echo6ix
commented
8 months ago Following Kodi's add-on type/structure, I think this could be prevented by adding a required field to the manifest that designates the category of the plugin, where the category type is derived from a fixed list of categories. For example,
| category type | description |
|---|---|
| theme | A plugin that changes the general visual appearance of the user-interface |
| ui | A plugin that modifies a specific aspect of the user-interface |
| module | A plugin that does not appear in Stash but provides support for other plugins |
| etc | ... |
At least with themes, Stash could use simple logic that only one plugin using the theme category can be installed/loaded at a time. Categories would also improve how we filter plugins, which might be important as more are created.
I am not a dev though. Maybe there is a better way.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently, a user can install multiple theme plugins simultaneously, with unpredictable results (one of the installed themes overrides the others).
Describe the solution you'd like The plugin installer should prevent more than one theme from being installed concurrently
Describe alternatives you've considered Alternatively, themes could be broken out into a separate section from plugins. This would allow for adding the logic to make them mutually exclusive as well as other future features such as theme previews.