", &IPluginList::hasNoRecords, "name"_a)
 
-            .def("formVersion", &IPluginList::formVersion, "name"_a)
-            .def("headerVersion", &IPluginList::headerVersion, "name"_a)
-            .def("author", &IPluginList::author, "name"_a)
-            .def("description", &IPluginList::description, "name"_a)
-
             // Kept but deprecated for backward compatibility:
             .def(
                 "onPluginStateChanged",
@@ -563,7 +538,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         py::class_<IOrganizer>(m, "IOrganizer")
             .def("createNexusBridge", &IOrganizer::createNexusBridge,
                  py::return_value_policy::reference)
-            .def("instanceName", &IOrganizer::instanceName)
             .def("profileName", &IOrganizer::profileName)
             .def("profilePath", &IOrganizer::profilePath)
             .def("downloadsPath", &IOrganizer::downloadsPath)
@@ -646,20 +620,16 @@ namespace mo2::python {
 
             .def("virtualFileTree", &IOrganizer::virtualFileTree)
 
-            .def("instanceManager", &IOrganizer::instanceManager,
-                 py::return_value_policy::reference)
             .def("downloadManager", &IOrganizer::downloadManager,
                  py::return_value_policy::reference)
             .def("pluginList", &IOrganizer::pluginList,
                  py::return_value_policy::reference)
-            .def("modList", &IOrganizer::modList, py::return_value_policy::reference)
+            .def("extensionList", &IOrganizer::extensionList,
-            .def("executablesList", &IOrganizer::executablesList,
                  py::return_value_policy::reference)
+            .def("modList", &IOrganizer::modList, py::return_value_policy::reference)
             .def("gameFeatures", &IOrganizer::gameFeatures,
                  py::return_value_policy::reference)
-            .def("profile", &IOrganizer::profile)
+            .def("profile", &IOrganizer::profile, py::return_value_policy::reference)
-            .def("profileNames", &IOrganizer::profileNames)
-            .def("getProfile", &IOrganizer::getProfile, "name"_a)
 
             // custom implementation for startApplication and
             // waitForApplication because 1) HANDLE (= void*) is not properly
@@ -803,29 +773,12 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def_static("getPluginDataPath", &IOrganizer::getPluginDataPath);
     }
 
-    void add_iinstance_manager_classes(py::module_ m)
-    {
-        py::class_<IInstance, std::shared_ptr<IInstance>>(m, "IInstance")
-            .def("displayName", &IInstance::displayName)
-            .def("gameName", &IInstance::gameName)
-            .def("gameDirectory", &IInstance::gameDirectory)
-            .def("isPortable", &IInstance::isPortable);
-
-        py::class_<IInstanceManager>(m, "IInstanceManager")
-            .def("currentInstance", &IInstanceManager::currentInstance)
-            .def("globalInstancePaths", &IInstanceManager::globalInstancePaths)
-            .def("getGlobalInstance", &IInstanceManager::getGlobalInstance);
-    }
-
     void add_idownload_manager_classes(py::module_ m)
     {
         py::class_<IDownloadManager>(m, "IDownloadManager")
             .def("startDownloadURLs", &IDownloadManager::startDownloadURLs, "urls"_a)
             .def("startDownloadNexusFile", &IDownloadManager::startDownloadNexusFile,
                  "mod_id"_a, "file_id"_a)
-            .def("startDownloadNexusFileForGame",
-                 &IDownloadManager::startDownloadNexusFileForGame, "game_name"_a,
-                 "mod_id"_a, "file_id"_a)
             .def("downloadPath", &IDownloadManager::downloadPath, "id"_a)
             .def("onDownloadComplete", &IDownloadManager::onDownloadComplete,
                  "callback"_a)
@@ -877,12 +830,37 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         add_modinterface_classes(m);
         add_modrepository_classes(m);
 
-        py::class_<PluginSetting>(m, "PluginSetting")
+        py::class_<Setting>(m, "Setting")
-            .def(py::init<const QString&, const QString&, const QVariant&>(), "key"_a,
+            .def(py::init([](const QString& name, const QString& description,
-                 "description"_a, "default_value"_a)
+                             const QVariant& defaultValue) {
-            .def_readwrite("key", &PluginSetting::key)
+                     mo2::python::show_deprecation_warning(
-            .def_readwrite("description", &PluginSetting::description)
+                         "Setting(key, description, default)",
-            .def_readwrite("default_value", &PluginSetting::defaultValue);
+                         "Setting(key, description, default) is deprecated, use "
+                         "Setting(name, title, description, default) instead.");
+                     return Setting(name, description, defaultValue);
+                 }),
+                 "key"_a, "description"_a, "default_value"_a)
+            .def(py::init<const QString&, const QString&, const QString&,
+                          const QVariant&>(),
+                 "name"_a, "title"_a, "description"_a, "default_value"_a)
+            .def(py::init<const QString&, const QString&, const QString&,
+                          const QString&, const QVariant&>(),
+                 "name"_a, "title"_a, "description"_a, "group"_a, "default_value"_a)
+            .def_property_readonly("name", &Setting::name)
+            .def_property_readonly("title", &Setting::title)
+            .def_property_readonly("description", &Setting::description)
+            .def_property_readonly("group", &Setting::group)
+            .def_property_readonly("default_value", &Setting::defaultValue);
+
+        // deprecated alias
+        m.attr("PluginSetting") = m.attr("Setting");
+
+        py::class_<SettingGroup>(m, "SettingGroup")
+            .def(py::init<const QString&, const QString&, const QString&>(), "name"_a,
+                 "title"_a, "description"_a)
+            .def_property_readonly("name", &SettingGroup::name)
+            .def_property_readonly("title", &SettingGroup::title)
+            .def_property_readonly("description", &SettingGroup::description);
 
         py::class_<PluginRequirementFactory>(m, "PluginRequirementFactory")
             // pluginDependency
@@ -928,7 +906,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
 
