[Enhancement] Plugin Max version

[PeterT]

Has there been any thought of adding an additional (optional field) to the format of the Plugin index post to indicate the maximum supported version of calibre for a given plugin?

I'm seeing numerous posts on Reddit from people trying to install (for instance) the KTE plugins on calibre 8.x; setting a maximum_calibre_version to 7.26.0 would prevent people even trying. Yes; I understand there is an existing Deprecated flag but setting that prevents installation on any older version of calibre.

[Comfy.n]

I see that as a way to signal that some very interesting plugins, such as TTS to MP3, can still run on older Calibre versions...

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Has there been any thought of adding an additional (optional field) to the format of the Plugin index post to indicate the maximum supported version of calibre for a given plugin?

Not from me.

Originally Posted by PeterT

I'm seeing numerous posts on Reddit from people trying to install (for instance) the KTE plugins on calibre 8.x; setting a maximum_calibre_version to 7.26.0 would prevent people even trying. Yes; I understand there is an existing Deprecated flag but setting that prevents installation on any older version of calibre.

Rather than putting it in the MR Index, which would require PI maintainers to ask the PI moderators to update the index, it would be better if it was an optional item in the code, e.g.:

    supported_platforms     = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
    author                  = 'Fred Nerk'
    version                 = (1, 2, 0)
    minimum_calibre_version = (2, 85, 1)
    maximum_calibre_version = (7, 26, 0)

And the plugin updater be adjusted accordingly, i.e. to show min calibre and max calibre columns and perform a relevant check.

And a big red note at the top of the Plugin's MR thread.

BR

[kovidgoyal]

I looked at it briefly when doing the kobo code for calibre 8 but decided it was too much work for a relatively rare condition. Also providing such a mechanism reduces the incentives for plugin developers to update their plugins. Most of the time plugins require very little work to update as calibre is generally a very stable platform. Finally, the largest category of plugins needing such a field is, by it's very nature, unmaintained plugins, which means the plugin author isnt around to update the metadata in their plugin anyway.

[PeterT]

Ok. Thanks for the update

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