* clean up plugins GoDoc:
- eliminate plugin.NewBlankContext() as unnecessary
- export ValidIdRegex as a string vs. the less readable var
- add/update various documentation strings
- hide everything by default, except where used by client plugins or the mattermost-server. The exception to this rule are the `*(Args|Returns)` structs which must be public for go-plugin, but are now prefixed with `Z_` with a warning not to use.
- include a top-level example to get plugin authors started
This is not a breaking change for existing plugins compiled against
plugins-v2.
* remove commented out ServeHTTPResponseWriter
* update examples to match developer docs
* add missing plugin/doc.go license header
* don't report an error on plugin activation if already active
* improved plugin logging events
Log an error when a plugin's ServeHTTP fails, or when it unexpectedly
terminates.
Restart a plugin at most three times, allowing its failure to later
bubble up under the "failed to stay running" status.
* clarified plugin activation/deactivation
Avoid repeatedly activating when any configuration bit changes. Improved
logging.
* constrain plugin ids to ^[a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+$ and enforce minimum length
Previously, the plugin id was used unsanitized to relocate the plugin
bundle, which allowed writing outside the `plugins/` directory by using
an `id` containing `../`.
Similarly, an empty string was accepted as an id and led to unexpected
error messages.
* remove plugins by manifest path, not id
If the id within the manifest ever diverges from the actual plugin
location, it becomes impossible to remove via the API. Instead, if the
plugin is found by id, remove the path containing the manifest.
* ignore plugins with nil manifests
If a plugin was detected, but had a manifest that couldn't be parsed, it
will be left nil but still be listed among the packages. Skip over these
in most cases to avoid segfaults.
* leverage mlog more effectively for plugins
* build issues
