Carlos Florêncio
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95 lines
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# Kandev plugin registry
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This directory is the **official Kandev marketplace source** — the curated,
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PR-edited list of plugins that show up when a user opens **Settings > Plugins >
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Browse** inside Kandev.
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It is deliberately minimal. It records *which repositories* are in the official
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catalog; it does **not** store plugin metadata (display name, description,
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author, version, tarball URL, checksum, stars). All of that is read from each
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plugin's own GitHub release when the catalog index is built, so the listing can
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never drift from what actually ships.
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## Files
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| File | Purpose |
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| `plugins.yaml` | The curated pointer list — one entry per plugin repo. Human-edited via PR. |
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| `schema.json` | JSON Schema (draft 2020-12) that `plugins.yaml` MUST validate against. Enforced in CI. |
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| `build-index.mjs` | Build script (zero-dependency Node) that resolves each entry to a full catalog record and emits `index.json`. |
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| `build-index.test.mjs` | `node --test` coverage for the build script's parser and enrichment. |
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The generated `index.json` is published to GitHub Pages by the
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[`plugin-registry-index`](../.github/workflows/plugin-registry-index.yml)
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workflow and served as the fetch contract Kandev consumes.
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## One repository per plugin
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Each plugin lives in its **own** public GitHub repository, named
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`kdlbs/kandev-plugin-<name>` for first-party plugins (third parties may use any
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`owner/name`). Every plugin repo publishes its package as a GitHub **Release**
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asset in the standard Kandev package format:
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- `<id>-<version>.tar.gz` — the required plugin package. The archive contains
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its own generated `checksums.txt`, which the install pipeline verifies.
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- `checksums.txt` — an optional release asset containing the tarball digest.
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The catalog does not currently populate or enforce it.
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The `kdlbs/kandev-plugin-template` starter repo is the recommended way to
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bootstrap a new plugin with the right layout and a release workflow.
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The catalog ranks plugins by **GitHub stars** (with a "recently updated"
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alternative from each repo's last release). Kandev collects **no download or
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usage telemetry** — there is no "most installed" metric, by design.
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## Submitting a plugin to the official catalog
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1. **Publish your plugin.** Push it to a public GitHub repository and cut a
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GitHub **Release** whose assets include `<id>-<version>.tar.gz`. A separate
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release-level `checksums.txt` is optional; the package's internal generated
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checksum manifest is mandatory. The release must pass the standard package
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integrity gate.
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2. **Fork this repo** (`kdlbs/kandev`).
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3. **Add one entry** to `plugin-registry/plugins.yaml` pointing at your public
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repo:
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```yaml
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- id: my-plugin # MUST equal the `id` in your plugin manifest
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repo: your-org/your-plugin-repo
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categories: [productivity]
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```
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The `id` **MUST match the `id` in your plugin manifest** and be unique across
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the file. `repo` is `owner/name`. `featured` is a maintainer-only pin and
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should be left out of submissions.
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4. **Open a pull request.** The index-build workflow runs on your PR (build +
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tests, no Pages deploy) and resolves your entry against the GitHub API — your
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repo must have a latest release that publishes a `.tar.gz` package; an entry
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whose repo has no release or no package is skipped. Name the package
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`<id>-<version>.tar.gz` and keep your entry `id` equal to your manifest `id`
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so the index resolves the right asset. `plugins.yaml` must also follow the
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`schema.json` pointer-list contract.
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5. **A maintainer reviews and merges** — maintainer approval is what gates the
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official catalog. Once merged, the index-build workflow picks up your entry
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and your plugin appears in the in-app catalog on the next build.
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## Teams and corporates: host your own source instead
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You do **not** have to PR into this registry to share plugins internally. Kandev
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supports **additional marketplace sources**: any URL that serves an `index.json`
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document of the same shape can be added under **Settings > Plugins** as an extra
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source, and its plugins are merged into the catalog alongside the official ones.
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This is the recommended path for a team or corporate registry — host your own
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`index.json` (for example by copying this directory's `plugins.yaml` +
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`build-index.mjs` + workflow into your own repo and pointing Kandev at your Pages
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URL). Adding a source is an explicit act of trust in that source's maintainer,
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much like `brew tap`-ing a third-party tap. When the same `id` appears in more
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than one source, the official source wins and later duplicates are hidden.
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## Sideloading is always available
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Appearing in this registry is only about **discovery**. Anyone can still install
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an unlisted plugin by URL or by uploading a `.tar.gz` directly — the marketplace
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never removes those escape hatches.
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