CUAHSI / CUAHSI/HydroDesktop

Reorganize plugins and extensions folders

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Description

danames[CodePlex]
Let's move all plugins and extensions from quotpluginsquot and quotapplicatino extensionsquot to a single folder. Let's consider having that folder live under c:\programdata\hydrodesktopexe\extensions so that they are all together in a place that
is read/write accessible on limited administrative rights.

The folder of quotWindows Extensionsquot is for Windows only ones. (as opposed to plugins that are Mono compatible) so leave it for now.

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Research direction

Start by locating the current "plugins" and "application extensions" folders and the code or installer configuration that reads them. Confirm how the separate "Windows Extensions" folder is handled before proposing the shared location under C:\programdata\hydrodesktopexe\extensions. Done means compatible plugins and extensions use the new shared folder while Windows-only extensions remain unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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