Plugins divided into main and renderer processes.

Dispatcher now sends params to plugins; notifying about plugin load
errors; allowing local plugin paths not to end with a slash.

AUTHORS.md

@@ -37,15 +37,5 @@
 - Alexey Romanov (romanalexey@gmail.com)
 - Karan Thakkar (karanjthakkar@gmail.com)
 - Nuno Campos (nuno.campos@me.com)
-- Ebrahim Byagowi (ebrahim@gnu.org)
-- Josip Janzic (josip@jjanzic.com)
-- Emil Bay (github@tixz.dk)
-- Borewit (borewit@users.noreply.github.com)
-- greenkeeper[bot] (greenkeeper[bot]@users.noreply.github.com)
-- Auyer (rafa_auyer@icloud.com)
-- SimplyAhmazing (ahmad19526@gmail.com)
-- Cezar Carneiro (cezargcarneiro@gmail.com)
-- Terry Hau (terryhau@gmail.com)
-- Vítor Galvão (info@vitorgalvao.com)
 
 #### Generated by bin/update-authors.sh.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,41 +1,6 @@
 # WebTorrent Desktop Version History
 
-## v0.20.0 - 2018-04-26
+## v0.18.0
-
-### Added
-
-- Added support for additional audio extensions: 'aiff', 'ape', 'mp2', 'oga', 'opus', 'wma' (#1240)
-
-### Changed
-
-- Displaying filename while music metadata is being downloaded (#1361)
-- Improved the poster selection for audio/music based torrents (#1334)
-- Launch VLC player without the `--video-on-top` flag (#1286)
-
-### Fixed
-
-- Fix silently failing to open magnets links on Linux (#1367)
-
-## v0.19.0 - 2018-01-26
-
-### Added
-- Added watch folder feature: Automatically add new torrent files added to a folder on disk (#1154)
-- Added highest playback priority feature: pauses other active torrents when playback starts (#840)
-- Add 'Start Speaking' and 'Stop Speaking' menu item (Mac) (#439)
-- Add pinch-to-zoom gesture to enter/exit fullscreen (#1148)
-
-### Changed
-- [SECURITY] Mitigate Electron protocol handler issue (Windows)
-- Moved project from Feross's GitHub account to the WebTorrent GitHub organization
-- Updated to electron@1.6.16
-- Updated to material-ui@0.17
-- Treat .FLAC as playable audio (#1127)
-
-### Fixed
-- Fix time and duration so it doesn't bounce in the UI (#1233)
-- Fix 'About WebTorrent' menu location on Windows (#1120)
-
-## v0.18.0 - 2017-02-03
 
 ### Added
 - Add a new "Transfers" menu for pausing or resuming all torrents (#1027)
@@ -102,7 +67,7 @@
 ## v0.16.0 - 2016-09-18
 
 ### Added
-- **Windows 64-bit support!** (#931)
+- **Windows 64-bit support!** ([#931](https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop/pull/931))
   - Existing 32-bit users will update to 64-bit automatically in next release
   - 64-bit reduces likelihood of out-of-memory errors by increasing the address space
 

README.md

@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
 
 Download the latest version of WebTorrent Desktop from
 [the official website](https://webtorrent.io/desktop/) or the
-[GitHub releases](https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop/releases) page. Alternatively, you can install it with [Homebrew-Cask](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask):
+[GitHub releases](https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop/releases) page.
-
-```
-$ brew cask install webtorrent
-```
 
 **WebTorrent Desktop** is under very active development. You can try out the
 current (unstable) development version by cloning the Git repo. See the

SECURITY.md

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Security Policies and Procedures
-
-This document outlines security procedures and general policies for the WebTorrent
-project.
-
-  * [Reporting a Bug](#reporting-a-bug)
-  * [Disclosure Policy](#disclosure-policy)
-  * [Comments on this Policy](#comments-on-this-policy)
-
-## Reporting a Bug
-
-The WebTorrent team and community take all security bugs in WebTorrent seriously.
-Thank you for improving the security of WebTorrent. We appreciate your efforts and
-responsible disclosure and will make every effort to acknowledge your
-contributions.
-
-Report security bugs by emailing the lead maintainer at feross@feross.org.
-
-The lead maintainer will acknowledge your email within 48 hours, and will send a
-more detailed response within 48 hours indicating the next steps in handling
-your report. After the initial reply to your report, the security team will
-endeavor to keep you informed of the progress towards a fix and full
-announcement, and may ask for additional information or guidance.
-
-Report security bugs in third-party modules to the person or team maintaining
-the module. You can also report a vulnerability through the
-[Node Security Project](https://nodesecurity.io/report).
-
-## Disclosure Policy
-
-When the security team receives a security bug report, they will assign it to a
-primary handler. This person will coordinate the fix and release process,
-involving the following steps:
-
-  * Confirm the problem and determine the affected versions.
-  * Audit code to find any potential similar problems.
-  * Prepare fixes for all releases still under maintenance. These fixes will be
-    released as fast as possible to npm.
-
-## Comments on this Policy
-
-If you have suggestions on how this process could be improved please submit a
-pull request.

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "webtorrent-desktop",
   "description": "WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For Mac, Windows, and Linux.",
-  "version": "0.20.0",
+  "version": "0.18.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "WebTorrent, LLC",
     "email": "feross@webtorrent.io",
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "auto-launch": "^4.0.1",
     "bitfield": "^1.0.2",
     "capture-frame": "^1.0.0",
-    "chokidar": "^1.6.1",
     "chromecasts": "^1.8.0",
     "cp-file": "^4.0.1",
     "create-torrent": "^3.24.5",
@@ -27,13 +26,16 @@
     "drag-drop": "^2.12.1",
     "es6-error": "^4.0.0",
     "fn-getter": "^1.0.0",
+    "gaze": "^1.1.2",
     "iso-639-1": "^1.2.1",
     "languagedetect": "^1.1.1",
     "location-history": "^1.0.0",
     "material-ui": "^0.17.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
-    "music-metadata": "^0.9.15",
+    "ms": "^0.7.2",
+    "musicmetadata": "^2.0.2",
     "network-address": "^1.1.0",
+    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
     "parse-torrent": "^5.7.3",
     "prettier-bytes": "^1.0.1",
     "react": "^15.4.2",
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "run-parallel": "^1.1.6",
     "semver": "^5.1.0",
+    "shell-env": "^0.3.0",
     "simple-concat": "^1.0.0",
     "simple-get": "^2.0.0",
     "srt-to-vtt": "^1.1.1",
@@ -51,10 +54,10 @@
     "zero-fill": "^2.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "buble": "^0.19.3",
+    "buble": "^0.15.2",
     "cross-zip": "^2.0.1",
     "depcheck": "^0.6.4",
-    "electron": "1.6.16",
+    "electron": "1.6.0",
     "electron-osx-sign": "0.4.3",
     "electron-packager": "~8.5.1",
     "electron-winstaller": "~2.5.2",

src/config.js

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 const appConfig = require('application-config')('WebTorrent')
+const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const electron = require('electron')
 const arch = require('arch')
+const gaze = require('gaze')
 
 const APP_NAME = 'WebTorrent'
 const APP_TEAM = 'WebTorrent, LLC'
@@ -17,13 +19,13 @@ const IS_PORTABLE = isPortable()
 const UI_HEADER_HEIGHT = 38
 const UI_TORRENT_HEIGHT = 100
 