         // must be done BEFORE imodlist because there is a default argument to a
         // IProfile* in the modlist class
-        py::class_<IProfile, std::shared_ptr<IProfile>>(m, "IProfile")
+        py::class_<IProfile>(m, "IProfile")
             .def("name", &IProfile::name)
             .def("absolutePath", &IProfile::absolutePath)
             .def("localSavesEnabled", &IProfile::localSavesEnabled)
@@ -941,9 +919,9 @@ namespace mo2::python {
                  })
             .def("absoluteIniFilePath", &IProfile::absoluteIniFilePath, "inifile"_a);
 
+        add_iextensionlist_classes(m);
         add_ipluginlist_classes(m);
         add_imodlist_classes(m);
-        add_iinstance_manager_classes(m);
         add_idownload_manager_classes(m);
         add_iinstallation_manager_classes(m);
         add_iorganizer_classes(m);

src/mobase/wrappers/game_features.cpp

@@ -89,15 +89,11 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         }
         bool lightPluginsAreSupported() override
         {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(bool, GamePlugins, lightPluginsAreSupported, );
+            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(bool, GamePlugins, lightPluginsAreSupported, );
         }
         bool mediumPluginsAreSupported() override
         {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(bool, GamePlugins, mediumPluginsAreSupported, );
+            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(bool, GamePlugins, mediumPluginsAreSupported, );
-        }
-        bool blueprintPluginsAreSupported() override
-        {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(bool, GamePlugins, blueprintPluginsAreSupported, );
         }
     };
 
@@ -263,9 +259,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("readPluginLists", &GamePlugins::readPluginLists, "plugin_list"_a)
             .def("getLoadOrder", &GamePlugins::getLoadOrder)
             .def("lightPluginsAreSupported", &GamePlugins::lightPluginsAreSupported)
-            .def("mediumPluginsAreSupported", &GamePlugins::mediumPluginsAreSupported)
+            .def("mediumPluginsAreSupported", &GamePlugins::mediumPluginsAreSupported);
-            .def("blueprintPluginsAreSupported",
-                 &GamePlugins::blueprintPluginsAreSupported);
 
         // LocalSavegames
 

src/mobase/wrappers/pyfiletree.cpp

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace mo2::detail {
             return std::make_shared<PyFileTree>(parent, name, m_Callback);
         }
 
-        bool doPopulate([[maybe_unused]] std::shared_ptr<const IFileTree> parent,
+        bool doPopulate(std::shared_ptr<const IFileTree> parent,
                         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<FileTreeEntry>>&) const override
         {
             return true;
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
 
     void add_ifiletree_bindings(pybind11::module_& m)
     {
+
         // FileTreeEntry class:
         auto fileTreeEntryClass =
             py::class_<FileTreeEntry, std::shared_ptr<FileTreeEntry>>(m,
@@ -163,13 +164,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .value("SKIP", IFileTree::WalkReturn::SKIP)
             .export_values();
 
-        // in C++ this is not an inner enum due to the conditional feature of glob(),
-        // but in Python this makes more sense as a inner enum
-        py::enum_<GlobPatternType>(iFileTreeClass, "GlobPatternType")
-            .value("GLOB", GlobPatternType::GLOB)
-            .value("REGEX", GlobPatternType::REGEX)
-            .export_values();
-
         // Non-mutable operations:
         iFileTreeClass.def("exists",
                            py::overload_cast<QString, IFileTree::FileTypes>(
@@ -181,29 +175,10 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         iFileTreeClass.def("pathTo", &IFileTree::pathTo, py::arg("entry"),
                            py::arg("sep") = "\\");
 
-        iFileTreeClass.def(
+        // Note: walk() would probably be better as a generator in python, but
-            "walk",
+        // it is likely impossible to construct from the C++ walk() method.
-            py::overload_cast<
+        iFileTreeClass.def("walk", &IFileTree::walk, py::arg("callback"),
-                std::function<IFileTree::WalkReturn(
+                           py::arg("sep") = "\\");
-                    QString const&, std::shared_ptr<const FileTreeEntry>)>,
-                QString>(&IFileTree::walk, py::const_),
-            py::arg("callback"), py::arg("sep") = "\\");
-
-        // the walk() and glob() generator version are free functions in C++ due to the
-        // conditional nature, but in Python, it makes more sense to have them as method
-        // of IFileTree directly
-
-        iFileTreeClass.def("walk", [](std::shared_ptr<const IFileTree> tree) {
-            return make_generator(walk(tree));
-        });
-
-        iFileTreeClass.def(
-            "glob",
-            [](std::shared_ptr<const IFileTree> tree, QString pattern,
-               GlobPatternType patternType) {
-                return make_generator(glob(tree, pattern, patternType));
-            },
-            py::arg("pattern"), py::arg("type") = GlobPatternType::GLOB);
 
         // Kind-of-static operations:
         iFileTreeClass.def("createOrphanTree", &IFileTree::createOrphanTree,

src/mobase/wrappers/pyplugins.cpp

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("gameIcon", &IPluginGame::gameIcon)
             .def("gameDirectory", &IPluginGame::gameDirectory)
             .def("dataDirectory", &IPluginGame::dataDirectory)
-            .def("modDataDirectory", &IPluginGame::modDataDirectory)
             .def("secondaryDataDirectories", &IPluginGame::secondaryDataDirectories)
             .def("setGamePath", &IPluginGame::setGamePath, "path"_a)
             .def("documentsDirectory", &IPluginGame::documentsDirectory)
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("iniFiles", &IPluginGame::iniFiles)
             .def("DLCPlugins", &IPluginGame::DLCPlugins)
             .def("CCPlugins", &IPluginGame::CCPlugins)
-            .def("blueprintPrefix", &IPluginGame::blueprintPrefix)
             .def("loadOrderMechanism", &IPluginGame::loadOrderMechanism)
             .def("sortMechanism", &IPluginGame::sortMechanism)
             .def("nexusModOrganizerID", &IPluginGame::nexusModOrganizerID)
@@ -84,8 +82,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("looksValid", &IPluginGame::looksValid, "directory"_a)
             .def("gameVersion", &IPluginGame::gameVersion)
             .def("getLauncherName", &IPluginGame::getLauncherName)
-            .def("getSupportURL", &IPluginGame::getSupportURL)
+            .def("getSupportURL", &IPluginGame::getSupportURL);
-            .def("getModMappings", &IPluginGame::getModMappings);
     }
 
