====== Plugin ecosystem ======

Each plugin in GroIMP has its own git repository which can be changed and deployed individually. 


===== Plugin Web Explorer =====

The references to all the plugins are collected in the plugin-repo.list in the [[https://gitlab.com/grogra/groimp-utils/plugin_web_explorer | plugin web exlorer]].
The same repository is also creating the website plugins.grogra.de based on the content of this list as well as the the plugins.json file for the embedded [[:user-guide:pluginmanager]]. 

The plugin web explorer pipeline is triggered once a day, and therefore updates on version can delay for up to a day. It is possible to trigger the pipeline automatically which will update the plugins.json file directly.


===== Manuals web explorer =====

The web page manuals.grogra.de is created using the script form this repository: https://gitlab.com/grogra/groimp-utils/manual-web-explorer. 

The script creates 6 folders for different parts plugin documentation:

  - out/manuals : A collection of all the embedded documentation in the same html form as used in GroIMP
  - out/plugin-summaries : All SUMMARY.md files from the plugin repositories
  - out/plugin-panels : All PANELS.md files from the GitLab pages of the plugins
  - out/plugin-io : All IO.md files from the GitLab pages of the plugins
  - out/plugin-commands : All COMMANDS.md files from the GitLab pages of the plugins
  - out/plugin-options : All OPTIONS.md files from the GitLab pages of the plugins


This script is executed once a week on the grogra.de server to update the content of manuals.grogra.de.