refactor bridge plugin into virtual module

apps/ignis-server/server/bridge-plugin.js

@@ -1,46 +1,42 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
-const {
-  installObsidianPlugin,
-  isObsidianPluginInstalled,
-} = require("./plugin-system/obsidian-plugin");
 
 const BRIDGE_PLUGIN_ID = "ignis-bridge";
-const BRIDGE_PLUGIN_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "packages", "bridge");
 
-// .ignis metadata helpers
+// Old vaults still have bridge in .obsidian/plugins from before it became virtual.
+async function migratePluginFromVault(vaultPath, vaultName, pluginId) {
+  let didWork = false;
 
-async function getIgnisMeta(vaultPath) {
+  const pluginDir = path.join(vaultPath, ".obsidian", "plugins", pluginId);
-  const metaFile = path.join(vaultPath, ".ignis", "meta.json");
+
+  if (await fs.promises.stat(pluginDir).catch(() => null)) {
+    await fs.promises.rm(pluginDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    didWork = true;
+  }
+
+  const cpFile = path.join(vaultPath, ".obsidian", "community-plugins.json");
 
   try {
-    const content = await fs.promises.readFile(metaFile, "utf-8");
+    const list = JSON.parse(await fs.promises.readFile(cpFile, "utf-8"));
-    return JSON.parse(content);
+
-  } catch {
+    if (Array.isArray(list)) {
-    return {};
+      const filtered = list.filter((id) => id !== pluginId);
+
+      if (filtered.length !== list.length) {
+        await fs.promises.writeFile(cpFile, JSON.stringify(filtered));
+        didWork = true;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {}
+
+  if (didWork) {
+    console.log(`[ignis] Migrated ${pluginId} out of vault: ${vaultName}`);
   }
+
+  return didWork;
 }
 
-async function setIgnisMeta(vaultPath, data) {
+async function migratePluginsFromAllVaults(vaultRoot, pluginIds) {
-  const ignisDir = path.join(vaultPath, ".ignis");
-  const metaFile = path.join(ignisDir, "meta.json");
-
-  await fs.promises.mkdir(ignisDir, { recursive: true });
-  await fs.promises.writeFile(metaFile, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
-}
-
-// Bridge plugin install/check
-
-async function isBridgePluginInstalled(vaultPath) {
-  return isObsidianPluginInstalled(BRIDGE_PLUGIN_ID, vaultPath);
-}
-
-async function installBridgePlugin(vaultPath) {
-  const result = await installObsidianPlugin(BRIDGE_PLUGIN_DIR, vaultPath);
-  return result.installed;
-}
-
-async function updateBridgePluginInAllVaults(vaultRoot) {
   if (!(await fs.promises.stat(vaultRoot).catch(() => null))) {
     return;
   }
@@ -53,18 +49,14 @@ async function updateBridgePluginInAllVaults(vaultRoot) {
     }
 
     const vaultPath = path.join(vaultRoot, entry.name);
-    const installed = await installBridgePlugin(vaultPath);
 
-    if (installed) {
+    for (const pluginId of pluginIds) {
-      console.log(`[ignis] Installed bridge plugin in vault: ${entry.name}`);
+      await migratePluginFromVault(vaultPath, entry.name, pluginId);
     }
   }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  installBridgePlugin,
+  BRIDGE_PLUGIN_ID,
-  updateBridgePluginInAllVaults,
+  migratePluginsFromAllVaults,
-  isBridgePluginInstalled,
-  getIgnisMeta,
-  setIgnisMeta,
 };

apps/ignis-server/server/demo/demo-provision.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Vault provisioning for demo sessions.
 //
-// Copies the template into a session-prefixed dir, installs the bridge plugin, and registers the vault on the session.
+// Copies the template into a session-prefixed dir and registers the vault on the session.
 // Re-provisions if disk was wiped under an existing session.
 
 const fs = require("fs");
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const fsp = fs.promises;
 const path = require("path");
 
 const config = require("../config");
-const { installBridgePlugin } = require("../bridge-plugin");
 const bootstrapRoutes = require("../routes/bootstrap");
 
 const { sessions, makeStorageName } = require("./demo-sessions");
@@ -96,9 +95,6 @@ async function provisionVault(sessionId, userVaultName) {
   // Copy template (default: Welcome.md, Getting Started.md, .obsidian/*).
   await fsp.cp(config.demoTemplateDir, vaultPath, { recursive: true });
 