     // multiple installers
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
                  py::return_value_policy::reference);
 
         py::class_<IPluginInstallerSimple, PyPluginInstallerSimple, IPluginInstaller,
-                   IPlugin, std::unique_ptr<IPluginInstallerSimple, py::nodelete>>(
+                   std::unique_ptr<IPluginInstallerSimple, py::nodelete>>(
             m, "IPluginInstallerSimple", py::multiple_inheritance())
             .def(py::init<>())
 
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ namespace mo2::python {
                 "name"_a, "tree"_a, "version"_a, "nexus_id"_a);
 
         py::class_<IPluginInstallerCustom, PyPluginInstallerCustom, IPluginInstaller,
-                   IPlugin, std::unique_ptr<IPluginInstallerCustom, py::nodelete>>(
+                   std::unique_ptr<IPluginInstallerCustom, py::nodelete>>(
             m, "IPluginInstallerCustom", py::multiple_inheritance())
             .def(py::init<>())
             .def("isArchiveSupported", &IPluginInstallerCustom::isArchiveSupported,
@@ -147,12 +144,9 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             .def("init", &IPlugin::init, "organizer"_a)
             .def("name", &IPlugin::name)
             .def("localizedName", &IPlugin::localizedName)
-            .def("master", &IPlugin::master)
-            .def("author", &IPlugin::author)
-            .def("description", &IPlugin::description)
-            .def("version", &IPlugin::version)
             .def("requirements", &IPlugin::requirements)
             .def("settings", &IPlugin::settings)
+            .def("settingGroups", &IPlugin::settingGroups)
             .def("enabledByDefault", &IPlugin::enabledByDefault);
 
         py::class_<IPyPlugin, PyPlugin, IPlugin,

src/mobase/wrappers/pyplugins.h

@@ -45,25 +45,19 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         {
             PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QString, PluginBase, localizedName, );
         }
-        QString master() const override
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const IPluginRequirement>>
+        requirements() const override
         {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QString, PluginBase, master, );
+            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const IPluginRequirement>>,
+                              PluginBase, requirements, );
         }
-        QString author() const override
+        QList<Setting> settings() const override
         {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(QString, PluginBase, author, );
+            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(QList<Setting>, PluginBase, settings, );
         }
-        QString description() const override
+        QList<SettingGroup> settingGroups() const override
         {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(QString, PluginBase, description, );
+            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QList<SettingGroup>, PluginBase, settingGroups, );
-        }
-        VersionInfo version() const override
-        {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(VersionInfo, PluginBase, version, );
-        }
-        QList<PluginSetting> settings() const override
-        {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(QList<PluginSetting>, PluginBase, settings, );
         }
     };
 
@@ -397,10 +391,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         {
             PYBIND11_OVERRIDE_PURE(QDir, IPluginGame, dataDirectory, );
         }
-        QString modDataDirectory() const override
-        {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QString, IPluginGame, modDataDirectory, );
-        }
         QMap<QString, QDir> secondaryDataDirectories() const override
         {
             using string_dir_map = QMap<QString, QDir>;
@@ -483,10 +473,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         {
             PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QStringList, IPluginGame, CCPlugins, );
         }
-        QString blueprintPrefix() const override
-        {
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QString, IPluginGame, blueprintPrefix, );
-        }
         LoadOrderMechanism loadOrderMechanism() const override
         {
             PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(LoadOrderMechanism, IPluginGame, loadOrderMechanism, );
@@ -519,11 +505,6 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         {
             PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(QString, IPluginGame, getSupportURL, );
         }
-        QMap<QString, QStringList> getModMappings() const override
-        {
-            using vfs_map = QMap<QString, QStringList>;
-            PYBIND11_OVERRIDE(vfs_map, IPluginGame, getModMappings, );
-        }
     };
 
 }  // namespace mo2::python

src/plugin_python_en.ts

@@ -4,73 +4,30 @@
 <context>
     <name>ProxyPython</name>
     <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="88"/>
+        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="170"/>
-        <source>Python Initialization failed</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="89"/>
-        <source>On a previous start the Python Plugin failed to initialize.
-Do you want to try initializing python again (at the risk of another crash)?
- Suggestion: Select &quot;no&quot;, and click the warning sign for further help.Afterwards you have to re-enable the python plugin.</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="162"/>
-        <source>Python Proxy</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="172"/>
-        <source>Proxy Plugin to allow plugins written in python to be loaded</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="244"/>
-        <source>ModOrganizer path contains a semicolon</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="246"/>
-        <source>Python DLL not found</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="248"/>
-        <source>Invalid Python DLL</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="250"/>
-        <source>Initializing Python failed</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="252"/>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="281"/>
-        <source>invalid problem key %1</source>
-        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="260"/>
         <source>The path to Mod Organizer (%1) contains a semicolon.&lt;br&gt;While this is legal on NTFS drives, many applications do not handle it correctly.&lt;br&gt;Unfortunately MO depends on libraries that seem to fall into that group.&lt;br&gt;As a result the python plugin cannot be loaded, and the only solution we can offer is to remove the semicolon or move MO to a path without a semicolon.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="270"/>
+        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="180"/>
         <source>The Python plugin DLL was not found, maybe your antivirus deleted it. Re-installing MO2 might fix the problem.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="273"/>
+        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="183"/>
         <source>The Python plugin DLL is invalid, maybe your antivirus is blocking it. Re-installing MO2 and adding exclusions for it to your AV might fix the problem.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="278"/>
+        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="188"/>
         <source>The initialization of the Python plugin DLL failed, unfortunately without any details.</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="proxy/proxypython.cpp" line="191"/>
+        <source>no failure</source>
+        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
+    </message>
 </context>
 <context>
     <name>QObject</name>

src/proxy/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 find_package(mo2-uibase CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
-set(PLUGIN_NAME "plugin_python")
+set(PROXY_NAME "python")
 
 add_library(proxy SHARED proxypython.cpp proxypython.h)
 mo2_configure_plugin(proxy
@@ -16,18 +16,23 @@ mo2_configure_plugin(proxy
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pybind11-qt)
 mo2_default_source_group()
 target_link_libraries(proxy PRIVATE runner mo2::uibase)
-set_target_properties(proxy PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${PLUGIN_NAME})
+set_target_properties(proxy PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "python_proxy")
-mo2_install_plugin(proxy FOLDER)
 
