Plugin configuration file

A plugin configuration file (.plugin extension) is used by both channel plugins and application plugins.

• It is optional for channel plugins and is only necessary if the plugin defines any parameters.
  This file must reside in the same directory as the plugin script itself and have the same name (except for the extension).
• It is mandatory for application plugins and must contain at least the name of the plugin script (which must reside in the same directory). It can also contain definitions of any global or per-channel parameters.
  This file must reside in the AppPlugins/ directory (or sub-directory) where it will be loaded by Awasu when it starts.

The format of this file is as follows:

[Config]
Plugin =                Application plugin script. Must be in the same directory.
AppPluginId =           Application plugin ID. Must be unique within Awasu and contain only letters, digits and underscores.
AppPluginDisplayName =  Display name that the user will see (optional). 
AuthorName =            Plugin author's name (optional).
AuthorEmailAddress =    Plugin author's email address (optional).
PluginNotes =           User notes (optional).
HelpFile =              Path or URL to a help file (optional).

Defining plugin parameters

Plugins can define user-configurable parameters. Global plugin parameters apply to all channels being serviced by the plugin and are defined as follows:

[PluginParameterDefinition-1]
Name =                  Parameter name. Must be unique.
Type =                  Parameter type. Must be one of "int", "bool", "string", "password" [1], "double", "file" or "dir".
DefaultValue =          Default value (optional).
Choices =               A list of choices the user can choose from (optional) [2].
RestrictedChoices =     A list of choices the user must choose from (optional) [2].
Description =           Description of the parameter (optional).
IsRequired =            Flags if the parameter is mandatory (optional).
AutoTrim =              Flags if whitespace should be trimmed (optional).
FileFilters =           A list of file types (for file parameters only) (optional) [3].

This information can be repeated for as many parameters as the plugin wishes to define (just keep incrementing the number in the section name).

Per-channel parameters are defined in a similar way. Each channel will get its own copy of these parameters, allowing the user to configure them independently of other channels:

[ChannelParameterDefinition-1]
... everything is the same as above ...

Special plugin parameters

There are several parameters that have special meaning for Awasu.

• Download URL
  Specifies the URL of a file that Awasu will download on behalf of the plugin (taking care of cookies and proxies).

  When the plugin is run, the path to the downloaded file will be passed to the plugin in the DownloadUrlFile parameter in the [System] section of the INI file.
• Download user name
  Download password
  Optional authentication details if Download URL is being used.
• Script timeout
  Specifies how long the script will be allowed to run (in seconds) before Awasu will abort it.

  If this parameter is not present, Awasu will use the global default value set in the Program Options.