Develop a Plugin System for Code Editor Extensions

[chrisdedman]

Description

Implement a plugin system in the code editor that allows users to extend the editor’s functionality. This could include adding new features, supporting additional programming languages, or creating custom toolbars.

Tasks

• Design a modular plugin architecture using Qt6's QPluginLoader.
• Develop an API for integrating plugins with the editor.
• Create a plugin management interface for installing and enabling/disabling plugins.
• Write documentation for plugin developers on how to create and integrate plugins.
• Implement basic example plugins (e.g., a custom theme or language support).
• Test the plugin system with example plugins.

[diegoiast]

May I suggest you use my library qmdilib? It fixes a big problem:

How do i modify the menus/toolbars when you change the selected tab in my QTabWidget? The idea is that you do not control directly the toolbar/menus on your main window, and instead the main window queries the available clients and merges them to create the de-facto menus/toolbars.

I also created a plugin based system. Meaning when opening a file - the system will query for all plugins, and find the most suitable for opening the file. Than the plugin will create a new qmdiClient (which also derives QWidget) and then push it into the mdi server (usually a QTabWidget). The mdi server can be changed at runtime, I created for my project widget that looks like a tab widget, but can split tabs horizontally (and move items between splits).

I also am working inside this library for an API for declarative creation of configuration. This config can be saved into a JSON or QSettings. The UI for editing the config is created for you (like in Android/IOS).