-set(PLUGIN_PYTHON_DIR bin/plugins/${PLUGIN_NAME})
+set(PROXY_PYTHON_DIR ${MO2_INSTALL_BIN}/proxies/python)
 
-# install runner
+# install runner and proxy
+install(FILES $<TARGET_FILE:proxy> DESTINATION ${PROXY_PYTHON_DIR})
+install(FILES $<TARGET_FILE:runner> DESTINATION ${PROXY_PYTHON_DIR}/dlls)
+
+# install PDB
+install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:proxy> DESTINATION pdb)
+
+# delay loading since the dll is not in the standard folder
 target_link_options(proxy PRIVATE "/DELAYLOAD:runner.dll")
-install(FILES $<TARGET_FILE:runner> DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_PYTHON_DIR}/dlls)
 
 # translations (custom location)
 mo2_add_translations(proxy
-    TS_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../${PLUGIN_NAME}_en.ts
+    TS_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../plugin_python_en.ts
     SOURCES
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../runner
@@ -35,17 +40,14 @@ mo2_add_translations(proxy
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pybind11-qt)
 
 # install DLLs files needed
-set(DLL_DIRS ${PLUGIN_PYTHON_DIR}/dlls)
+set(DLL_DIRS ${PROXY_PYTHON_DIR}/dlls)
 file(GLOB dlls_to_install
-	${Python_HOME}/dlls/libffi*.dll
+	# ${PYTHON_BUILD_PATH}/libffi*.dll
-	${Python_HOME}/dlls/sqlite*.dll
-	${Python_HOME}/dlls/libssl*.dll
-	${Python_HOME}/dlls/libcrypto*.dll
 	${Python_HOME}/python${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}*.dll)
 install(FILES ${dlls_to_install} DESTINATION ${DLL_DIRS})
 
 # install Python .pyd files
-set(PYLIB_DIR ${PLUGIN_PYTHON_DIR}/libs)
+set(PYLIB_DIR ${PROXY_PYTHON_DIR}/libs)
 file(GLOB libs_to_install ${Python_DLL_DIR}/*.pyd)
 install(FILES ${libs_to_install} DESTINATION ${PYLIB_DIR})
 

src/proxy/proxypython.cpp

@@ -53,58 +53,26 @@ fs::path getPluginFolder()
     return fs::path(path).parent_path();
 }
 
-ProxyPython::ProxyPython()
+ProxyPython::ProxyPython() : m_RunnerLib{nullptr}, m_Runner{nullptr} {}
-    : m_MOInfo{nullptr}, m_RunnerLib{nullptr}, m_Runner{nullptr},
-      m_LoadFailure(FailureType::NONE)
-{
-}
 
-bool ProxyPython::init(IOrganizer* moInfo)
+bool ProxyPython::initialize(QString& errorMessage)
 {
-    m_MOInfo = moInfo;
+    errorMessage = "";
-
-    if (m_MOInfo && !m_MOInfo->isPluginEnabled(this)) {
-        return false;
-    }
 
     if (QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath().contains(';')) {
-        m_LoadFailure = FailureType::SEMICOLON;
+        errorMessage = failureMessage(FailureType::SEMICOLON);
         return true;
     }
 
     const auto pluginFolder = getPluginFolder();
-
     if (pluginFolder.empty()) {
         DWORD error  = ::GetLastError();
-        m_LoadFailure = FailureType::DLL_NOT_FOUND;
+        errorMessage = failureMessage(FailureType::DLL_NOT_FOUND);
         log::error("failed to resolve Python proxy directory ({}): {}", error,
                    qUtf8Printable(windowsErrorString(::GetLastError())));
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (m_MOInfo && m_MOInfo->persistent(name(), "tryInit", false).toBool()) {
-        m_LoadFailure = FailureType::INITIALIZATION;
-        if (QMessageBox::question(
-                parentWidget(), tr("Python Initialization failed"),
-                tr("On a previous start, the Python Plugin failed to initialize.\n"
-                   "Do you want to try initializing Python again (at the risk of "
-                   "another crash)?\n "
-                   "Suggestion: Select \"no\", and click the warning sign for further "
-                   "help. Afterwards you have to re-enable the Python plugin."),
-                QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No,
-                QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::No) {
-            // we force enabled here (note: this is a persistent settings since MO2 2.4
-            // or something), plugin usually should not handle enabled/disabled
-            // themselves but this is a base plugin so...
-            m_MOInfo->setPersistent(name(), "enabled", false, true);
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (m_MOInfo) {
-        m_MOInfo->setPersistent(name(), "tryInit", true);
-    }
-
     // load the pythonrunner library, this is done in multiple steps:
     //
     // 1. we set the dlls/ subfolder (from the plugin) as the DLL directory so Windows
@@ -114,7 +82,7 @@ bool ProxyPython::init(IOrganizer* moInfo)
     const auto dllPaths = pluginFolder / "dlls";
     if (SetDllDirectoryW(dllPaths.c_str()) == 0) {
         DWORD error  = ::GetLastError();
-        m_LoadFailure = FailureType::DLL_NOT_FOUND;
+        errorMessage = failureMessage(FailureType::DLL_NOT_FOUND);
         log::error("failed to add python DLL directory ({}): {}", error,
                    qUtf8Printable(windowsErrorString(::GetLastError())));
         return false;
@@ -128,21 +96,16 @@ bool ProxyPython::init(IOrganizer* moInfo)
 
     if (m_Runner) {
         const auto libpath = pluginFolder / "libs";
-        const std::vector<fs::path> paths{
+        const std::vector<fs::path> paths{libpath / "pythoncore.zip", libpath};
-            libpath / "pythoncore.zip", libpath,
-            std::filesystem::path{IOrganizer::getPluginDataPath().toStdWString()}};
         m_Runner->initialize(paths);
     }
 