-module.exports = {
+const exports = module.exports = {
   ANNOUNCEMENT_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/desktop/announcement',
   AUTO_UPDATE_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/desktop/update',
   CRASH_REPORT_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/desktop/crash-report',
   TELEMETRY_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/desktop/telemetry',
 
-  APP_COPYRIGHT: 'Copyright © 2014-2018 ' + APP_TEAM,
+  APP_COPYRIGHT: 'Copyright © 2014-2017 ' + APP_TEAM,
   APP_FILE_ICON: path.join(__dirname, '..', 'static', 'WebTorrentFile'),
   APP_ICON: path.join(__dirname, '..', 'static', 'WebTorrent'),
   APP_NAME: APP_NAME,
@@ -102,6 +104,62 @@ module.exports = {
   UI_TORRENT_HEIGHT: UI_TORRENT_HEIGHT
 }
 
+const configFile = appConfig.filePath
+let config = getConfig()
+const watchers = []
+
+function updateConfig () {
+  config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configFile))
+}
+
+function watch () {
+  gaze(configFile, function (err) {
+    if (err) {
+      throw err
+    }
+    this.on('changed', () => {
+      try {
+        updateConfig()
+        console.log('WebTorrent configuration reloaded!')
+        watchers.forEach(fn => fn())
+      } catch (err) {
+        // TODO: display notification
+        console.log(`An error occurred loading your configuration (${configFile}): ${err.message}`)
+      }
+    })
+    this.on('error', () => {
+      // Ignore file watching errors
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+// start watching for config changes
+watch()
+
+exports.subscribe = function (fn) {
+  watchers.push(fn)
+  return () => {
+    watchers.splice(watchers.indexOf(fn), 1)
+  }
+}
+
+function getPlugins () {
+  return config.plugins || {}
+}
+exports.getPlugins = getPlugins
+
+exports.getConfigPath = getConfigPath
+exports.getConfig = getConfig
+
+function getConfig () {
+  const config = {}
+  try {
+    return require(configFile)
+  } catch (e) {
+    return config
+  }
+}
+
 function getConfigPath () {
   if (IS_PORTABLE) {
     return PORTABLE_PATH
@@ -145,8 +203,6 @@ 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/main/external-player.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function spawn (playerPath, url, title) {
     if (err) return windows.main.dispatch('externalPlayerNotFound')
     const args = [
       '--play-and-exit',
+      '--video-on-top',
       '--quiet',
       `--meta-title=${JSON.stringify(title)}`,
       url

src/main/folder-watcher.js

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-const chokidar = require('chokidar')
-const log = require('./log')
-
-class FolderWatcher {
-  constructor ({window, state}) {
-    this.window = window
-    this.state = state
-    this.torrentsFolderPath = null
-    this.watching = false
-  }
-
-  isEnabled () {
-    return this.state.saved.prefs.autoAddTorrents
-  }
-
-  start () {
-    // Stop watching previous folder before
-    // start watching a new one.
-    if (this.watching) this.stop()
-
-    const torrentsFolderPath = this.state.saved.prefs.torrentsFolderPath
-    this.torrentsFolderPath = torrentsFolderPath
-    if (!torrentsFolderPath) return
-
-    const glob = `${torrentsFolderPath}/**/*.torrent`
-    log('Folder Watcher: watching: ', glob)
-
-    const options = {
-      ignoreInitial: true,
-      awaitWriteFinish: true
-    }
-    this.watcher = chokidar.watch(glob, options)
-    this.watcher
-      .on('add', (path) => {
-        log('Folder Watcher: added torrent: ', path)
-        this.window.dispatch('addTorrent', path)
-      })
-
-    this.watching = true
-  }
-
-  stop () {
-    log('Folder Watcher: stop.')
-    if (!this.watching) return
-    this.watcher.close()
-    this.watching = false
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = FolderWatcher

src/main/handlers.js

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function installDarwin () {
 
 function uninstallDarwin () {}
 
-const EXEC_COMMAND = [ process.execPath, '--' ]
+const EXEC_COMMAND = [ process.execPath ]
 
 if (!config.IS_PRODUCTION) {
   EXEC_COMMAND.push(config.ROOT_PATH)

src/main/index.js

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const log = require('./log')
 const menu = require('./menu')
 const State = require('../renderer/lib/state')
 const windows = require('./windows')
+const Plugins = require('./plugins')
+const plugins = new Plugins()
 
 let shouldQuit = false
 let argv = sliceArgv(process.argv)
@@ -74,14 +76,18 @@ function init () {
     isReady = true
     const state = results.state
 
-    windows.main.init(state, {hidden: hidden})
+    // init new plugins then notify user
-    windows.webtorrent.init()
+    plugins.subscribe(() => {
-    menu.init()
+      // update menu and windows
+      // passing thru new plugin decorators
+      initApp(state)
+    })
+
+    plugins.init(state)
+    initApp(state)
 
     // To keep app startup fast, some code is delayed.
-    setTimeout(() => {
+    setTimeout(delayedInit, config.DELAYED_INIT)
-      delayedInit(state)
-    }, config.DELAYED_INIT)
 
     // Report uncaught exceptions
     process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
@@ -91,6 +97,26 @@ function init () {
     })
   }
 
+  function initApp (state) {
+    // decorate app
+    plugins.onApp(app)
+
+    // init decorate menu
+    menu.init((tpl) => plugins.decorateMenu(tpl))
+
+    // init and decorate window
+    windows.main.init(
+      state,
+      {hidden: hidden},
+      (options) => plugins.decorateWindow(options)
+    )
+    windows.webtorrent.init((options) => plugins.decorateWindow(options))
+    plugins.onWindow([
+      windows.main.win,
+      windows.webtorrent.win
+    ])
+  }
+
   app.on('open-file', onOpen)
   app.on('open-url', onOpen)
 
@@ -124,24 +150,17 @@ function init () {
   })
 }
 
-function delayedInit (state) {
+function delayedInit () {
   if (app.isQuitting) return
 
   const announcement = require('./announcement')
   const dock = require('./dock')
   const updater = require('./updater')
-  const FolderWatcher = require('./folder-watcher')
-  const folderWatcher = new FolderWatcher({window: windows.main, state})
 
   announcement.init()
   dock.init()
   updater.init()
 
-  ipc.setModule('folderWatcher', folderWatcher)
-  if (folderWatcher.isEnabled()) {
-    folderWatcher.start()
-  }
-
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     const userTasks = require('./user-tasks')
     userTasks.init()

src/main/ipc.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-  init,
+  init
-  setModule
 }
 
 const electron = require('electron')
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@ const windows = require('./windows')
 // Messages from the main process, to be sent once the WebTorrent process starts
 const messageQueueMainToWebTorrent = []
 
