more plugin things

machine-learning-pack/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "id": "machine-learning-pack",
+    "name": "Machine Learning Pack",
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
+    "description": "Machine Learning on Processed fNIRS Data.",
+    "min_app_version": "1.7.0",
+    "platforms": ["win_x64"],
+    "download_url": "https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares-plugins/raw/branch/main/packages/machine-learning-pack-win-x64.zip"
+}

plugins.json

@@ -9,30 +9,10 @@
         "platforms": ["win_x64"],
         "download_url": "https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares-plugins/raw/branch/main/packages/machine-learning-pack-win-x64.zip"
     },
-    {
-        "id": "theme-pack",
-        "name": "Dark Theme Pack",
-        "version": "1.0.0",
-        "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
-        "description": "Pure Python themes (cross-platform).",
-        "min_app_version": "1.8.0",
-        "platforms": ["darwin_arm64", "darwin_x64", "linux_x64"],
-        "download_url": "https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares-plugins/raw/branch/main/packages/theme-pack-multi.zip"
-    },
-    {
-        "id": "test-plugin",
-        "name": "Test Plugin",
-        "version": "1.0.0",
-        "description": "A basic test plugin demonstrating menu registration and custom widgets.",
-        "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
-        "min_app_version": "1.8.0",
-        "platforms": ["win_x64", "darwin_arm64", "darwin_x64", "linux_x64"],
-        "download_url": "https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares-plugins/raw/branch/main/packages/test-plugin.zip"
-    },
     {
         "id": "roi-builder-pack",
         "name": "ROI Channel Builder Pack",
-        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "version": "0.1.0",
         "description": "Extracts channel labels from SNIRF files and generates custom ROI grouping JSON files.",
         "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
         "min_app_version": "1.7.0",

roi-builder-pack/__init__.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License: GPL-3.0
 # Built-in imports
 import os
 import json
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, Any
 
 # External library imports
@@ -502,12 +503,43 @@ class Plugin:
             self.widget_instance.activateWindow()
 
     def show_about(self) -> None:
-        """Displays plugin information."""
+        """Displays plugin information dynamically from plugin.json if available."""
+        # Fallback default values
+        title = "ROI Channel Builder"
+        version = "Unknown"
+        author = "Unknown"
+        description = (
+            "This plugin loads SNIRF binary files using h5py, extracts source-detector "
+            "channel pairs, and exports custom ROI channel group JSON files."
+        )
+
+        # Look for plugin.json in the same directory as this file
+        json_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "plugin.json"
+
+        if json_path.is_file():
+            try:
+                with open(json_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                    if isinstance(data, dict):
+                        title = data.get("name", title)
+                        version = data.get("version", version)
+                        author = data.get("author", author)
+                        description = data.get("description", description)
+            except Exception:
+                # Silently catch file read/parse errors to prevent crashing
+                pass
+
+        # Build formatted display message
+        message = (
+            f"<b>{title}</b><br>"
+            f"<b>Version:</b> {version} &nbsp;|&nbsp; <b>Author:</b> {author}<br><br>"
+            f"{description}"
+        )
+
         QMessageBox.about(
             self.main_window,
-            "About ROI Channel Builder",
+            f"About {title}",
-            "This plugin loads SNIRF binary files using h5py, extracts source-detector channel pairs, "
+            message,
-            "and exports custom ROI channel group JSON files.",
         )
 
 

roi-builder-pack/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "id": "roi-builder-pack",
     "name": "ROI Channel Builder Pack",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "version": "0.1.0",
     "description": "Extracts channel labels from SNIRF files and generates custom ROI grouping JSON files.",
     "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
     "min_app_version": "1.7.0",

test-plugin/__init__.py

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Basic Test Plugin
-Creates a widget window and registers submenu items under the Plugins menu.
-"""
-
-from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel, QMenu, QMessageBox, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-
-
-class PluginWidget(QWidget):
-    """Custom widget UI owned by the plugin."""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.setWindowTitle("Test Plugin Window")
-        self.resize(350, 200)
-
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-
-        label = QLabel("Hello from the Test Plugin!", self)
-        btn_action = QPushButton("Click Me", self)
-        btn_action.clicked.connect(self._on_button_clicked)
-
-        layout.addWidget(label)
-        layout.addWidget(btn_action)
-
-    def _on_button_clicked(self) -> None:
-        QMessageBox.information(self, "Plugin Interactive", "Button inside the plugin QWidget was clicked!")
-
-
-class Plugin:
-    """Plugin entry point contract loaded by the main application."""
-
-    def __init__(self, main_window: QWidget) -> None:
-        self.main_window = main_window
-        self.name = "Test Plugin"
-        self.widget_instance: PluginWidget | None = None
-
-    def register_menu(self, plugin_menu: QMenu) -> None:
-        """
-        Populates the plugin's dedicated submenu in the main menubar.
-        Called by the main app after creating the submenu header.
-        """
-        open_action = QAction("Open Tool Window", self.main_window)
-        open_action.triggered.connect(self.show_widget)
-
-        about_action = QAction("About Test Plugin", self.main_window)
-        about_action.triggered.connect(self.show_about)
-
-        plugin_menu.addAction(open_action)
-        plugin_menu.addAction(about_action)
-
-    def show_widget(self) -> None:
-        """Instantiates and displays the plugin's QWidget window."""
-        if self.widget_instance is None or not self.widget_instance.isVisible():
-            self.widget_instance = PluginWidget()
-            self.widget_instance.show()
-        else:
-            self.widget_instance.raise_()
-            self.widget_instance.activateWindow()
-
-    def show_about(self) -> None:
-        """Secondary menu action example."""
-        QMessageBox.about(
-            self.main_window,
-            "About Test Plugin",
-            "This is a basic test plugin demonstrating submenu registration and custom QWidget window spawning.",
-        )

test-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "id": "test_plugin",
-    "name": "Test Plugin",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
-    "description": "A basic test plugin demonstrating menu registration and custom widgets.",
-    "author": "Tyler de Zeeuw",
-    "min_app_version": "1.7.0",
-    "platforms": ["win_x64", "darwin_arm64", "darwin_x64", "linux_x64"],
-    "download_url": "https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares-plugins/raw/branch/main/packages/test-plugin.zip"
-}