-    if (m_MOInfo) {
-        m_MOInfo->setPersistent(name(), "tryInit", false);
-    }
-
     // reset DLL directory
     SetDllDirectoryW(NULL);
 
     if (!m_Runner || !m_Runner->isInitialized()) {
-        m_LoadFailure = FailureType::INITIALIZATION;
+        errorMessage = failureMessage(FailureType::INITIALIZATION);
+        return false;
     }
     else {
         m_Runner->addDllSearchPath(pluginFolder / "dlls");
@@ -151,110 +114,58 @@ bool ProxyPython::init(IOrganizer* moInfo)
     return true;
 }
 
-QString ProxyPython::name() const
+QList<QList<QObject*>> ProxyPython::load(const PluginExtension& extension)
-{
-    return "Python Proxy";
-}
-
-QString ProxyPython::localizedName() const
-{
-    return tr("Python Proxy");
-}
-
-QString ProxyPython::author() const
-{
-    return "AnyOldName3, Holt59, Silarn, Tannin";
-}
-
-QString ProxyPython::description() const
-{
-    return tr("Proxy Plugin to allow plugins written in python to be loaded");
-}
-
-VersionInfo ProxyPython::version() const
-{
-    return VersionInfo(3, 0, 0, VersionInfo::RELEASE_FINAL);
-}
-
-QList<PluginSetting> ProxyPython::settings() const
-{
-    return {};
-}
-
-QStringList ProxyPython::pluginList(const QDir& pluginPath) const
-{
-    QDir dir(pluginPath);
-    dir.setFilter(dir.filter() | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
-    QDirIterator iter(dir);
-
-    // Note: We put python script (.py) and directory names, not the __init__.py
-    // files in those since it is easier for the runner to import them.
-    QStringList result;
-    while (iter.hasNext()) {
-        QString name   = iter.next();
-        QFileInfo info = iter.fileInfo();
-
-        if (info.isFile() && name.endsWith(".py")) {
-            result.append(name);
-        }
-        else if (info.isDir() && QDir(info.absoluteFilePath()).exists("__init__.py")) {
-            result.append(name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-QList<QObject*> ProxyPython::load(const QString& identifier)
 {
     if (!m_Runner) {
         return {};
     }
-    return m_Runner->load(identifier);
-}
-
-void ProxyPython::unload(const QString& identifier)
-{
-    if (m_Runner) {
-        return m_Runner->unload(identifier);
-    }
-}
-
-std::vector<unsigned int> ProxyPython::activeProblems() const
-{
-    auto failure = m_LoadFailure;
-
-    // don't know how this could happen but wth
-    if (m_Runner && !m_Runner->isInitialized()) {
-        failure = FailureType::INITIALIZATION;
-    }
-
-    if (failure != FailureType::NONE) {
-        return {static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<FailureType>>(failure)};
-    }
 
+    if (extension.autodetect()) {
+        log::debug("{}: automatic plugin detection is not supported for Python plugins",
+                   extension.metadata().name());
         return {};
     }
 
-QString ProxyPython::shortDescription(unsigned int key) const
+    m_ExtensionModules[&extension] = {};
+
+    QList<QList<QObject*>> plugins;
+    for (auto& [moduleName, modulePath] : extension.plugins()) {
+        m_ExtensionModules[&extension].push_back({moduleName, modulePath});
+        plugins.append(m_Runner->load(moduleName, modulePath));
+    }
+
+    return plugins;
+}
+
+void ProxyPython::unload(const PluginExtension& extension)
 {
-    switch (static_cast<FailureType>(key)) {
+    if (!m_Runner) {
-    case FailureType::SEMICOLON:
+        return;
-        return tr("ModOrganizer path contains a semicolon");
+    }
-    case FailureType::DLL_NOT_FOUND:
+
-        return tr("Python DLL not found");
+    if (auto it = m_ExtensionModules.find(&extension); it != m_ExtensionModules.end()) {
-    case FailureType::INVALID_DLL:
+        for (auto& [moduleName, modulePath] : it->second) {
-        return tr("Invalid Python DLL");
+            m_Runner->unload(moduleName, modulePath);
-    case FailureType::INITIALIZATION:
+        }
-        return tr("Initializing Python failed");
+        m_ExtensionModules.erase(it);
-    default:
-        return tr("invalid problem key %1").arg(key);
     }
 }
 
-QString ProxyPython::fullDescription(unsigned int key) const
+void ProxyPython::unloadAll()
 {
-    switch (static_cast<FailureType>(key)) {
+    if (m_Runner) {
+        for (auto& [ext, modules] : m_ExtensionModules) {
+            for (auto& [moduleName, modulePath] : modules) {
+                m_Runner->unload(moduleName, modulePath);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    m_ExtensionModules.clear();
+}
+
+QString ProxyPython::failureMessage(FailureType key)
+{
+    switch (key) {
     case FailureType::SEMICOLON:
         return tr("The path to Mod Organizer (%1) contains a semicolon.<br>"
                   "While this is legal on NTFS drives, many applications do not "
@@ -277,13 +188,6 @@ QString ProxyPython::fullDescription(unsigned int key) const
         return tr("The initialization of the Python plugin DLL failed, unfortunately "
                   "without any details.");
     default:
-        return tr("invalid problem key %1").arg(key);
+        return tr("no failure");
     }
 }
-
-bool ProxyPython::hasGuidedFix(unsigned int) const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-void ProxyPython::startGuidedFix(unsigned int) const {}

src/proxy/proxypython.h

@@ -23,45 +23,27 @@ along with python proxy plugin.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <uibase/extensions/ipluginloader.h>
 #include <uibase/iplugindiagnose.h>
-#include <uibase/ipluginproxy.h>
+
+#include <Windows.h>
 
