add support for userdev launch in ide

add template for user plugins

CringeBootstrap/Program.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Metadata;
 using System.Runtime.Loader;
 using CringeBootstrap;
 using CringeBootstrap.Abstractions;
@@ -47,9 +48,20 @@ context.AddDependencyOverride("CringeLauncher");
 context.AddDependencyOverride("CringePlugins");
 context.AddDependencyOverride("EOSSDK");
 
-var launcher = context.LoadFromAssemblyName(new AssemblyName("CringeLauncher"));
+var entrypoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTNET_BOOTSTRAP_ENTRYPOINT") ??
+                                           "CringeLauncher.Launcher, CringeLauncher";
+if (!TypeName.TryParse(entrypoint, out var entrypointName) || 
+    entrypointName.AssemblyName is null)
+{
+    Console.Error.WriteLine($"Invalid entrypoint name: {entrypoint}");
+    Console.Error.WriteLine("Bootstrap encountered a fatal error and will shutdown.");
+    Console.Read();
+    return;
+}
 
-using var corePlugin = (ICorePlugin) launcher.CreateInstance("CringeLauncher.Launcher")!;
+var launcher = context.LoadFromAssemblyName(entrypointName.AssemblyName.ToAssemblyName());
+
+using var corePlugin = (ICorePlugin) launcher.CreateInstance(entrypointName.FullName)!;
 
 corePlugin.Initialize(args);
 corePlugin.Run();

CringeBootstrap/Properties/launchSettings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "profiles": {
+    "CringeBootstrap": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "commandLineArgs": "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\SpaceEngineers\\Bin64\\SpaceEngineers.exe\"",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "DOTNET_BOOTSTRAP_ENTRYPOINT": "CringeLauncher.UserDev.UserDevLauncher, CringeLauncher",
+        "DOTNET_USERDEV_RUNDIR": "data"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

CringeLauncher.slnx

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <Solution>
-    <Configurations>
-        <Platform Name="x64"/>
-        <BuildType Name="Debug"/>
-        <BuildType Name="Release"/>
-    </Configurations>
-    <Project Path="CringeBootstrap.Abstractions/CringeBootstrap.Abstractions.csproj"/>
-    <Project Path="CringeBootstrap/CringeBootstrap.csproj">
-        <BuildDependency Project="TestPlugin/TestPlugin.csproj"/>
-    </Project>
-    <Project Path="CringeLauncher/CringeLauncher.csproj"/>
-    <Project Path="CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj"/>
-    <Project Path="NuGet/NuGet.csproj"/>
-    <Project Path="SharedCringe/SharedCringe.csproj"/>
-    <Project Path="TestPlugin/TestPlugin.csproj"/>
-</Solution>
+  <Configurations>
+    <BuildType Name="Debug" />
+    <BuildType Name="Release" />
+    <Platform Name="x64" />
+  </Configurations>
+  <Project Path="CringeBootstrap.Abstractions/CringeBootstrap.Abstractions.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="CringeBootstrap/CringeBootstrap.csproj">
+    <BuildDependency Project="TestPlugin/TestPlugin.csproj" />
+  </Project>
+  <Project Path="CringeLauncher/CringeLauncher.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="CringePlugins.MSBuild/CringePlugins.MSBuild.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="CringePlugins.Templates/CringePlugins.Templates.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="CringePlugins/CringePlugins.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="NuGet/NuGet.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="SharedCringe/SharedCringe.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="TestPlugin/TestPlugin.csproj" />
+</Solution>

CringeLauncher/Launcher.cs

@@ -45,15 +45,27 @@ namespace CringeLauncher;
 
 public class Launcher : ICorePlugin
 {
-    private const uint AppId = 244850U;
+    private readonly string? _gameDataDirectoryPathOverride;
+    protected const uint AppId = 244850U;
     private SpaceEngineersGame? _game;
     private readonly Harmony _harmony = new("CringeBootstrap");
     private IPluginsLifetime? _lifetime;
 
     private MyGameRenderComponent? _renderComponent;
 
-    private readonly DirectoryInfo _configDir = Directory.CreateDirectory(
-        Path.Join(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "CringeLauncher", "config"));
+    private readonly DirectoryInfo _configDir;
+    private readonly DirectoryInfo _dir;
+
+    public Launcher() : this(null) { }
+
+    protected Launcher(string? gameDataDirectoryPathOverride)
+    {
+        _gameDataDirectoryPathOverride = gameDataDirectoryPathOverride;
+        _dir = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Join(
+            gameDataDirectoryPathOverride ?? Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
+            "CringeLauncher"));
+        _configDir = _dir.CreateSubdirectory("config");
+    }
 
     public void Initialize(string[] args)
     {
@@ -107,7 +119,7 @@ public class Launcher : ICorePlugin
         MyFinalBuildConstants.APP_VERSION = MyPerGameSettings.BasicGameInfo.GameVersion.GetValueOrDefault();
         MyShaderCompiler.Init(MyShaderCompiler.TargetPlatform.PC, false);
         MyVRageWindows.Init(MyPerGameSettings.BasicGameInfo.ApplicationName, MySandboxGame.Log,
-                            Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
+                            Path.Join(_gameDataDirectoryPathOverride ?? Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
                                          MyPerGameSettings.BasicGameInfo.ApplicationName),
                             false, false);
 