-  // Install bridge plugin
-  await installBridgePlugin(vaultPath);
-
   config.refreshVaults();
   bootstrapRoutes.invalidateVault(storageName);
 

apps/ignis-server/server/index.js

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ const {
   watcher,
   writeCoalescer,
 } = require("@ignis/server-core");
-const { updateBridgePluginInAllVaults } = require("./bridge-plugin");
+const {
+  BRIDGE_PLUGIN_ID,
+  migratePluginsFromAllVaults,
+} = require("./bridge-plugin");
 const { initPlugins, shutdownPlugins } = require("./plugin-system/manager");
 const pluginRoutes = require("./routes/plugins");
 writeCoalescer.configure({ writeCoalesceMs: config.writeCoalesceMs });
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ const server = app.listen(config.port, async () => {
   console.log(`[ignis] Vault root: ${config.vaultRoot}`);
   console.log(`[ignis] Vaults: ${Object.keys(config.vaults).join(", ")}`);
 
-  await updateBridgePluginInAllVaults(config.vaultRoot);
+  await migratePluginsFromAllVaults(config.vaultRoot, [BRIDGE_PLUGIN_ID]);
   await initPlugins({ app, config, wss, watcher });
   bootstrapRoutes
     .warmUp()

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/bootstrap.js

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const fsp = fs.promises;
 const path = require("path");
 const zlib = require("zlib");
 const config = require("../config");
-const { isBridgePluginInstalled, getIgnisMeta } = require("../bridge-plugin");
 const { getDiscoveredPlugins } = require("../plugin-system/manager");
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -76,20 +75,13 @@ async function walkTree(rootPath) {
   return { tree, dirMtimes };
 }
 
-async function buildVaultInfo(vaultId, vaultPath) {
+function buildVaultInfo(vaultId, vaultPath) {
-  const pluginInstalled = await isBridgePluginInstalled(vaultPath);
-  const ignisMeta = await getIgnisMeta(vaultPath);
-
   return {
     id: vaultId,
     name: vaultId,
     path: vaultPath,
     platform: process.platform,
     version: config.obsidianVersion,
-    ignisPlugin: {
-      installed: pluginInstalled,
-      prompted: ignisMeta.pluginPrompted || false,
-    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -134,10 +126,8 @@ async function buildEntry(vaultId) {
   }
 
   const t0 = Date.now();
-  const [vault, { tree, dirMtimes }] = await Promise.all([
+  const vault = buildVaultInfo(vaultId, vaultPath);
-    buildVaultInfo(vaultId, vaultPath),
+  const { tree, dirMtimes } = await walkTree(vaultPath);
-    walkTree(vaultPath),
-  ]);
 
   const response = {
     vault,

apps/ignis-server/server/routes/vault.js

@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ const express = require("express");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const config = require("../config");
 const path = require("path");
-const {
-  isBridgePluginInstalled,
-  getIgnisMeta,
-  setIgnisMeta,
-  installBridgePlugin,
-} = require("../bridge-plugin");
 const bootstrapRoutes = require("./bootstrap");
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -34,19 +28,12 @@ router.get("/info", async (req, res) => {
     return res.status(404).json({ error: "Vault not found", id: vaultId });
   }
 
-  const pluginInstalled = await isBridgePluginInstalled(vaultPath);
-  const ignisMeta = await getIgnisMeta(vaultPath);
-
   res.json({
     id: vaultId,
     name: vaultId,
     path: vaultPath,
     platform: process.platform,
     version: config.obsidianVersion,
-    ignisPlugin: {
-      installed: pluginInstalled,
-      prompted: ignisMeta.pluginPrompted || false,
-    },
   });
 });
 
@@ -66,8 +53,6 @@ router.post("/create", async (req, res) => {
       recursive: false,
     });
 
-    await installBridgePlugin(vaultPath);
-
     config.refreshVaults();
     bootstrapRoutes.invalidateVault(name);
 
@@ -138,42 +123,4 @@ router.delete("/remove", async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-// POST /api/vault/install-plugin { vault, dismiss } - install plugin or mark as prompted
-router.post("/install-plugin", async (req, res) => {
-  const vaultId = req.body?.vault;
-  const dismiss = req.body?.dismiss || false;
-
-  if (!vaultId) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing vault ID" });
-  }
-
-  const vaultPath = config.getVaultPath(vaultId);
-
-  if (!vaultPath) {
-    return res.status(404).json({ error: "Vault not found" });
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const meta = await getIgnisMeta(vaultPath);
-
-    if (dismiss) {
-      // User clicked "Don't Ask Again" or "Not Now"
-      meta.pluginPrompted = true;
-      await setIgnisMeta(vaultPath, meta);
-
-      return res.json({ ok: true, prompted: true });
-    } else {
-      // User wants to install the plugin
-      const installed = await installBridgePlugin(vaultPath);
-
-      meta.pluginPrompted = true;
-      await setIgnisMeta(vaultPath, meta);
-
-      return res.json({ ok: true, installed, prompted: true });
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    res.status(500).json({ error: e.message, code: e.code });
-  }
-});
-
 module.exports = router;

build.js

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ Promise.all([
   // Build ignis-ui.js (delegated to packages/ui)
   require("./packages/ui/build.js"),
 