-// Will hold modules injected from the app that will be used on fired
-// IPC events.
-const modules = {}
-
-function setModule (name, module) {
-  modules[name] = module
-}
-
 function init () {
   const ipc = electron.ipcMain
 
@@ -67,7 +58,7 @@ function init () {
   })
 
   /**
-   * Player Events
+   * Events
    */
 
   ipc.on('onPlayerOpen', function () {
@@ -115,28 +106,6 @@ function init () {
     thumbar.onPlayerPause()
   })
 
-  /**
-   * Folder Watcher Events
-   */
-
-  ipc.on('startFolderWatcher', function () {
-    if (!modules['folderWatcher']) {
-      log('IPC ERR: folderWatcher module is not defined.')
-      return
-    }
-
-    modules['folderWatcher'].start()
-  })
-
-  ipc.on('stopFolderWatcher', function () {
-    if (!modules['folderWatcher']) {
-      log('IPC ERR: folderWatcher module is not defined.')
-      return
-    }
-
-    modules['folderWatcher'].stop()
-  })
-
   /**
    * Shell
    */

src/main/menu.js

@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ const windows = require('./windows')
 
 let menu = null
 
-function init () {
+function init (decorate) {
-  menu = electron.Menu.buildFromTemplate(getMenuTemplate())
+  let template = getMenuTemplate()
+  if (decorate) template = decorate(template)
+
+  menu = electron.Menu.buildFromTemplate(template)
   electron.Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu)
 }
 

src/main/plugins.js

@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+const {exec} = require('child_process')
+const {resolve, basename} = require('path')
+const {writeFileSync} = require('fs')
+const State = require('../renderer/lib/state')
+const notifier = require('node-notifier')
+const {app} = require('electron')
+
+const {sync: mkdirpSync} = require('mkdirp')
+const ms = require('ms')
+const shellEnv = require('shell-env')
+const crypto = require('crypto')
+
+const config = require('../config')
+
+module.exports = class Plugins {
+  constructor () {
+    // modules path
+    this.path = resolve(config.getConfigPath(), 'plugins')
+    log('Path: ', this.path)
+    this.availableExtensions = new Set([
+      'onApp', 'onWindow', 'decorateMenu', 'decorateWindow', 'decorateConfig'
+    ])
+
+    this.forceUpdate = false
+    this.updating = false
+    this.watchers = []
+  }
+
+  init (state) {
+    this.state = state
+
+    // initialize state
+    this.state.saved = Object.assign(this.state.saved || {})
+
+    // init plugin directories if not present
+    mkdirpSync(this.path)
+
+    // caches
+    this.plugins = config.getPlugins()
+    this.paths = this.getPaths(this.plugins)
+    this.id = this.getId(this.plugins)
+    this.modules = this.requirePlugins()
+
+    // we listen on configuration updates to trigger
+    // plugin installation
+    config.subscribe(() => {
+      const plugins = config.getPlugins()
+      if (plugins !== this.plugins) {
+        const id = this.getId(plugins)
+        if (this.id !== id) {
+          this.alert('Installing plugins...')
+          log('UPDATING...')
+          this.id = id
+          this.plugins = plugins
+          this.paths = this.getPaths(this.plugins)
+          this.updatePlugins()
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // schedule the initial plugins update
+    // a bit after the user launches the app
+    // to prevent slowness
+    if (this.needsUpdate()) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.updatePlugins()
+      }, 5000)
+      log('Installation scheduled')
+    }
+
+    // update plugins every 5 hours
+    setInterval(() => {
+      this.updatePlugins()
+    }, ms('5h'))
+  }
+
+  on (action, params) {
+    log(`ON ${action}:`, params)
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      const actionName = this.capitalizeFirstLetter(action)
+      const methodName = `on${actionName}`
+      if (typeof plugin[methodName] === 'function') {
+        plugin[methodName](params)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  capitalizeFirstLetter (string) {
+    return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1)
+  }
+
+  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))
+    return hash.digest('hex')
+  }
+
+  updatePlugins (forceUpdate = false) {
+    this.forceUpdate = forceUpdate
+    if (this.updating) {
+      // TODO
+      // return notify('Plugin update in progress')
+    }
+    this.updating = true
+    this.syncPackageJSON()
+    this.installPackages((err) => this.loadPlugins(err))
+  }
+
+  loadPlugins (err, localOnly = false) {
+    this.updating = false
+
+    // handle errors first
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err.stack)
+      if (/not a recognized/.test(err.message) || /command not found/.test(err.message)) {
+        this.alert(
+          'Error updating plugins: We could not find the "npm" command. Make sure it\'s in $PATH'
+        )
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.alert(`Error updating plugins: Check '${this.path}/npm-debug.log' for more information.`)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // update state with latest plugins
+    this.state.saved.plugins = this.plugins
+
+    // cache modules
+    this.modules = this.requirePlugins()
+
+    // clear require cache
+    this.clearCache()
+
+    // we're done with local plugins
+    if (localOnly) return
+
+    // OK, no errors
+    // flag successful plugin update
+    this.state.saved.installedPlugins = this.id
+
+    // check if package based plugins were updated
+    const loaded = this.modules.length
+    const total = this.paths.plugins.length
+    const pluginVersions = JSON.stringify(this.getPluginVersions())
+    const changed = this.state.saved.installedPluginVersions !== pluginVersions && loaded === total
+    this.state.saved.installedPluginVersions = pluginVersions
+
+    // notify watchers
+    if (this.forceUpdate || changed) {
+      this.watchers.forEach(fn => fn(err, {forceUpdate: this.forceUpdate}))
+      this.alert('Installation completed')
+      log('Installation completed')
+    }
+
+    // save state
+    State.save(this.state)
+  }
+
+  getPluginVersions () {
+    const paths_ = this.paths.plugins
+    return paths_.map(path => {
+      let version = null
+      try {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
+        version = require(resolve(path, 'package.json')).version
+      } catch (err) { }
+      return [
+        basename(path),
+        version
+      ]
+    })
+  }
+
+  clearCache () {
+    // trigger unload hooks
+    this.modules.forEach(mod => {
+      if (mod.onUnload) {
+        mod.onUnload(app)
+      }
+    })
+
+    // clear require cache
+    for (const entry in require.cache) {
+      if (entry.indexOf(this.path) === 0) {
+        delete require.cache[entry]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  isEmptyObject (obj) {
+    return (Object.keys(obj).length === 0)
+  }
+
+  syncPackageJSON () {
+    const dependencies = this.toDependencies(this.plugins)
+    const pkg = {
+      name: 'webtorrent-plugins',
+      description: 'Auto-generated from WebTorrent config.',
+      private: true,
+      version: '0.0.1',
+      repository: 'feross/webtorrent-desktop',
+      license: 'MIT',
+      homepage: 'https://webtorrent.io',
+      dependencies
+    }
+
+    const file = resolve(this.path, 'package.json')
+    try {
+      writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2))
+      return true
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.alert(`An error occurred writing to ${file}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  alert (message) {
+    notifier.notify({
+      title: 'WebTorrent Plugins',
+      // icon: config.icon, // TODO: save icon in webtorrent local folder and set config.icon
+      message: message
+    })
+  }
+
+  isLocalPath (string) {
+    // matches unix and windows local paths
+    return string.match(/^(\/|[a-z]:\/)/i)
+  }
+
+  toDependencies (plugins) {
+    const obj = {}
+    const pluginNames = Object.keys(plugins)
+
+    pluginNames.forEach(name => {
+      let url = plugins[name]
+      if (this.isLocalPath(url)) return
+      obj[name] = url
+    })
+    return obj
+  }
+
+  installPackages (fn) {
+    const {shell = '', npmRegistry} = config
+
+    shellEnv(shell).then(env => {
+      if (npmRegistry) {
+        env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY = npmRegistry
+      }
+      /* eslint-disable camelcase  */
+      env.npm_config_runtime = 'electron'
+      env.npm_config_target = process.versions.electron
+      env.npm_config_disturl = 'https://atom.io/download/atom-shell'
+      /* eslint-enable camelcase  */
+      // Shell-specific installation commands
+      const installCommands = {
+        fish: 'npm prune; and npm install --production',
+        posix: 'npm prune && npm install --production'
+      }
+      // determine the shell we're running in
+      const whichShell = shell.match(/fish/) ? 'fish' : 'posix'
+
+      // Use the install command that is appropriate for our shell
+      exec(installCommands[whichShell], {
+        cwd: this.path
+      }, err => {
+        if (err) return fn(err)
+        fn(null)
+      })
+    }).catch(fn)
+  }
+
+  subscribe (fn) {
+    this.watchers.push(fn)
+    return () => {
+      this.watchers.splice(this.watchers.indexOf(fn), 1)
+    }
+  }
+
+  getPaths (plugins) {
+    const pluginNames = Object.keys(plugins)
+
+    return {
+      plugins: pluginNames.map(name => {
+        let url = plugins[name]
+
+        // plugin is already on a local folder
+        // directly load it from its current location
+        if (this.isLocalPath(url)) return url
+
+        // plugin will be installed with npm install from a remote url
+        return resolve(this.path, 'node_modules', name.split('#')[0])
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  requirePlugins () {
+    const {plugins} = this.paths
+    let installNeeded = false
+
+    const load = (path) => {
+      if (!path.match(/\/$/)) {
+        path += '/'
+      }
+
+      const mainPath = `${path}main.js`
+
+      try {
+        const Plugin = require(mainPath) // eslint-disable import/no-dynamic-require
+        const plugin = new Plugin()
+
+        const exposed = plugin && Object.keys(plugin).some(key => this.availableExtensions.has(key))
+        if (!exposed) return
+
+        // populate the name for internal errors here
+        plugin._name = basename(mainPath)
+
+        return plugin
+      } catch (err) {
+        log('Require plugins ERROR:', err)
+        this.alert(`Error loading plugin: ${mainPath}`)
+        // plugin not installed
+        // node_modules removed? did a manual plugin uninstall?
+        // try installing and then loading if successfull
+        installNeeded = true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Plugin installation happens on the MAIN process.
+    // If plugins haven't finished installing, wait for them.
+    if (installNeeded) {
+      log('Plugins install needed, wait...')
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.requirePlugins()
+      }, 3000)
+    }
+    return plugins.map(load).filter(v => Boolean(v))
+  }
+
+  onApp (app) {
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      if (plugin.onApp) {
+        plugin.onApp(app)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  onWindow (win) {
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      if (plugin.onWindow) {
+        plugin.onWindow(win)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  // decorates the base object by calling plugin[key]
+  // for all the available plugins
+  decorateObject (base, key) {
+    let decorated = base
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      if (plugin[key]) {
+        const res = plugin[key](decorated)
+        if (res && typeof res === 'object') {
+          decorated = res
+        } else {
+          this.alert(`Plugin error: "${plugin._name}": invalid return type for \`${key}\``)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    return decorated
+  }
+
+  decorateMenu (tpl) {
+    return this.decorateObject(tpl, 'decorateMenu')
+  }
+
+  decorateWindow (options) {
+    return this.decorateObject(options, 'decorateWindow')
+  }
+
+  getDecoratedEnv (baseEnv) {
+    return this.decorateObject(baseEnv, 'decorateEnv')
+  }
+
+  getDecoratedConfig () {
+    const baseConfig = config.getConfig()
+    return this.decorateObject(baseConfig, 'decorateConfig')
+  }
+
+  getDecoratedBrowserOptions (defaults) {
+    return this.decorateObject(defaults, 'decorateBrowserOptions')
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logs passed arguments to console using a prefix.
+ *
+ */
+function log () {
+  const prefix = '[ PLUGINS.Main ]-->'
+  const args = [prefix]
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+    args.push(arguments[i])
+  }
+
+  console.log.apply(console, args)
+}

