mainly whitespace, but also some generic qol improvements

plugin_manager.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from typing import Any, cast
 
 # External library imports
 import certifi
-from PySide6.QtCore import QObject, QUrl, Signal
+from PySide6.QtCore import QObject, QThread, QUrl, Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QMenu, QMessageBox
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def parse_version(v_str: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
 
 class PluginManager(QObject):
     """
-    Handles plugin discovery, dynamic loading, menu building, 
+    Handles plugin discovery, dynamic loading, menu building,
     and plugin lifecycle (install, toggle, uninstall).
     """
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class PluginManager(QObject):
                 # Load local plugin.json if present
                 manifest: dict[str, Any] = {}
                 manifest_path = (entry / "plugin.json") if entry.is_dir() else None
-                
+
                 if manifest_path and manifest_path.exists():
                     try:
                         with open(manifest_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -328,4 +328,99 @@ class PluginManager(QObject):
         """Opens the local plugins folder in the operating system's file manager."""
         if self.plugins_dir.exists():
             return QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl.fromLocalFile(str(self.plugins_dir)))
-        return False
+        return False
+
+    def check_for_updates(self, repo_urls: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Fetches remote repositories and compares server plugin versions
+        against installed plugins, returning the installed plugins list
+        enriched with update metadata.
+        """
+        installed_plugins = self.get_installed_plugins_info()
+        remote_data, _ = self.fetch_remote_repositories(repo_urls)
+
+        # Index remote plugins by their ID (fallback to name if id is missing)
+        remote_map: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for remote_plugin in remote_data:
+            plugin_id = remote_plugin.get("id") or remote_plugin.get("name")
+            if plugin_id:
+                remote_map[str(plugin_id)] = remote_plugin
+
+        # Compare versions and annotate each installed plugin dictionary
+        for plugin in installed_plugins:
+            plugin_id = str(plugin.get("id", ""))
+            local_version_str = str(plugin.get("version", "0.0.0"))
+            local_tuple = parse_version(local_version_str)
+
+            remote_plugin = remote_map.get(plugin_id)
+            if remote_plugin:
+                remote_version_str = str(remote_plugin.get("version", "0.0.0"))
+                remote_tuple = parse_version(remote_version_str)
+
+                if remote_tuple > local_tuple:
+                    plugin["update_available"] = True
+                    plugin["remote_version"] = remote_version_str
+                    plugin["download_url"] = str(remote_plugin.get("download_url", ""))
+                else:
+                    plugin["update_available"] = False
+                    plugin["remote_version"] = remote_version_str
+                    plugin["download_url"] = ""
+            else:
+                plugin["update_available"] = False
+                plugin["remote_version"] = None
+                plugin["download_url"] = ""
+
+        return installed_plugins
+
+
+class StartupUpdateWorker(QThread):
+    updates_checked = Signal(list)
+
+    def __init__(self, manager: Any, repo_urls: list[str]) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.manager = manager
+        self.repo_urls = repo_urls
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            print("[StartupWorker] Starting background update check...")
+            installed_plugins = self.manager.get_installed_plugins_info()
+            print(f"[StartupWorker] Found {len(installed_plugins)} installed local plugins.")
+
+            remote_data, all_failed = self.manager.fetch_remote_repositories(self.repo_urls)
+            print(f"[StartupWorker] Fetch remote complete. Failed: {all_failed}, Items fetched: {len(remote_data)}")
+
+            if all_failed or not remote_data:
+                print("[StartupWorker] Aborting: Remote fetch failed or returned empty data.")
+                return
+
+            remote_map: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+            for raw_plugin in remote_data:
+                if isinstance(raw_plugin, dict):
+                    remote_plugin = cast(dict[str, Any], raw_plugin)
+
+                    plugin_id = remote_plugin.get("id") or remote_plugin.get("name")
+                    if isinstance(plugin_id, str):
+                        remote_map[plugin_id] = remote_plugin
+
+            outdated_plugins: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+            for plugin in installed_plugins:
+                plugin_id = str(plugin.get("id", ""))
+                local_version_str = str(plugin.get("version", "0.0.0"))
+                local_tuple = parse_version(local_version_str)
+
+                remote_plugin = remote_map.get(plugin_id)
+                if remote_plugin:
+                    remote_version_str = str(remote_plugin.get("version", "0.0.0"))
+                    remote_tuple = parse_version(remote_version_str)
+                    print(f"[StartupWorker] Comparing '{plugin.get('name')}': Local v{local_version_str} vs Remote v{remote_version_str}")
+
+                    if remote_tuple > local_tuple:
+                        plugin["remote_version"] = remote_version_str
+                        plugin["download_url"] = str(remote_plugin.get("download_url", ""))
+                        outdated_plugins.append(plugin)
+
+            print(f"[StartupWorker] Outdated plugins found: {len(outdated_plugins)}")
+            self.updates_checked.emit(outdated_plugins)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[StartupWorker] Error during startup update check: {e}")