Removes custom plugins directory

- rely on plugins.txt instead

InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py

@@ -934,23 +934,6 @@ if DEBUG or TESTING:
     # load samples in debug mode
     PLUGIN_DIRS.append('plugin.samples')
 
-# Check if an external plugin directory has been specified as an environment variable
-# Note: This should be specified as INVENTREE_PLUGIN_DIR
-plugin_dir = os.getenv('INVENTREE_PLUGIN_DIR')
-
-if plugin_dir:
-    if not os.path.exists(plugin_dir):
-        logger.info(f"Plugin directory '{plugin_dir}' does not exist")
-
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(plugin_dir, exist_ok=True)
-            logger.info(f"Created plugin directory '{plugin_dir}'")
-        except:
-            logger.warning(f"Could not create plugins directory '{plugin_dir}'")
-
-    if os.path.exists(plugin_dir):
-        PLUGIN_DIRS.append(plugin_dir)
-
 # Plugin test settings
 PLUGIN_TESTING = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING', TESTING)  # are plugins beeing tested?
 PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP = get_setting('PLUGIN_TESTING_SETUP', False)  # load plugins from setup hooks in testing?

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ENV INVENTREE_PLUGIN_DIR="${INVENTREE_DATA_DIR}/plugins"
 
 ENV INVENTREE_CONFIG_FILE="${INVENTREE_DATA_DIR}/config.yaml"
 ENV INVENTREE_SECRET_KEY_FILE="${INVENTREE_DATA_DIR}/secret_key.txt"
-ENV INVENTREE_PLUGIN_FILE="${INVENTREE_DATA_DIR}}/plugins.txt"
+ENV INVENTREE_PLUGIN_FILE="${INVENTREE_DATA_DIR}/plugins.txt"
 
 # Worker configuration (can be altered by user)
 ENV INVENTREE_GUNICORN_WORKERS="4"
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ ENV INVENTREE_PY_ENV="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/env"
 # Override default path settings
 ENV INVENTREE_STATIC_ROOT="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/static"
 ENV INVENTREE_MEDIA_ROOT="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/media"
+ENV INVENTREE_PLUGIN_DIR="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/plugins"
+
 ENV INVENTREE_CONFIG_FILE="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/config.yaml"
 ENV INVENTREE_SECRET_KEY_FILE="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/secret_key.txt"
+ENV INVENTREE_PLUGIN_FILE="${INVENTREE_DEV_DIR}/plugins.txt"
+
 
 WORKDIR ${INVENTREE_HOME}
 

tasks.py

@@ -71,19 +71,6 @@ def manage(c, cmd, pty=False):
         cmd=cmd
     ), pty=pty)
 
-
-@task
-def install(c):
-    """
-    Installs required python packages
-    """
-
-    print("Installing required python packages from 'requirements.txt'")
-
-    # Install required Python packages with PIP
-    c.run('pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt')
-
-
 @task
 def plugins(c):
     """
@@ -99,12 +86,24 @@ def plugins(c):
     if not os.path.exists(PLUGIN_FILE):
         # Create an empty plugin 
         print(f"Plugins file '{PLUGIN_FILE}' does not exist")
+        return
 
     print(f"Installing plugin packages from '{PLUGIN_FILE}'")
 
     # Install the plugins
     c.run(f"pip3 install -U -r '{PLUGIN_FILE}'")
 
+@task(post=[plugins])
+def install(c):
+    """
+    Installs required python packages
+    """
+
+    print("Installing required python packages from 'requirements.txt'")
+
+    # Install required Python packages with PIP
+    c.run('pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt')
+
 @task
 def shell(c):
     """