src/main/windows/main.js

@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ const config = require('../../config')
 const log = require('../log')
 const menu = require('../menu')
 
-function init (state, options) {
+function init (state, options, decorate) {
   if (main.win) {
     return main.win.show()
   }
 
   const initialBounds = Object.assign(config.WINDOW_INITIAL_BOUNDS, state.saved.bounds)
 
-  const win = main.win = new electron.BrowserWindow({
+  let windowOptions = {
     backgroundColor: '#282828',
     backgroundThrottling: false, // do not throttle animations/timers when page is background
     darkTheme: true, // Forces dark theme (GTK+3)
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ function init (state, options) {
     width: initialBounds.width,
     x: initialBounds.x,
     y: initialBounds.y
-  })
+  }
+  if (decorate) windowOptions = decorate(windowOptions)
+
+  const win = main.win = new electron.BrowserWindow(windowOptions)
 
   win.loadURL(config.WINDOW_MAIN)
 

src/main/windows/webtorrent.js

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const electron = require('electron')
 
 const config = require('../../config')
 
-function init () {
+function init (decorate) {
-  const win = webtorrent.win = new electron.BrowserWindow({
+  let options = {
     backgroundColor: '#1E1E1E',
     backgroundThrottling: false, // do not throttle animations/timers when page is background
     center: true,
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ function init () {
     title: 'webtorrent-hidden-window',
     useContentSize: true,
     width: 150
-  })
+  }
+  if (decorate) options = decorate(options)
+  const win = webtorrent.win = new electron.BrowserWindow(options)
 
   win.loadURL(config.WINDOW_WEBTORRENT)
 

src/renderer/controllers/folder-watcher-controller.js

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron')
-
-module.exports = class FolderWatcherController {
-  start () {
-    console.log('-- IPC: start folder watcher')
-    ipcRenderer.send('startFolderWatcher')
-  }
-
-  stop () {
-    console.log('-- IPC: stop folder watcher')
-    ipcRenderer.send('stopFolderWatcher')
-  }
-}

src/renderer/controllers/torrent-list-controller.js

@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ module.exports = class TorrentListController {
 
