Plugin File Open //free\\ May 2026

// Called after host opens file void (*on_after_file_open)(const char* path, void* context, int host_result);

Define standard return codes:

Step 1: Plugin Registration PluginManager::register_file_handler( plugin_id, FileOpenFlags::CAN_HANDLE_EXTENSION | FileOpenFlags::ASYNC, ".xyz", ".abc", &my_file_open_callback ); Step 2: Host Invocation Logic def host_open_file(filepath): handlers = plugin_mgr.get_matching_handlers(filepath) handlers.sort(key=lambda h: h.priority, reverse=True) for handler in handlers: result = handler.before_open(filepath) if result.action == "HANDLE_FULLY": data = handler.open(filepath) return data elif result.action == "MODIFY_PATH": filepath = result.new_path plugin file open

// Called instead of host opening (if plugin handles fully) int (*on_open_file)(const char* path, void* context, char** output_data, size_t* output_size); FileOpenFlags::CAN_HANDLE_EXTENSION | FileOpenFlags::ASYNC

plugins/ my-opener/ manifest.json bin/ plugin.dll (or .so) resources/ logs/ This write-up gives you a blueprint to implement a secure, extensible file open handler in a plugin system. Adjust the API style (C, C++, Python, Rust) to match your host application. "hooks": "file-open": "extensions": [".xyz"

// Cleanup void (*on_close)(void* context); FileOpenPluginAPI; "id": "com.example.custom-opener", "version": "1.0.0", "hooks": "file-open": "extensions": [".xyz", ".custom"], "priority": 10, "async": true, "handler": "handlers/file_open.js"