settting to control app loading

InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py

@@ -759,13 +759,9 @@ INTEGRATION_PLUGINS = []
 INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTINGS = {}
 INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTING = {}
 INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST = {}
+INTEGRATION_APPS_LOADED = False  # Marks if apps were reloaded yet
 
 for plugin in inventree_plugins.load_integration_plugins():
     plugin = plugin()
-
     INTEGRATION_PLUGINS.append(plugin)
     INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST[plugin.slug] = plugin
-
-    if plugin.mixin_enabled('app'):
-        plugin_path = '.'.join(pathlib.Path(plugin.path).relative_to(BASE_DIR).parts)
-        INSTALLED_APPS += [plugin_path]

InvenTree/common/models.py

@@ -872,6 +872,12 @@ class InvenTreeSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
             'default': False,
             'validator': bool,
         },
+        'ENABLE_PLUGINS_APP': {
+            'name': _('Enable app integration'),
+            'description': _('Enable plugins to add apps'),
+            'default': False,
+            'validator': bool,
+        },
     }
 
     class Meta:

InvenTree/plugin/apps.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import pathlib
+from typing import OrderedDict
+from allauth.socialaccount import app_settings
 
-from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.apps import AppConfig, apps
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
@@ -11,9 +14,30 @@ class PluginConfig(AppConfig):
     def ready(self):
         from common.models import InvenTreeSetting
 
+        # if plugin settings are enabled enhance the settings
         if InvenTreeSetting.get_setting('ENABLE_PLUGINS_SETTING'):
             for slug, plugin in settings.INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST.items():
                 if plugin.mixin_enabled('settings'):
                     plugin_setting = plugin.settingspatterns
                     settings.INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTING[slug] = plugin_setting
                     settings.INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_SETTINGS.update(plugin_setting)
+
+        # if plugin apps are enabled
+        if (not settings.INTEGRATION_APPS_LOADED) and InvenTreeSetting.get_setting('ENABLE_PLUGINS_APP'):
+            settings.INTEGRATION_APPS_LOADED = True  # ensure this section will not run again
+            apps_changed = False
+
+            # add them to the INSTALLED_APPS
+            for slug, plugin in settings.INTEGRATION_PLUGIN_LIST.items():
+                if plugin.mixin_enabled('app'):
+                    plugin_path = '.'.join(pathlib.Path(plugin.path).relative_to(settings.BASE_DIR).parts)
+                    settings.INSTALLED_APPS += [plugin_path]
+                    apps_changed = True
+
+            # if apps were changed reload
+            # TODO this is a bit jankey to be honest
+            if apps_changed:
+                apps.app_configs = OrderedDict()
+                apps.apps_ready = apps.models_ready = apps.loading = apps.ready = False
+                apps.clear_cache()
+                apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)

InvenTree/templates/InvenTree/settings/plugin.html

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         {% include "InvenTree/settings/setting.html" with key="ENABLE_PLUGINS_URL" %}
         {% include "InvenTree/settings/setting.html" with key="ENABLE_PLUGINS_NAVIGATION" %}
         {% include "InvenTree/settings/setting.html" with key="ENABLE_PLUGINS_SETTING"%}
+        {% include "InvenTree/settings/setting.html" with key="ENABLE_PLUGINS_APP"%}
     </tbody>
 </table>