 #include <pythonrunner.h>
 
-class ProxyPython : public QObject,
+class ProxyPython : public MOBase::IPluginLoader {
-                    public MOBase::IPluginProxy,
-                    public MOBase::IPluginDiagnose {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_INTERFACES(MOBase::IPlugin MOBase::IPluginProxy MOBase::IPluginDiagnose)
+    Q_INTERFACES(MOBase::IPluginLoader)
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.mo2.ProxyPython")
 
 public:
     ProxyPython();
 
-    virtual bool init(MOBase::IOrganizer* moInfo);
+    bool initialize(QString& errorMessage) override;
-    virtual QString name() const override;
+    QList<QList<QObject*>> load(const MOBase::PluginExtension& extension) override;
-    virtual QString localizedName() const override;
+    void unload(const MOBase::PluginExtension& extension) override;
-    virtual QString author() const override;
+    void unloadAll() override;
-    virtual QString description() const override;
-    virtual MOBase::VersionInfo version() const override;
-    virtual QList<MOBase::PluginSetting> settings() const override;
-
-    QStringList pluginList(const QDir& pluginPath) const override;
-    QList<QObject*> load(const QString& identifier) override;
-    void unload(const QString& identifier) override;
-
-public:  // IPluginDiagnose
-    virtual std::vector<unsigned int> activeProblems() const override;
-    virtual QString shortDescription(unsigned int key) const override;
-    virtual QString fullDescription(unsigned int key) const override;
-    virtual bool hasGuidedFix(unsigned int key) const override;
-    virtual void startGuidedFix(unsigned int key) const override;
 
 private:
-    MOBase::IOrganizer* m_MOInfo;
-    HMODULE m_RunnerLib;
-    std::unique_ptr<mo2::python::IPythonRunner> m_Runner;
-
     enum class FailureType : unsigned int {
         NONE           = 0,
         SEMICOLON      = 1,
@@ -70,7 +52,14 @@ private:
         INITIALIZATION = 4
     };
 
-    FailureType m_LoadFailure;
+    static QString failureMessage(FailureType failureType);
+
+private:
+    HMODULE m_RunnerLib;
+    std::unique_ptr<mo2::python::IPythonRunner> m_Runner;
+    std::unordered_map<const MOBase::PluginExtension*,
+                       std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::filesystem::path>>>
+        m_ExtensionModules;
 };
 
 #endif  // PROXYPYTHON_H

src/pybind11-qt/pybind11_qt_basic.cpp

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QIcon>
+#include <QPixmap>
+
 #include <pybind11/stl/filesystem.h>
 
 #include "pybind11_qt/details/pybind11_qt_utils.h"
 
 // need to import containers to get QVariantList and QVariantMap
 #include "pybind11_qt/pybind11_qt_containers.h"
+#include "pybind11_qt/pybind11_qt_objects.h"
 
 namespace pybind11::detail {
 
@@ -81,7 +86,18 @@ namespace pybind11::detail {
                                      2 * src.length(), nullptr, 0);
     }
 
-    bool type_caster<QVariant>::load(handle src, bool)
+    template <class T>
+    bool tryCast(QVariant& value, handle src, bool implicit)
+    {
+        type_caster<T> caster;
+        if (caster.load(src, implicit)) {
+            value = caster.value;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool type_caster<QVariant>::load(handle src, bool implicit)
     {
         // test for string first otherwise PyList_Check also works
         if (PyBytes_Check(src.ptr()) || PyUnicode_Check(src.ptr())) {
@@ -119,6 +135,15 @@ namespace pybind11::detail {
             value = src.cast<int>();
             return true;
         }
+        else if (PyFloat_Check(src.ptr())) {
+            value = src.cast<double>();
+            return true;
+        }
+        else if (tryCast<QColor>(value, src, implicit) ||
+                 tryCast<QIcon>(value, src, implicit) ||
+                 tryCast<QPixmap>(value, src, implicit)) {
+            return true;
+        }
         else {
             return false;
         }
@@ -131,13 +156,25 @@ namespace pybind11::detail {
         case QMetaType::UnknownType:
             return Py_None;
         case QMetaType::Int:
+        case QMetaType::Long:
             return PyLong_FromLong(var.toInt());
+        case QMetaType::LongLong:
+            return PyLong_FromLongLong(var.toLongLong());
         case QMetaType::UInt:
+        case QMetaType::ULong:
             return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(var.toUInt());
+        case QMetaType::ULongLong:
+            return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(var.toULongLong());
+        case QMetaType::Float:
+            return PyFloat_FromDouble(var.toFloat());
+        case QMetaType::Double:
+            return PyFloat_FromDouble(var.toDouble());
         case QMetaType::Bool:
             return PyBool_FromLong(var.toBool());
+
         case QMetaType::QString:
             return type_caster<QString>::cast(var.toString(), policy, parent);
+
         // We need to check for StringList here because these are not considered
         // List since List is QList<QVariant> will StringList is QList<QString>:
         case QMetaType::QStringList:
@@ -146,6 +183,16 @@ namespace pybind11::detail {
             return type_caster<QVariantList>::cast(var.toList(), policy, parent);
         case QMetaType::QVariantMap:
             return type_caster<QVariantMap>::cast(var.toMap(), policy, parent);
+
+        case QMetaType::QColor:
+            return type_caster<QColor>::cast(var.value<QColor>(), policy, parent);
+
+        case QMetaType::QIcon:
+            return type_caster<QIcon>::cast(var.value<QIcon>(), policy, parent);
+
+        case QMetaType::QPixmap:
+            return type_caster<QPixmap>::cast(var.value<QPixmap>(), policy, parent);
+
         default: {
             PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "type unsupported: %d", var.userType());
             throw pybind11::error_already_set();

src/pybind11-utils/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 add_library(pybind11-utils STATIC
 	./include/pybind11_utils/functional.h
-	./include/pybind11_utils/generator.h
 	./include/pybind11_utils/shared_cpp_owner.h
 	./include/pybind11_utils/smart_variant_wrapper.h
 	./include/pybind11_utils/smart_variant.h

