FlowPack is a .NET packaging utility for building, packaging, and distributing FlowSynx's plugins. It takes a .NET project, compiles it, generates metadata, and bundles it into a distributable .fspack file.

• Build and package a .csproj plugin into a .fspack archive.
• Extracts plugin metadata automatically.
• Generates SHA256 checksums.
• Produces .fspack files for easy distribution.
• Supports clean builds and verbose output.
• Includes a plugin loader for dynamic plugin loading/unloading.
• Simple CLI

Download the latest version of FlowPack from the Release page and extract it.

flowpack [options] <project.csproj>

flowpack --output MyPlugin.fspack --clean --verbose ./src/MyPlugin/MyPlugin.csproj

This will:

1. Clean and build the MyPlugin.csproj in Release mode.
2. Publish the plugin.
3. Package it as MyPlugin.fspack.

A .fspack file is a ZIP archive containing:

• <PluginName>.plugin - The compiled plugin DLLs and dependencies.
• manifest.json - Metadata about the plugin.
• <PluginName>.plugin.sha256 - SHA256 checksum of the plugin file.

The manifest.json file contains metadata like:

{
  "Id": "b2f5ff47-2fc6-4bdb-8c73-9d69f4e1f94d",
  "Type": "DataProcessor",
  "Version": "1.0.0",
  "CompanyName": "YourCompany",
  "Description": "A sample plugin for processing data.",
  "License": "MIT",
  "LicenseUrl": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
  "Authors": ["Jane Doe"],
  "Tags": ["data", "processor", "plugin"],
  "CategoryId": "Data",
  "MinimumFlowSynxVersion": "1.0.0"
}

• FlowSynx.PluginCore: Core interfaces for FlowSynx plugin systems.

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

For questions or issues, please create an issue on the GitHub repository.