start of plugin support?

changelog.md

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 # Version 1.7.1
 
-- Fixed an issue where the application could not automatically update between versions 1.5.1 to 1.7.1. Sorry!
+- Fixed an issue where the application could not automatically update between versions 1.5.1 to 1.7.1. Sorry! 1.7.1 upgrading onward should be fixed and more robust
+- Fixed an issue where some log files would not generate, or would generate in an incorrect location
+- Fixed an issue where updating events in a snirf file would not release memory properly
 
 
 # Version 1.7.0