Release v1.0.6: Hello World Plugin & Enhanced Plugin System Testing

- Created Hello World test plugin for plugin system validation
- Added middleware-based plugin activation/deactivation system
- Implemented visual feedback for plugin status on homepage header
- Enhanced plugin discovery and management capabilities
- Added plugin template integration with theme system
- Tested complete activation/deactivation workflow successfully

Plugin Features:
- Auto-discovery through plugin.json metadata
- Dynamic activation/deactivation via admin interface
- Visual homepage header when active (purple gradient banner)
- Middleware-based request context injection
- Template integration with theme system
- Complete plugin lifecycle management

Technical Implementation:
- Created plugins/hello_world/ with full Django app structure
- Added HelloWorldMiddleware for request context
- Enhanced MIDDLEWARE configuration for plugin integration
- Modified themes/default/base.html for plugin display
- Tested activation/deactivation through PluginManager model

Testing Results:
- Plugin activation: ✅ Shows "Hello World Plugin Active!" banner
- Plugin deactivation: ✅ Banner disappears from homepage
- Admin integration: ✅ Manageable through Django admin
- Auto-discovery: ✅ Automatically detected by plugin system

Author: studsu

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@
       "Bash(pip3 install:*)",
       "Bash(git add:*)",
       "Bash(git commit:*)",
-      "Bash(git push:*)"
+      "Bash(git push:*)",
+      "Bash(git checkout main)",
+      "Bash(git tag:*)",
+      "Bash(git fetch:*)",
+      "Bash(git checkout:*)",
+      "Bash(dir plugins)",
+      "Bash(findstr:*)"
     ],
     "deny": [],
     "ask": []

config/settings.py

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def get_active_plugins():
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'plugins.hello_world.middleware.HelloWorldMiddleware',  # Hello World plugin middleware
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 ]

plugins/hello_world/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Hello World Plugin

plugins/hello_world/apps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class HelloWorldConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'plugins.hello_world'
+    verbose_name = 'Hello World Plugin'

plugins/hello_world/middleware.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
+
+
+class HelloWorldMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
+    """Middleware to add hello world plugin status to request context"""
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        """Add hello world plugin status to request"""
+        try:
+            from plugins.models import PluginManager
+            plugin = PluginManager.objects.get(app_name='plugins.hello_world')
+            request.hello_world_active = plugin.is_active
+        except:
+            request.hello_world_active = False
+
+        return None

plugins/hello_world/models.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# No models needed for this simple plugin

plugins/hello_world/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "Hello World Plugin",
+  "description": "A simple test plugin that displays 'Hello World' message on the homepage header for testing activation/deactivation.",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "app_name": "plugins.hello_world"
+}

plugins/hello_world/templates/hello_world/plugin_info.html

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% if plugin %}
+<div class="card border-primary mb-3">
+    <div class="card-header bg-primary text-white">
+        <i class="fas fa-plug"></i> {{ plugin.name }} v{{ plugin.version }}
+        {% if is_active %}
+            <span class="badge bg-success ms-2">Active</span>
+        {% else %}
+            <span class="badge bg-secondary ms-2">Inactive</span>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+    <div class="card-body">
+        <p class="card-text">{{ plugin.description }}</p>
+        {% if is_active %}
+            <div class="alert alert-success">
+                <i class="fas fa-check-circle"></i> Plugin is currently active and running!
+            </div>
+        {% else %}
+            <div class="alert alert-warning">
+                <i class="fas fa-pause-circle"></i> Plugin is currently inactive.
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% else %}
+<div class="alert alert-danger">
+    <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> Hello World Plugin not found!
+</div>
+{% endif %}

plugins/hello_world/templatetags/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Template tags for Hello World Plugin

plugins/hello_world/templatetags/hello_world_tags.py

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from django import template
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def hello_world_header():
+    """Display hello world message in header if plugin is active"""
+    try:
+        from plugins.models import PluginManager
+        plugin = PluginManager.objects.get(app_name='plugins.hello_world')
+
+        if plugin.is_active:
+            return mark_safe('''
+                <div class="alert alert-info text-center mb-0" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%); color: white; border: none; border-radius: 0;">
+                    <i class="fas fa-rocket"></i>
+                    <strong>Hello World Plugin Active!</strong>
+                    This message appears when the Hello World plugin is activated.
+                    <i class="fas fa-star"></i>
+                </div>
+            ''')
+        return ''
+    except:
+        return ''
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def plugin_status_badge():
+    """Display plugin status badge"""
+    try:
+        from plugins.models import PluginManager
+        plugin = PluginManager.objects.get(app_name='plugins.hello_world')
+
+        if plugin.is_active:
+            return mark_safe('<span class="badge bg-success">Hello World Plugin: Active</span>')
+        else:
+            return mark_safe('<span class="badge bg-secondary">Hello World Plugin: Inactive</span>')
+    except:
+        return mark_safe('<span class="badge bg-danger">Hello World Plugin: Not Found</span>')
+
+
+@register.inclusion_tag('hello_world/plugin_info.html')
+def hello_world_info():
+    """Display plugin information"""
+    try:
+        from plugins.models import PluginManager
+        plugin = PluginManager.objects.get(app_name='plugins.hello_world')
+        return {
+            'plugin': plugin,
+            'is_active': plugin.is_active
+        }
+    except:
+        return {
+            'plugin': None,
+            'is_active': False
+        }