Automattic / Automattic/harper

Obsidian plugin on an Enable/Disable loop.

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Description

**Describe the bug**
Installing the and enabling the plugin on Obsidian causes itself to enter a loop where it keeps enabling and disabling itself. This causes the spellchecks to flicker and make it unusable.

**To Reproduce**
1. Install the Harper plugin at the community plugins section.
2. Enable the plugin.

**Screenshots**
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**Platform**
Obsidian 1.12.7 on Linux (CachyOS)
Harper 2.6.0

**Additional context**
Tried `2.6.0`, `2.5.0`, and `2.4.0`, all of them had the same behavior. Didn't have time to test other versions.
I did notice that the settings page for harper also does some weird refreshing every time the disable/enable cycle happen.
I did some very surface level investigation putting some breakpoints around on the dev tools inside obsidian and it seems that `onExternalSettingsChange` is called periodically, causing it to call `reloadSettingsFromDisk`, which causes the disable/enable.
It happens regardless without any other plugins installed as well.

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Research direction

Reproduce the loop with Harper 2.6.0 in Obsidian on Linux, then trace the reported onExternalSettingsChange and reloadSettingsFromDisk path. Check why the settings refresh triggers repeated enable/disable events; done means the plugin remains enabled, spellchecking stays stable, and the settings page no longer refreshes continuously.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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