   resumePausedTorrents () {
     console.log('Playback Priority: resuming paused torrents')
-    if (!this.state.saved.torrentsToResume || !this.state.saved.torrentsToResume.length) return
     this.state.saved.torrentsToResume.map((infoHash) => {
       this.toggleTorrent(infoHash)
     })

src/renderer/lib/state.js

@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ function setupStateSaved (cb) {
       isFileHandler: false,
       openExternalPlayer: false,
       externalPlayerPath: null,
-      startup: false,
+      startup: false
-      autoAddTorrents: false,
-      torrentsFolderPath: '',
-      highestPlaybackPriority: true
     },
     torrents: config.DEFAULT_TORRENTS.map(createTorrentObject),
     torrentsToResume: [],

src/renderer/lib/torrent-player.js

@@ -33,18 +33,12 @@ function isVideo (file) {
 function isAudio (file) {
   return [
     '.aac',
-    '.aiff',
-    '.ape',
     '.ac3',
-    '.flac',
-    '.m4a',
-    '.mp2',
     '.mp3',
-    '.oga',
     '.ogg',
-    '.opus',
     '.wav',
-    '.wma'
+    '.flac',
+    '.m4a'
   ].includes(getFileExtension(file))
 }
 

src/renderer/lib/torrent-poster.js

@@ -3,145 +3,39 @@ module.exports = torrentPoster
 const captureFrame = require('capture-frame')
 const path = require('path')
 
-const mediaExtensions = {
-  audio: ['.aac', '.asf', '.flac', '.m2a', '.m4a', '.mp2', '.mp4', '.mp3', '.oga', '.ogg', '.opus',
-    '.wma', '.wav', '.wv', '.wvp'],
-  video: ['.mp4', '.m4v', '.webm', '.mov', '.mkv'],
-  image: ['.gif', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png']
-}
-
 function torrentPoster (torrent, cb) {
   // First, try to use a poster image if available
   const posterFile = torrent.files.filter(function (file) {
     return /^poster\.(jpg|png|gif)$/.test(file.name)
   })[0]
-  if (posterFile) return extractPoster(posterFile, cb)
+  if (posterFile) return torrentPosterFromImage(posterFile, torrent, cb)
 
-  // 'score' each media type based on total size present in torrent
+  // Second, try to use the largest video file
-  const bestScore = ['audio', 'video', 'image'].map(mediaType => {
+  // Filter out file formats that the <video> tag definitely can't play
-    return {
+  const videoFile = getLargestFileByExtension(torrent, ['.mp4', '.m4v', '.webm', '.mov', '.mkv'])
-      type: mediaType,
+  if (videoFile) return torrentPosterFromVideo(videoFile, torrent, cb)
-      size: calculateDataLengthByExtension(torrent, mediaExtensions[mediaType])}
-  }).sort((a, b) => { // sort descending on size
-    return b.size - a.size
-  })[0]
 
-  if (bestScore.size === 0) {
+  // Third, try to use the largest image file
-    // Admit defeat, no video, audio or image had a significant presence
+  const imgFile = getLargestFileByExtension(torrent, ['.gif', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png'])
+  if (imgFile) return torrentPosterFromImage(imgFile, torrent, cb)
+
+  // TODO: generate a waveform from the largest sound file
+  // Finally, admit defeat
   return cb(new Error('Cannot generate a poster from any files in the torrent'))
-  }
-
-  // Based on which media type is dominant we select the corresponding poster function
-  switch (bestScore.type) {
-    case 'audio':
-      return torrentPosterFromAudio(torrent, cb)
-    case 'image':
-      return torrentPosterFromImage(torrent, cb)
-    case 'video':
-      return torrentPosterFromVideo(torrent, cb)
-  }
 }
 
-/**
- * Calculate the total data size of file matching one of the provided extensions
- * @param torrent
- * @param extensions List of extension to match
- * @returns {number} total size, of matches found (>= 0)
- */
-function calculateDataLengthByExtension (torrent, extensions) {
-  const files = filterOnExtension(torrent, extensions)
-  if (files.length === 0) return 0
-  return files
-    .map(file => file.length)
-    .reduce((a, b) => {
-      return a + b
-    })
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the largest file of a given torrent, filtered by provided extension
- * @param torrent Torrent to search in
- * @param extensions Extension whitelist filter
- * @returns Torrent file object
- */
 function getLargestFileByExtension (torrent, extensions) {
-  const files = filterOnExtension(torrent, extensions)
+  const files = torrent.files.filter(function (file) {
+    const extname = path.extname(file.name).toLowerCase()
+    return extensions.indexOf(extname) !== -1
+  })
   if (files.length === 0) return undefined
-  return files.reduce((a, b) => {
+  return files.reduce(function (a, b) {
     return a.length > b.length ? a : b
   })
 }
 
-/**
+function torrentPosterFromVideo (file, torrent, cb) {
- * Filter file on a list extension, can be used to find al image files
- * @param torrent Torrent to filter files from
- * @param extensions File extensions to filter on
- * @returns {number} Array of torrent file objects matching one of the given extensions
- */
-function filterOnExtension (torrent, extensions) {
-  return torrent.files.filter(file => {
-    const extname = path.extname(file.name).toLowerCase()
-    return extensions.indexOf(extname) !== -1
-  })
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a score how likely the file is suitable as a poster
- * @param imgFile File object of an image
- * @returns {number} Score, higher score is a better match
- */
-function scoreAudioCoverFile (imgFile) {
-  const fileName = path.basename(imgFile.name, path.extname(imgFile.name)).toLowerCase()
-  const relevanceScore = {
-    cover: 80,
-    folder: 80,
-    album: 80,
-    front: 80,
-    back: 20
-  }
-
-  for (let keyword in relevanceScore) {
-    if (fileName === keyword) {
-      return relevanceScore[keyword]
-    }
-    if (fileName.indexOf(keyword) !== -1) {
-      return 0.8 * relevanceScore[keyword]
-    }
-  }
-  return 0
-}
-
-function torrentPosterFromAudio (torrent, cb) {
-  const imageFiles = filterOnExtension(torrent, mediaExtensions.image)
-
-  const bestCover = imageFiles.map(file => {
-    return {
-      file: file,
-      score: scoreAudioCoverFile(file)
-    }
-  }).reduce((a, b) => {
-    if (a.score > b.score) {
-      return a
-    }
-    if (b.score > a.score) {
-      return b
-    }
-    // If score is equal, pick the largest file, aiming for highest resolution
-    if (a.file.length > b.file.length) {
-      return a
-    }
-    return b
-  })
-
-  if (!bestCover) return cb(new Error('Generated poster contains no data'))
-
-  const extname = path.extname(bestCover.file.name)
-  bestCover.file.getBuffer((err, buf) => cb(err, buf, extname))
-}
-
-function torrentPosterFromVideo (torrent, cb) {
-  const file = getLargestFileByExtension(torrent, mediaExtensions.video)
-
   const index = torrent.files.indexOf(file)
 
   const server = torrent.createServer(0)
@@ -183,12 +77,7 @@ function torrentPosterFromVideo (torrent, cb) {
   }
 }
 