-  // Build ignis-bridge plugin (delegated to packages/bridge)
-  require("./packages/bridge/build.js"),
-
   // Build headless-sync bundled plugin
   esbuild.build({
     entryPoints: [

packages/bridge/build.js

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const esbuild = require("esbuild");
-const path = require("path");
-
-module.exports = esbuild.build({
-  entryPoints: [path.join(__dirname, "src", "main.js")],
-  bundle: true,
-  outfile: path.join(__dirname, "main.js"),
-  format: "cjs",
-  platform: "browser",
-  target: ["chrome90"],
-  external: ["obsidian", "fs"],
-  logLevel: "info",
-});

packages/bridge/manifest.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "id": "ignis-bridge",
-  "name": "Ignis Bridge",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
-  "minAppVersion": "1.12.4",
-  "description": "Additional Ignis specific functionality and ignis plugin management.",
-  "author": "Nystik",
-  "authorUrl": "https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis",
-  "isDesktopOnly": false
-}

packages/bridge/package.json

@@ -2,10 +2,5 @@
   "name": "@ignis/bridge",
   "version": "0.0.0-internal",
   "private": true,
-  "scripts": {
+  "main": "src/main.js"
-    "build": "node build.js"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "esbuild": "^0.20.0"
-  }
 }

packages/bridge/src/main.js

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const { initStatusBar } = require("./status-bar");
 const { WorkspacePickerModal } = require("./workspace-picker");
 const { startDemoGuards, stopDemoGuards } = require("./demo-guards");
 
-window.__obsidianAPI = require("obsidian");
-
 class IgnisBridgePlugin extends Plugin {
   async onload() {
     if (!window.__ignis) {

packages/shim/build.js

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ module.exports = esbuild.build({
   alias: {
     path: "path-browserify",
   },
+  loader: {
+    ".css": "text",
+  },
+  external: ["obsidian", "fs"],
   define: {
     __IGNIS_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(ignisVersion),
   },

packages/shim/src/css-overrides.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Injects a link to the CSS overrides stylesheet served from /assets/overrides.css.
+import bridgeCss from "@ignis/bridge/styles.css";
 
 export function installCssOverrides() {
   const link = document.createElement("link");
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@ export function installCssOverrides() {
   link.href = "/assets/overrides.css";
   link.setAttribute("data-ignis", "css-overrides");
   document.head.appendChild(link);
+
+  const bridgeStyle = document.createElement("style");
+  bridgeStyle.textContent = bridgeCss;
+  bridgeStyle.setAttribute("data-ignis", "bridge-css");
+  document.head.appendChild(bridgeStyle);
 }

packages/shim/src/fs/promises.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { markLocalOp } from "./echo-guard.js";
 import { isInputCachePath, inputCacheGet } from "./input-cache.js";
 import { applyReadTransform, applyWriteTransform, resolvePath } from "./transforms.js";
+import { hasVirtualFile, getVirtualFile } from "./virtual-files.js";
 
 export function createFsPromises(metadataCache, contentCache, transport) {
   return {
@@ -49,6 +50,21 @@ export function createFsPromises(metadataCache, contentCache, transport) {
       const wantText = encoding === "utf8" || encoding === "utf-8";
       const resolved = resolvePath(path);
 
+      // Virtual plugin source overrides any cache/transport version.
+      if (hasVirtualFile(resolved)) {
+        const content = getVirtualFile(resolved);
+
+        if (wantText) {
+          return typeof content === "string"
+            ? content
+            : new TextDecoder().decode(content);
+        }
+
+        return typeof content === "string"
+          ? new TextEncoder().encode(content)
+          : content;
+      }
+
       let result = null;
 
       // Check input cache for files picked via browser file dialogs.

packages/shim/src/fs/virtual-files.js

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Virtual plugin source served from memory; the fs shim's read path checks here before disk.
+
+function normalize(p) {
+  return (p || "").replace(/\\/g, "/").replace(/^\/+/, "").replace(/\/+$/, "");
+}
+
+const virtualFiles = new Map();
+
+export function setVirtualFile(path, content) {
+  virtualFiles.set(normalize(path), content);
+}
+
+export function removeVirtualFile(path) {
+  virtualFiles.delete(normalize(path));
+}
+
+export function getVirtualFile(path) {
+  return virtualFiles.get(normalize(path));
+}
+
+export function hasVirtualFile(path) {
+  return virtualFiles.has(normalize(path));
+}

packages/shim/src/loader.js

@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@ import { installCssOverrides } from "./css-overrides.js";
 import { initialize } from "./init.js";
 import { fsShim } from "./fs/index.js";
 import { registerUI } from "./ui-registry.js";
+import { extractObsidianModule } from "./virtual-plugin-loader.js";
 