src/pybind11-utils/include/pybind11_utils/generator.h

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef PYTHON_PYBIND11_GENERATOR_H
-#define PYTHON_PYBIND11_GENERATOR_H
-
-#include <generator>
-
-#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
-
-namespace mo2::python {
-
-    // the code here is mostly taken from pybind11 itself, and relies on some pybind11
-    // internals so might be subject to change when upgrading pybind11 versions
-
-    namespace detail {
-        template <typename T>
-        struct generator_state {
-            std::generator<T> g;
-            decltype(g.begin()) it;
-
-            generator_state(std::generator<T> gen) : g(std::move(gen)), it(g.begin()) {}
-        };
-    }  // namespace detail
-
-    // create a Python generator from a C++ generator
-    //
-    template <typename T, typename... Args>
-    auto make_generator(std::generator<T> g, Args&&... args)
-    {
-        using state = detail::generator_state<T>;
-
-        namespace py = pybind11;
-        if (!py::detail::get_type_info(typeid(state), false)) {
-            py::class_<state>(py::handle(), "iterator", pybind11::module_local())
-                .def("__iter__",
-                     [](state& s) -> state& {
-                         return s;
-                     })
-                .def(
-                    "__next__",
-                    [](state& s) -> T {
-                        if (s.it != s.g.end()) {
-                            T v = *s.it;
-                            s.it++;
-                            return v;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            throw py::stop_iteration();
-                        }
-                    },
-                    std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-        }
-
-        return py::cast(state{std::move(g)});
-    }
-
-}  // namespace mo2::python
-
-#endif

src/runner/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ target_link_libraries(runner PUBLIC mo2::uibase PRIVATE pybind11::embed pybind11
 target_include_directories(runner PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_compile_definitions(runner PRIVATE RUNNER_BUILD)
 
-# proxy will install runner
+# proxy will install runner but we install the PDB
+install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:runner> DESTINATION pdb)
 
 # force runner to build mobase
 add_dependencies(runner mobase)

src/runner/pythonrunner.cpp

@@ -36,24 +36,14 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         PythonRunner()  = default;
         ~PythonRunner() = default;
 
-        QList<QObject*> load(const QString& identifier) override;
+        QList<QList<QObject*>> load(std::string_view moduleName,
-        void unload(const QString& identifier) override;
+                                    std::filesystem::path const& modulePath) override;
+        void unload(std::string_view moduleName,
+                    std::filesystem::path const& modulePath) override;
 
         bool initialize(std::vector<std::filesystem::path> const& pythonPaths) override;
         void addDllSearchPath(std::filesystem::path const& dllPath) override;
         bool isInitialized() const override;
-
-    private:
-        /**
-         * @brief Ensure that the given folder is in sys.path.
-         */
-        void ensureFolderInPath(QString folder);
-
-    private:
-        // for each "identifier" (python file or python module folder), contains the
-        // list of python objects - this does not keep the objects alive, it simply used
-        // to unload plugins
-        std::unordered_map<QString, std::vector<py::handle>> m_PythonObjects;
     };
 
     std::unique_ptr<IPythonRunner> createPythonRunner()
@@ -162,72 +152,44 @@ namespace mo2::python {
         py::module_::import("os").attr("add_dll_directory")(absolute(dllPath));
     }
 
-    void PythonRunner::ensureFolderInPath(QString folder)
+    QList<QList<QObject*>> PythonRunner::load(std::string_view name,
-    {
+                                              const std::filesystem::path& pythonModule)
-        py::module_ sys  = py::module_::import("sys");
-        py::list sysPath = sys.attr("path");
-
-        // Converting to QStringList for Qt::CaseInsensitive and because .index()
-        // raise an exception:
-        const QStringList currentPath = sysPath.cast<QStringList>();
-        if (!currentPath.contains(folder, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-            sysPath.insert(0, folder);
-        }
-    }
-
-    QList<QObject*> PythonRunner::load(const QString& identifier)
     {
         py::gil_scoped_acquire lock;
 
-        // `pluginName` can either be a python file (single-file plugin or a folder
-        // (whole module).
-        //
-        // For whole module, we simply add the parent folder to path, then we load
-        // the module with a simple py::import, and we retrieve the associated
-        // __dict__ from which we extract either createPlugin or createPlugins.
-        //
-        // For single file, we need to use py::eval_file, and we will use the
-        // context (global variables) from __main__ (already contains mobase, and
-        // other required module). Since the context is shared between called of
-        // `instantiate`, we need to make sure to remove createPlugin(s) from
-        // previous call.
         try {
 
-            // dictionary that will contain createPlugin() or createPlugins().
+            // some needed import
-            py::dict moduleDict;
+            auto sys            = py::module_::import("sys");
-
+            auto importlib_util = py::module_::import("importlib.util");
-            if (identifier.endsWith(".py")) {
-                py::object mainModule = py::module_::import("__main__");
-
-                // make a copy, otherwise we might end up calling the createPlugin() or
-                // createPlugins() function multiple time
-                py::dict moduleNamespace = mainModule.attr("__dict__").attr("copy")();
-
-                std::string temp = ToString(identifier);
-                py::eval_file(temp, moduleNamespace).is_none();
-                moduleDict = moduleNamespace;
-            }
-            else {
-                // Retrieve the module name:
-                QStringList parts      = identifier.split("/");
-                std::string moduleName = ToString(parts.takeLast());
-                ensureFolderInPath(parts.join("/"));
 
             // check if the module is already loaded
-                py::dict modules = py::module_::import("sys").attr("modules");
+            py::dict modules = sys.attr("modules");
-                if (modules.contains(moduleName)) {
+            py::module_ pymodule;
-                    py::module_ prev = modules[py::str(moduleName)];
+            if (modules.contains(name)) {
-                    py::module_(prev).reload();
+                pymodule = modules[py::str(name)];
-                    moduleDict = prev.attr("__dict__");
+                pymodule.reload();
             }
             else {
-                    moduleDict =
+                // load the module
-                        py::module_::import(moduleName.c_str()).attr("__dict__");
+                auto spec =
-                }
+                    importlib_util.attr("spec_from_file_location")(name, pythonModule);
+
+                if (Py_IsNone(spec.ptr())) {
+                    MOBase::log::error("failed to load Python plugin '{}' from '{}'",
+                                       name, pythonModule);
+                    return {};
                 }
 
