Plugin encryption (create .plugin file)

[Lobby]

!	Message from: TheoTown
	The presented way of packaging plugins is deprecated. We are using .ttplugin files now which can be generated here.

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[Josh]

Does it change files into a ".plugin", cool!

[Lobby]

@Josh Yes, it grabs all files in the provided directory and throws them into a single .plugin-file you could then distribute to players. They just have to put it in the plugins directory as usual. The same works with zip files now, too.

@KoalaGuy Did you manage to decrypt them?

[KINGTUT10101]

You should make it so the .zip can be read even if the folder was zipped and not the contents of that folder.

[Lobby]

@KINGTUT10101 that should actually work, doesn't it? Internally, zip and plugin files are just extracted (with all sub directories) and threated then as any other plugin.

[JustAnyone]

So if I encrypt it, can I decrypt it if I am plug-in creator?

[Lobby]

@JustAnyone No.

[JustAnyone]

So I should have a copy of .json if I will want to change it?

[Lobby]

Yes, that would be appropriate
The idea is that you don't use your own .plugin file, that's why it's created outside of the plugins directory.

[Lobby]

A note: You can put .plugin files into .plugin files. This way you can share common used plugins (which use the "once":true flag) without leaking their internals and bundle them in new plugins.

[KINGTUT10101]

@KINGTUT10101 that should actually work, doesn't it? Internally, zip and plugin files are just extracted (with all sub directories) and threated then as any other plugin.

I tried it with my elevated terrain and it didn't work. It gave me the error because the elevated terrain add-ons use a special category and it wasn't loaded

[Lobby]

@KINGTUT10101 Are you sure that this was the error? Maybe it was tried to load it twice.

[KINGTUT10101]

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[Lobby]

Looks like a ordering issue

[CommanderABab]

That's an extra comma after an } before an ]

[Lobby]

If I pack your plugin and move it into my plugins folder it works as intendend

[motomo]

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I have the same problem like this one,
and I don't know how to fix it

Why I always got this error message, can someone help me?

[JustAnyone]

Same as me.
Question!
Does this encrypt all folders in /plugin or named folder?

[CommanderABab]

All files in named folder and its subfolders are placed in the .plugin file.

[JustAnyone]