-function torrentPosterFromImage (torrent, cb) {
+function torrentPosterFromImage (file, torrent, cb) {
-  const file = getLargestFileByExtension(torrent, mediaExtensions.image)
-  extractPoster(file, cb)
-}
-
-function extractPoster (file, cb) {
   const extname = path.extname(file.name)
-  file.getBuffer((err, buf) => { return cb(err, buf, extname) })
+  file.getBuffer((err, buf) => cb(err, buf, extname))
 }

src/renderer/main.js

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ const telemetry = require('./lib/telemetry')
 const sound = require('./lib/sound')
 const TorrentPlayer = require('./lib/torrent-player')
 
+const Plugins = require('./plugins')
+const plugins = new Plugins()
+
 // Perf optimization: Needed immediately, so do not lazy load it below
 const TorrentListController = require('./controllers/torrent-list-controller')
 
@@ -111,13 +114,11 @@ function onState (err, _state) {
     update: createGetter(() => {
       const UpdateController = require('./controllers/update-controller')
       return new UpdateController(state)
-    }),
-    folderWatcher: createGetter(() => {
-      const FolderWatcherController = require('./controllers/folder-watcher-controller')
-      return new FolderWatcherController()
     })
   }
 
+  plugins.init({dispatch, state})
+
   // Add first page to location history
   state.location.go({
     url: 'home',
@@ -300,8 +301,6 @@ const dispatchHandlers = {
   'preferences': () => controllers.prefs().show(),
   'updatePreferences': (key, value) => controllers.prefs().update(key, value),
   'checkDownloadPath': checkDownloadPath,
-  'startFolderWatcher': () => controllers.folderWatcher().start(),
-  'stopFolderWatcher': () => controllers.folderWatcher().stop(),
 
   // Update (check for new versions on Linux, where there's no auto updater)
   'updateAvailable': (version) => controllers.update().updateAvailable(version),
@@ -338,6 +337,7 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
   }
 
   const handler = dispatchHandlers[action]
+  plugins.on(action, args)
   if (handler) handler(...args)
   else console.error('Missing dispatch handler: ' + action)
 
@@ -459,13 +459,6 @@ function setDimensions (dimensions) {
 function onOpen (files) {
   if (!Array.isArray(files)) files = [ files ]
 
-  // File API seems to transform "magnet:?foo" in "magnet:///?foo"
-  // this is a sanitization
-  files = files.map(file => {
-    if (typeof file !== 'string') return file
-    return file.replace(/^magnet:\/+\?/i, 'magnet:?')
-  })
-
   const url = state.location.url()
   const allTorrents = files.every(TorrentPlayer.isTorrent)
   const allSubtitles = files.every(controllers.subtitles().isSubtitle)

src/renderer/pages/player-page.js

@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ function renderMedia (state) {
     } else {
       // When the last video completes, pause the video instead of looping
       state.playing.isPaused = true
-      if (state.window.isFullScreen) dispatch('toggleFullScreen')
     }
   }
 
@@ -207,18 +206,25 @@ function renderOverlay (state) {
 function renderAudioMetadata (state) {
   const fileSummary = state.getPlayingFileSummary()
   if (!fileSummary.audioInfo) return
-  const common = fileSummary.audioInfo.common || {}
+  const info = fileSummary.audioInfo
 
   // Get audio track info
-  const title = common.title ? common.title : fileSummary.name
+  let title = info.title
+  if (!title) {
+    title = fileSummary.name
+  }
+  let artist = info.artist && info.artist[0]
+  let album = info.album
+  if (album && info.year && !album.includes(info.year)) {
+    album += ' (' + info.year + ')'
+  }
+  let track
+  if (info.track && info.track.no && info.track.of) {
+    track = info.track.no + ' of ' + info.track.of
+  }
 
   // Show a small info box in the middle of the screen with title/album/etc
   const elems = []
-
-  // Audio metadata: artist(s)
-  const artist = common.albumartist || common.artist ||
-    (common.artists && common.artists.filter(function (a) { return a }).join(', ')) ||
-    '(Unknown Artist)'
   if (artist) {
     elems.push((
       <div key='artist' className='audio-artist'>
@@ -226,44 +232,14 @@ function renderAudioMetadata (state) {
       </div>
     ))
   }
-
+  if (album) {
-  // Audio metadata: album
-  if (common.album) {
     elems.push((
       <div key='album' className='audio-album'>
-        <label>Album</label>{common.album}
+        <label>Album</label>{album}
       </div>
     ))
   }
-
+  if (track) {
-  // Audio metadata: year
-  if (common.year) {
-    elems.push((
-      <div key='year' className='audio-year'>
-        <label>Year</label>{common.year}
-      </div>
-    ))
-  }
-
-  // Audio metadata: release information (label & catalog-number)
-  if (common.label || common.catalognumber) {
-    const releaseInfo = []
-    if (common.label) {
-      releaseInfo.push(common.label)
-    }
-    if (common.catalognumber) {
-      releaseInfo.push(common.catalognumber)
-    }
-    elems.push((
-      <div key='release' className='audio-release'>
-        <label>Release</label>{ releaseInfo.join(' / ') }
-      </div>
-    ))
-  }
-
-  // Audio metadata: track-number
-  if (common.track && common.track.no && common.track.of) {
-    const track = common.track.no + ' of ' + common.track.of
     elems.push((
       <div key='track' className='audio-track'>
         <label>Track</label>{track}
@@ -271,38 +247,6 @@ function renderAudioMetadata (state) {
     ))
   }
 
-  // Audio metadata: format
-  const format = []
-  fileSummary.audioInfo.format = fileSummary.audioInfo.format || ''
-  if (fileSummary.audioInfo.format.dataformat) {
-    format.push(fileSummary.audioInfo.format.dataformat)
-  }
-  if (fileSummary.audioInfo.format.bitrate) {
-    format.push(fileSummary.audioInfo.format.bitrate / 1000 + ' kbps')
-  }
-  if (fileSummary.audioInfo.format.sampleRate) {
-    format.push(fileSummary.audioInfo.format.sampleRate / 1000 + ' kHz')
-  }
-  if (fileSummary.audioInfo.format.bitsPerSample) {
-    format.push(fileSummary.audioInfo.format.bitsPerSample + ' bit')
-  }
-  if (format.length > 0) {
-    elems.push((
-      <div key='format' className='audio-format'>
-        <label>Format</label>{ format.join(', ') }
-      </div>
-    ))
-  }
-
-  // Audio metadata: comments
-  if (common.comment) {
-    elems.push((
-      <div key='comments' className='audio-comments'>
-        <label>Comments</label>{common.comment.join(' / ')}
-      </div>
-    ))
-  }
-
   // Align the title with the other info, if available. Otherwise, center title
   const emptyLabel = (<label />)
   elems.unshift((
@@ -359,7 +303,7 @@ function renderCastScreen (state) {
     isCast = false
   } else if (state.playing.location === 'error') {
     castIcon = 'error_outline'
-    castType = 'Unable to Play'
+    castType = 'Error'
     isCast = false
   }
 