+                pymodule = importlib_util.attr("module_from_spec")(spec);
+                sys.attr("modules")[py::str(name)] = pymodule;
+                spec.attr("loader").attr("exec_module")(pymodule);
+            }
+
+            py::dict moduleDict = pymodule.attr("__dict__");
+
             if (py::len(moduleDict) == 0) {
-                MOBase::log::error("No plugins found in {}.", identifier);
+                MOBase::log::error("no plugins found in {}", pythonModule);
                 return {};
             }
 
@@ -240,8 +202,8 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             else if (moduleDict.contains("createPlugins")) {
                 py::object pyPlugins = moduleDict["createPlugins"]();
                 if (!py::isinstance<py::sequence>(pyPlugins)) {
-                    MOBase::log::error(
+                    MOBase::log::error("{}: createPlugins must return a sequence",
-                        "Plugin {}: createPlugins must return a sequence.", identifier);
+                                       pythonModule);
                 }
                 else {
                     py::sequence pyList(pyPlugins);
@@ -252,30 +214,26 @@ namespace mo2::python {
                 }
             }
             else {
-                MOBase::log::error("Plugin {}: missing a createPlugin(s) function.",
+                MOBase::log::error("{}: missing createPlugin(s) function",
-                                   identifier);
+                                   pythonModule);
             }
 
-            // If we have no plugins, there was an issue, and we already logged the
+            // if we have no plugins, there was an issue, and we already logged the
-            // problem:
+            // problem
             if (plugins.empty()) {
-                return QList<QObject*>();
+                return {};
             }
 
-            QList<QObject*> allInterfaceList;
+            QList<QList<QObject*>> allInterfaceList;
 
             for (py::object pluginObj : plugins) {
-
-                // save to be able to unload it
-                m_PythonObjects[identifier].push_back(pluginObj);
-
                 QList<QObject*> interfaceList = py::module_::import("mobase.private")
                                                     .attr("extract_plugins")(pluginObj)
                                                     .cast<QList<QObject*>>();
 
                 if (interfaceList.isEmpty()) {
-                    MOBase::log::error("Plugin {}: no plugin interface implemented.",
+                    MOBase::log::error("{}: no plugin interface implemented.",
-                                       identifier);
+                                       pythonModule);
                 }
 
                 // Append the plugins to the main list:
@@ -285,57 +243,47 @@ namespace mo2::python {
             return allInterfaceList;
         }
         catch (const py::error_already_set& ex) {
-            MOBase::log::error("Failed to import plugin from {}.", identifier);
+            MOBase::log::error("failed to import plugin from {}", pythonModule);
             throw pyexcept::PythonError(ex);
         }
     }
 
-    void PythonRunner::unload(const QString& identifier)
+    void PythonRunner::unload(std::string_view moduleName,
+                              std::filesystem::path const& modulePath)
     {
-        auto it = m_PythonObjects.find(identifier);
-        if (it != m_PythonObjects.end()) {
-
         py::gil_scoped_acquire lock;
 
-            if (!identifier.endsWith(".py")) {
+        // at this point, the identifier is the full path to the module.
+        QDir folder(modulePath);
 
-                // At this point, the identifier is the full path to the module.
+        // we want to "unload" (remove from sys.modules) modules that come
-                QDir folder(identifier);
-
-                // We want to "unload" (remove from sys.modules) modules that come
         // from this plugin (whose __path__ points under this module,
-                // including the module of the plugin itself).
+        // including the module of the plugin itself)
+        //
         py::object sys   = py::module_::import("sys");
         py::dict modules = sys.attr("modules");
         py::list keys    = modules.attr("keys")();
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < py::len(keys); ++i) {
             py::object mod = modules[keys[i]];
             if (PyObject_HasAttrString(mod.ptr(), "__path__")) {
-                        QString mpath =
+                QString mpath = mod.attr("__path__")[py::int_(0)].cast<QString>();
-                            mod.attr("__path__")[py::int_(0)].cast<QString>();
 
                 if (!folder.relativeFilePath(mpath).startsWith("..")) {
-                            // If the path is under identifier, we need to unload
+                    // if the path is under identifier, we need to unload it
-                            // it.
+                    log::debug("unloading module {} from {}",
-                            log::debug("Unloading module {} from {} for {}.",
+                               keys[i].cast<std::string>(), mpath);
-                                       keys[i].cast<std::string>(), mpath, identifier);
 
                     PyDict_DelItem(modules.ptr(), keys[i].ptr());
                 }
             }
         }
-            }
 
-            // Boost.Python does not handle cyclic garbace collection, so we need to
+        // for simple Python file - not really used anymore, but actually used in
-            // release everything hold by the objects before deleting the objects
+        // testing - we need to remove using the module name
-            // themselves (done when erasing from m_PythonObjects).
+        //
-            for (auto& obj : it->second) {
+        py::str pyModuleName(moduleName);
-                obj.attr("__dict__").attr("clear")();
+        if (modules.contains(pyModuleName)) {
-            }
+            PyDict_DelItem(modules.ptr(), pyModuleName.ptr());
-
-            log::debug("Deleting {} python objects for {}.", it->second.size(),
-                       identifier);
-            m_PythonObjects.erase(it);
         }
     }
 

src/runner/pythonrunner.h

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
 
+#include <uibase/extensions/extension.h>
+
 #ifdef RUNNER_BUILD
 #define RUNNER_DLL_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
 #else
@@ -21,8 +23,10 @@ namespace mo2::python {
     //
     class IPythonRunner {
     public:
-        virtual QList<QObject*> load(const QString& identifier) = 0;
+        virtual QList<QList<QObject*>>
-        virtual void unload(const QString& identifier)          = 0;
+        load(std::string_view moduleName, std::filesystem::path const& modulePath) = 0;
+        virtual void unload(std::string_view moduleName,
+                            std::filesystem::path const& modulePath)               = 0;
 
         // initialize Python
         //