Feature request: Add update folder mechanism similar to what Bukkit servers do
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Description
Before loading any plugins, check if an update folder has any Velocity plugins and replace plugin candidates with plugin ids that match the update files.
On my public server, we schedule proxy restarts to happen at 4 AM when players are less likely to be online. Since hot swapping plugins is not recommended, this would be the next best thing since it would allow me to drop the plugin updates in and forget about it.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how Velocity discovers plugin candidates and loads plugins before startup. Define how files in an update folder should match plugin IDs and replace candidates, then add tests covering matching update files and the resulting load behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100