@@ -579,8 +523,8 @@ function renderPlayerControls (state) {
   ))
 
   // Show video playback progress
-  const currentTimeStr = formatTime(state.playing.currentTime, state.playing.duration)
+  const currentTimeStr = formatTime(state.playing.currentTime)
-  const durationStr = formatTime(state.playing.duration, state.playing.duration)
+  const durationStr = formatTime(state.playing.duration)
   elements.push((
     <span key='time' className='time float-left'>
       {currentTimeStr} / {durationStr}
@@ -702,19 +646,17 @@ function cssBackgroundImageDarkGradient () {
     'rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%)'
 }
 
-function formatTime (time, total) {
+function formatTime (time) {
   if (typeof time !== 'number' || Number.isNaN(time)) {
     return '0:00'
   }
 
-  let totalHours = Math.floor(total / 3600)
-  let totalMinutes = Math.floor(total % 3600 / 60)
   let hours = Math.floor(time / 3600)
   let minutes = Math.floor(time % 3600 / 60)
-  if (totalMinutes > 9) {
+  if (hours > 0) {
     minutes = zeroFill(2, minutes)
   }
   let seconds = zeroFill(2, Math.floor(time % 60))
 
-  return (totalHours > 0 ? hours + ':' : '') + minutes + ':' + seconds
+  return (hours > 0 ? hours + ':' : '') + minutes + ':' + seconds
 }

src/renderer/pages/preferences-page.js

@@ -108,59 +108,6 @@ class PreferencesPage extends React.Component {
     dispatch('updatePreferences', 'externalPlayerPath', filePath)
   }
 
-  autoAddTorrentsCheckbox () {
-    return (
-      <Preference>
-        <Checkbox
-          className='control'
-          checked={this.props.state.unsaved.prefs.autoAddTorrents}
-          label={'Watch for new .torrent files and add them immediately'}
-          onCheck={(e, value) => { this.handleAutoAddTorrentsChange(e, value) }}
-        />
-      </Preference>
-    )
-  }
-
-  handleAutoAddTorrentsChange (e, isChecked) {
-    const torrentsFolderPath = this.props.state.unsaved.prefs.torrentsFolderPath
-    if (isChecked && !torrentsFolderPath) {
-      alert('Select a torrents folder first.') // eslint-disable-line
-      e.preventDefault()
-      return
-    }
-
-    dispatch('updatePreferences', 'autoAddTorrents', isChecked)
-
-    if (isChecked) {
-      dispatch('startFolderWatcher', null)
-      return
-    }
-
-    dispatch('stopFolderWatcher', null)
-  }
-
-  torrentsFolderPathSelector () {
-    const torrentsFolderPath = this.props.state.unsaved.prefs.torrentsFolderPath
-
-    return (
-      <Preference>
-        <PathSelector
-          dialog={{
-            title: 'Select folder to watch for new torrents',
-            properties: [ 'openDirectory' ]
-          }}
-          displayValue={torrentsFolderPath || ''}
-          onChange={this.handletorrentsFolderPathChange}
-          title='Folder to watch'
-          value={torrentsFolderPath ? path.dirname(torrentsFolderPath) : null} />
-      </Preference>
-    )
-  }
-
-  handletorrentsFolderPathChange (filePath) {
-    dispatch('updatePreferences', 'torrentsFolderPath', filePath)
-  }
-
   setDefaultAppButton () {
     const isFileHandler = this.props.state.unsaved.prefs.isFileHandler
     if (isFileHandler) {
@@ -216,10 +163,8 @@ class PreferencesPage extends React.Component {
     }
     return (
       <div style={style}>
-        <PreferencesSection title='Folders'>
+        <PreferencesSection title='Downloads'>
           {this.downloadPathSelector()}
-          {this.autoAddTorrentsCheckbox()}
-          {this.torrentsFolderPathSelector()}
         </PreferencesSection>
         <PreferencesSection title='Playback'>
           {this.openExternalPlayerCheckbox()}

src/renderer/pages/torrent-list-page.js

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ module.exports = class TorrentList extends React.Component {
       } else { // torrentSummary.status is 'new' or something unexpected
         status = ''
       }
-      return (<span key='torrent-status'>{status}</span>)
+      return (<span>{status}</span>)
     }
   }
 

