fixed initialization on first run

src/config.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const appConfig = require('application-config')('WebTorrent')
+const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const electron = require('electron')
 const arch = require('arch')
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ const exports = module.exports = {
 }
 
 const configFile = appConfig.filePath
-const config = require(configFile)
+const config = getConfig()
 const watchers = []
 
 function watch() {
@@ -162,13 +163,19 @@ exports.subscribe = function (fn) {
 }
 
 exports.getPlugins = function () {
-  return config.plugins
+  return config.plugins || {}
 }
 
 exports.getConfigPath = getConfigPath
+exports.getConfig = getConfig
 
-exports.getConfig = function () {
+function getConfig () {
-  return config
+  const config = {}
+  try {
+    return require(configFile)
+  } catch (e) {
+    return config
+  }
 }
 
 function getConfigPath () {
@@ -214,8 +221,6 @@ function isPortable () {
     return false
   }
 
-  const fs = require('fs')
-
   try {
     // This line throws if the "Portable Settings" folder does not exist, and does
     // nothing otherwise.

src/plugins.js

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
     // a bit after the user launches the terminal
     // to prevent slowness
     // TODO: handle force updates
-    if (this.state.saved.installedPlugins !== this.id) {
+    if (this.needsUpdate()) {
       // install immediately if the user changed plugins
       console.log('plugins have changed / not init, scheduling plugins installation')
       setTimeout(() => {
@@ -86,6 +86,22 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
     `)
   }
 
+  didPluginsChange () {
+    return this.state.saved.installedPlugins !== this.id
+  }
+
+  hasPlugins () {
+    return !this.isEmptyObject(this.plugins)
+  }
+
+  isFirstInstall () {
+    return (!this.state.saved.installedPlugins && this.hasPlugins())
+  }
+
+  needsUpdate () {
+    return (this.didPluginsChange() || this.isFirstInstall())
+  }
+
   getId (plugins) {
     const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
     hash.update(JSON.stringify(plugins));
@@ -332,6 +348,7 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
   requirePlugins () {
     console.log('- requirePlugins')
     const {plugins} = this.paths
+    let installNeeded = false
     console.log('- requirePlugins: paths: ', plugins)
 
     const load = (path) => {
@@ -355,13 +372,15 @@ module.exports = class Plugins {
         // plugin not installed
         // node_modules removed? did a manual plugin uninstall?
         // try installing and then loading if successfull
-        this.installPackages((err) => this.loadPlugins(err))
+        installNeeded = true
 
         // console.error(err)
         // this.alert(`Plugin error: Plugin "${basename(path)}" failed to load (${err.message})`)
       }
     }
 
+    if (installNeeded) this.updatePlugins()
+
     return plugins.map(load)
       .filter(v => Boolean(v))
   }