 // __IGNIS_VERSION__ is replaced at build time from package.json.
 window.__ignis = { version: __IGNIS_VERSION__ };
 window.__ignis_registerUI = registerUI;
 
+const BRIDGE_MANIFEST = {
+  id: "ignis-bridge",
+  name: "Ignis Bridge",
+  version: __IGNIS_VERSION__,
+  minAppVersion: "1.12.4",
+  description:
+    "Additional Ignis specific functionality and ignis plugin management.",
+  author: "Nystik",
+  authorUrl: "https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis",
+  isDesktopOnly: false,
+};
+
 installGlobals(); // process, Buffer, window overrides (before require so Buffer is available)
 installRequire(); // shim registry, window.require
 installCssOverrides(); // browser-specific CSS fixes
@@ -27,4 +40,15 @@ if (window.__currentVaultId) {
   fsShim._watcherClient.connect(window.__currentVaultId);
 }
 
+extractObsidianModule()
+  .then(async () => {
+    // Dynamic import so bridge's top-level require("obsidian") fires after installRequire + extractObsidianModule.
+    const mod = await import("@ignis/bridge");
+    const IgnisBridgePlugin = mod.default || mod;
+    const bridge = new IgnisBridgePlugin(window.app, BRIDGE_MANIFEST);
+    await bridge.onload();
+    console.log("[ignis] bridge loaded");
+  })
+  .catch((e) => console.error("[ignis] bridge load failed:", e));
+
 console.log("[ignis] Shim loader initialized");

packages/shim/src/require.js

@@ -67,3 +67,8 @@ export function installRequire() {
 
   installDebugHelpers(rawRegistry);
 }
+
+// For modules captured at runtime, e.g. the obsidian module via the virtual-plugin loader.
+export function registerShim(name, mod) {
+  shimRegistry[name] = mod;
+}

packages/shim/src/virtual-plugin-loader.js

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Capture the obsidian module via a one-shot synthetic plugin so virtual plugins (bridge, future bundled) can require("obsidian").
+
+import { setVirtualFile, removeVirtualFile } from "./fs/virtual-files.js";
+import { registerShim } from "./require.js";
+
+const EXTRACTOR_ID = "ignis-obsidian-extractor";
+const EXTRACTOR_DIR = ".ignis/virtual/" + EXTRACTOR_ID;
+const EXTRACTOR_PATH = EXTRACTOR_DIR + "/main.js";
+
+const EXTRACTOR_SRC = `
+const obsidian = require("obsidian");
+window.__ignisCapturedObsidian = obsidian;
+module.exports = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
+  onload() {}
+};
+`;
+
+const EXTRACTOR_MANIFEST = {
+  id: EXTRACTOR_ID,
+  name: "Ignis Obsidian Module Extractor",
+  version: "0.0.0",
+  minAppVersion: "1.0.0",
+  description: "Internal: captures the obsidian module for virtual plugins.",
+  author: "ignis",
+  authorUrl: "",
+  isDesktopOnly: false,
+  dir: EXTRACTOR_DIR,
+};
+
+function waitForApp() {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (window.app && window.app.plugins && window.app.workspace) {
+      return resolve();
+    }
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (window.app && window.app.plugins && window.app.workspace) {
+        clearInterval(interval);
+        resolve();
+      }
+    }, 20);
+  });
+}
+
+export async function extractObsidianModule() {
+  if (window.__obsidian) {
+    return window.__obsidian;
+  }
+
+  await waitForApp();
+
+  const plugins = window.app.plugins;
+
+  // loadPlugin gates on isEnabled(). Force-enable, restore on cleanup.
+  const wasEnabled = plugins.isEnabled();
+  let toggledOn = false;
+
+  if (!wasEnabled) {
+    try {
+      await plugins.setEnable(true);
+      toggledOn = true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(
+        "[ignis] could not enable community plugins for extractor:",
+        e,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  setVirtualFile(EXTRACTOR_PATH, EXTRACTOR_SRC);
+  plugins.manifests[EXTRACTOR_ID] = EXTRACTOR_MANIFEST;
+
+  try {
+    await plugins.loadPlugin(EXTRACTOR_ID);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("[ignis] extractor load failed:", e);
+  }
+
+  const captured = window.__ignisCapturedObsidian;
+
+  try {
+    await plugins.unloadPlugin(EXTRACTOR_ID);
+  } catch {}
+
+  delete plugins.manifests[EXTRACTOR_ID];
+  removeVirtualFile(EXTRACTOR_PATH);
+  delete window.__ignisCapturedObsidian;
+
+  if (toggledOn) {
+    try {
+      await plugins.setEnable(false);
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
+  if (!captured) {
+    console.error("[ignis] obsidian module extraction failed");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  window.__obsidian = captured;
+  registerShim("obsidian", captured);
+
+  console.log("[ignis] obsidian module captured");
+  return captured;
+}