Be more explicit about "Server" checkbox in the plugin settings

[Gustry]

Given the page https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/server/

I went to check a few plugins to look at their __init__.py file :

• https://github.com/bsensix/VectorStats/blob/main/__init__.py
• https://github.com/nna-ina/gazetteer_creator/blob/master/__init__.py
• https://github.com/cyanlo/cyanlove/blob/main/__init__.py

They only define a classFactory, while a QGIS server plugin must define serverClassFactory, see the docs

My guess, it's that when they upload a new plugin, they don't know much about this checkbox : https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/gazetteer_creator/update/

Maybe a string or tooltip adding some information would be welcome.

A server plugin is a plugin which can run on QGIS Server, by having a entrypoint serverClassFactory, see the documentation.

I'm not sure if it's quick to add a check when a version is uploaded.

[Gustry]

I manually cleaned the list by editing the plugin settings.

[Xpirix]

Hi @Gustry

Please find the proposed fix at #490. About the check, do you mean a blocking error that arises whenever the server attribute is set to True in the metadata, but the entry point serverClassFactory doesn't exist in init.py file? If so, I think it would change the workflow of the plugin. Perhaps we should let others know before. What do you think?