src/renderer/plugins.js

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+const {resolve, basename} = require('path')
+const notifier = require('node-notifier')
+const crypto = require('crypto')
+
+const config = require('../config')
+
+module.exports = class Plugins {
+  constructor () {
+    // modules path
+    this.path = resolve(config.getConfigPath(), 'plugins')
+    log('Path: ', this.path)
+    this.availableExtensions = [
+      'onCheckForSubtitles'
+    ]
+
+    this.forceUpdate = false
+    this.updating = false
+    this.watchers = []
+    this.state = {}
+  }
+
+  init (params) {
+    this.state = params.state
+
+    // initialize state
+    this.state.saved = Object.assign(this.state.saved || {})
+
+    // caches
+    this.plugins = config.getPlugins()
+    this.paths = this.getPaths(this.plugins)
+    this.id = this.getId(this.plugins)
+    this.modules = this.requirePlugins()
+
+    // TODO: fire an event when plugins finish updating and listen to that.
+    // Listen to plugin changes on config.
+    // New plugins added, plugins removed or updated.
+    // The actual plugin update action will take place in the MAIN process.
+    config.subscribe(() => {
+      const plugins = config.getPlugins()
+      if (plugins !== this.plugins) {
+        const id = this.getId(plugins)
+        if (this.id !== id) {
+          log('UPDATING...')
+          this.id = id
+          this.plugins = plugins
+          this.paths = this.getPaths(this.plugins)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Plugins will be updated on the MAIN process after 5s.
+    if (this.needsUpdate()) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.init(params)
+      }, 6000)
+      log('Plugins need update, init scheduled')
+      return
+    }
+
+    this.loadPlugins()
+    this.initPlugins(params)
+  }
+
+  initPlugins (params) {
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      if (plugin.init) {
+        plugin.init(params)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  on (action, params) {
+    log(`ON ${action}:`, params)
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      const actionName = this.capitalizeFirstLetter(action)
+      const methodName = `on${actionName}`
+      if (typeof plugin[methodName] === 'function') {
+        plugin[methodName](params)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  capitalizeFirstLetter (string) {
+    return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1)
+  }
+
+  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))
+    return hash.digest('hex')
+  }
+
+  loadPlugins (err, localOnly = false) {
+    this.updating = false
+
+    // handle errors first
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err.stack)
+      if (/not a recognized/.test(err.message) || /command not found/.test(err.message)) {
+        this.alert(
+          'Error updating plugins: We could not find the "npm" command. Make sure it\'s in $PATH'
+        )
+        return
+      }
+
+      this.alert(`Error updating plugins: Check '${this.path}/npm-debug.log' for more information.`)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // update state with latest plugins
+    this.state.saved.plugins = this.plugins
+
+    // cache modules
+    this.modules = this.requirePlugins()
+
+    // clear require cache
+    this.clearCache()
+  }
+
+  getPluginVersions () {
+    const paths_ = this.paths.plugins
+    return paths_.map(path => {
+      let version = null
+      try {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
+        version = require(resolve(path, 'package.json')).version
+      } catch (err) { }
+      return [
+        basename(path),
+        version
+      ]
+    })
+  }
+
+  clearCache () {
+    // clear require cache
+    for (const entry in require.cache) {
+      if (entry.indexOf(this.path) === 0) {
+        delete require.cache[entry]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  isEmptyObject (obj) {
+    return (Object.keys(obj).length === 0)
+  }
+
+  alert (message) {
+    notifier.notify({
+      title: 'WebTorrent Plugins',
+      // icon: config.icon, // TODO: save icon in webtorrent local folder and set config.icon
+      message: message
+    })
+  }
+
+  subscribe (fn) {
+    this.watchers.push(fn)
+    return () => {
+      this.watchers.splice(this.watchers.indexOf(fn), 1)
+    }
+  }
+
+  isLocalPath (string) {
+    // matches unix and windows local paths
+    return string.match(/^(\/|[a-z]:\/)/i)
+  }
+
+  getPaths (plugins) {
+    const pluginNames = Object.keys(plugins)
+
+    return {
+      plugins: pluginNames.map(name => {
+        let url = plugins[name]
+
+        // plugin is already on a local folder
+        // directly load it from its current location
+        if (this.isLocalPath(url)) return url
+
+        // plugin will be installed with npm install from a remote url
+        return resolve(this.path, 'node_modules', name.split('#')[0])
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  exposesSupportedApi (plugin) {
+    if (!plugin) return false
+
+    return this.availableExtensions.some((methodName) => {
+      return (typeof plugin[methodName] === 'function')
+    })
+  }
+
+  requirePlugins () {
+    const {plugins} = this.paths
+    let installNeeded = false
+
+    const load = (path) => {
+      if (!path.match(/\/$/)) {
+        path += '/'
+      }
+
+      const rendererPath = `${path}renderer.js`
+
+      try {
+        const Plugin = require(rendererPath) // eslint-disable import/no-dynamic-require
+        const plugin = new Plugin()
+
+        const exposed = this.exposesSupportedApi(plugin)
+        if (!exposed) {
+          log('Plugin not exposing any available extensions.', rendererPath, Object.keys(plugin))
+          return
+        }
+
+        // populate the name for internal errors here
+        plugin._name = basename(rendererPath)
+
+        return plugin
+      } catch (err) {
+        log('Require plugins ERROR:', err)
+        this.alert(`Error loading plugin: ${rendererPath}`)
+        // plugin not installed
+        // node_modules removed? did a manual plugin uninstall?
+        // try installing and then loading if successfull
+        installNeeded = true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Plugin installation happens on the MAIN process.
+    // If plugins haven't finished installing, wait for them.
+    if (installNeeded) {
+      log('Plugins install needed, wait...')
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.requirePlugins()
+      }, 3000)
+    }
+    return plugins.map(load).filter(v => Boolean(v))
+  }
+
+  // decorates the base object by calling plugin[key]
+  // for all the available plugins
+  decorateObject (base, key) {
+    let decorated = base
+    this.modules.forEach(plugin => {
+      if (plugin[key]) {
+        const res = plugin[key](decorated)
+        if (res && typeof res === 'object') {
+          decorated = res
+        } else {
+          this.alert(`Plugin error: "${plugin._name}": invalid return type for \`${key}\``)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    return decorated
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Logs passed arguments to console using a prefix.
+ *
+ */
+function log () {
+  const prefix = '[ PLUGINS.Renderer ]-->'
+  const args = [prefix]
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+    args.push(arguments[i])
+  }
+
+  console.log.apply(console, args)
+}

src/renderer/webtorrent.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const defaultAnnounceList = require('create-torrent').announceList
 const electron = require('electron')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
-const mm = require('music-metadata')
+const musicmetadata = require('musicmetadata')
 const networkAddress = require('network-address')
 const path = require('path')
 const WebTorrent = require('webtorrent')
@@ -334,29 +334,15 @@ function stopServer () {
   server = null
 }
 
-console.log('Initializing...')
-
 function getAudioMetadata (infoHash, index) {
   const torrent = client.get(infoHash)
   const file = torrent.files[index]
-
+  musicmetadata(file.createReadStream(), function (err, info) {
-  // Set initial matadata to display the filename first.
+    if (err) return console.log('error getting audio metadata for ' + infoHash + ':' + index, err)
-  const metadata = { title: file.name }
+    const { artist, album, albumartist, title, year, track, disk, genre } = info
-  ipc.send('wt-audio-metadata', infoHash, index, metadata)
+    const importantInfo = { artist, album, albumartist, title, year, track, disk, genre }
-
+    console.log('got audio metadata for %s: %o', file.name, importantInfo)
-  const options = {native: false, skipCovers: true, fileSize: file.length}
+    ipc.send('wt-audio-metadata', infoHash, index, importantInfo)
-  const onMetaData = file.done
-    // If completed; use direct file access
-    ? mm.parseFile(path.join(torrent.path, file.path), options)
-    // otherwise stream
-    : mm.parseStream(file.createReadStream(), file.name, options)
-
-  onMetaData
-    .then(function (metadata) {
-      console.log('got audio metadata for %s (length=%s): %o', file.name, file.length, metadata)
-      ipc.send('wt-audio-metadata', infoHash, index, metadata)
-    }).catch(function (err) {
-      return console.log('error getting audio metadata for ' + infoHash + ':' + index, err)
   })
 }
 

static/main.css

@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ body.drag .app::after {
   font-size: 13px;
   margin: 9px 8px 8px 8px;
   opacity: 0.8;
-  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
 
 .player .controls .icon.closed-caption {
@@ -820,17 +819,12 @@ video::-webkit-media-text-track-container {
 
 .audio-metadata label {
   display:inline-block;
-  width: 120px;
+  width: 100px;
   text-align: right;
   font-weight: normal;
   margin-right: 25px;
 }
 
-.audio-metadata .audio-format,
-.audio-metadata .audio-comments {
-  font-weight: normal;
-}
-
 /*
  * ERRORS
  */

test/test-select-poster.js

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-const test = require('tape')
-
-const fs = require('fs')
-const path = require('path')
-
-const WebTorrent = require('webtorrent')
-const torrentPoster = require('../build/renderer/lib/torrent-poster')
-
-const client = new WebTorrent()
-
-test("get cover from: 'wiredCd.torrent'", (t) => {
-  const torrentPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'static', 'wiredCd.torrent')
-  const torrentData = fs.readFileSync(torrentPath)
-
-  client.add(torrentData, (torrent) => {
-    torrentPoster(torrent, (err, buf, extension) => {
-      if (err) {
-        t.fail(err)
-      } else {
-        t.equals(extension, '.jpg')
-        t.end()
-      }
-    })
-  })
-})