changed the system to make use of JSON files

plugin/manager.py

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+from .luaplugin import LuaPlugin
+from typing import List
+import glob
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+import logging
+
+
+class LuaPluginManager():
+    PLUGINS_RESOURCE_PATH = Path("resources/plugins")
+    PLUGINS_LIST_FILENAME = "plugins.json"
+    PLUGINS_JSON_FILENAME = "plugin.json"
+
+    __plugins = None
+    def __init__(self):
+        if not LuaPluginManager.__plugins:
+            LuaPluginManager.__plugins= []
+            jsonFile:Path = Path(LuaPluginManager.PLUGINS_RESOURCE_PATH, LuaPluginManager.PLUGINS_LIST_FILENAME)
+            if jsonFile.exists():
+                logging.info(f"Reading plugins list from {jsonFile}")
+
+                jsonData = json.loads(jsonFile.read_text())
+                for plugin in jsonData:
+                    jsonPluginFolder = Path(LuaPluginManager.PLUGINS_RESOURCE_PATH, plugin)
+                    jsonPluginFile = Path(jsonPluginFolder, LuaPluginManager.PLUGINS_JSON_FILENAME)
+                    if jsonPluginFile.exists():
+                        logging.info(f"Reading plugin {plugin} from {jsonPluginFile}")
+                        plugin = LuaPlugin(jsonPluginFile)
+                        LuaPluginManager.__plugins.append(plugin)
+                    else:
+                        logging.error(f"Missing configuration file {jsonPluginFile} for plugin {plugin}")
+            else:
+                logging.error(f"Missing plugins list file {jsonFile}")
+
+    def getPlugins(self):
+        return LuaPluginManager.__plugins
+
+    def getPlugin(self, pluginName):
+        for plugin in LuaPluginManager.__plugins:
+            if plugin.mnemonic == pluginName:
+                return plugin
+        
+        return None