@@ -168,7 +180,8 @@ public class Launcher : ICorePlugin
         var retryPolicy = HttpPolicyExtensions.HandleTransientHttpError()
             .WaitAndRetryAsync(5, _ => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
 
-        services.AddHttpClient<PluginsLifetime>()
+        services.AddHttpClient<PluginsLifetime, PluginsLifetime>((client, provider) => 
+                new PluginsLifetime(provider.GetRequiredService<ConfigHandler>(), client, _dir))
             .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => new HttpClientHandler
             {
                 AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.All
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ public class Launcher : ICorePlugin
         return MyVRage.Platform.Windows.Window;
     }
 
-    private async Task<bool> CheckUpdatesDisabledAsync(Logger logger)
+    protected virtual async Task<bool> CheckUpdatesDisabledAsync(Logger logger)
     {
         var path = Path.Join(_configDir.FullName, "launcher.json");
 
@@ -319,7 +332,7 @@ public class Launcher : ICorePlugin
         MyTexts.LoadTexts(textsPath, description.CultureName, description.SubcultureName);
     }
 
-    public static void InitUgc()
+    protected virtual void InitUgc()
     {
         var steamGameService = MySteamGameService.Create(false, AppId);
         MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService(steamGameService);

CringeLauncher/UserDev/Networking/UserDevGameService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+using VRage.GameServices;
+
+namespace CringeLauncher.UserDev.Networking;
+
+public class UserDevGameService(uint appId) : IMyGameService
+{
+    private readonly List<MyPackage> m_packageIds = [];
+
+    public uint AppId { get; } = appId;
+
+    public bool IsActive => true;
+
+    public bool IsOnline { get; }
+
+    public bool IsOverlayEnabled { get; }
+
+    public bool IsOverlayBrowserAvailable { get; }
+
+    public bool OwnsGame { get; }
+
+    public ulong UserId
+    {
+        get => 1234567891011;
+        set
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ulong OnlineUserId => UserId;
+
+    public char PlatformIcon => VRage.GameServices.PlatformIcon.PC;
+
+    public string UserName => "Dev";
+
+    public string OnlineName => UserName;
+
+    public bool CanQuickLaunch { get; }
+
+    public void QuickLaunch()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public MyGameServiceUniverse UserUniverse => MyGameServiceUniverse.Dev;
+
+    public string BranchName => "userdev";
+
+    public string BranchNameFriendly => "UserDev";
+
+    public event Action<bool>? OnOverlayActivated;
+
+    public event Action<uint>? OnDLCInstalled;
+
+    public event Action<bool>? OnUserChanged;
+
+    public event Action<bool>? OnSignInStateChanged;
+
+    public event Action<string>? OnActivityLaunch;
+
+    public event Action? OnUpdate;
+
+    public event Action<bool>? OnUpdateNetworkThread;
+
+    public event Action? OnLobbyStart;
+
+    public event Action? OnSessionUnload;
+
+    public void OpenOverlayUrl(string url, bool predetermined = true)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void SetNotificationPosition(NotificationPosition notificationPosition)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void ShutDown()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool IsAppInstalled(uint appId) => true;
+
+    public void OpenDlcInShop(uint dlcId)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OpenInventoryItemInShop(int itemId)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool IsDlcSupported(uint dlcId) => true;
+
+    public bool IsDlcInstalled(uint dlcId) => true;
+
+    public void AddDlcPackages(List<MyDlcPackage> packages)
+    {
+        m_packageIds.Clear();
+        foreach (var package in packages)
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(package.XboxPackageId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(package.XboxStoreId))
+                m_packageIds.Add(new MyPackage
+                {
+                    DlcId = package.AppId,
+                    PackageId = package.XboxPackageId,
+                    StoreId = package.XboxStoreId
+                });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int GetDLCCount() => m_packageIds.Count;
+
+    public bool GetDLCDataByIndex(
+        int index,
+        out uint dlcId,
+        out bool available,
+        out string name,
+        int nameBufferSize)
+    {
+        if (index >= m_packageIds.Count)
+        {
+            dlcId = 0U;
+            available = false;
+            name = string.Empty;
+            return false;
+        }
+        available = true;
+        dlcId = m_packageIds[index].DlcId;
+        name = "Dev" + index;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void OpenOverlayUser(ulong id)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool GetAuthSessionTicket(out uint ticketHandle, byte[] buffer, out uint length)
+    {
+        ticketHandle = 0U;
+        length = 0U;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void LoadStats()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public IMyAchievement? GetAchievement(string achievementName, string statName, float maxValue)
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public IMyAchievement? GetAchievement(string achievementName) => null;
+
+    public void RegisterAchievement(string achievementName, string xblId)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void ResetAllStats(bool achievementsToo)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void StoreStats()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public string GetPersonaName(ulong userId) => string.Empty;
+
+    public bool HasFriend(ulong userId) => false;
+
+    public string GetClanName(ulong groupId) => string.Empty;
+
+    public void Update()
+    {
+        OnUpdate?.Invoke();
+    }
+
+    public void UpdateNetworkThread(bool sessionEnabled)
+    {
+        OnUpdateNetworkThread?.Invoke(sessionEnabled);
+    }
+
+    public bool IsUserInGroup(ulong groupId) => false;
+
+    public bool GetRemoteStorageQuota(out ulong totalBytes, out ulong availableBytes)
+    {
+        totalBytes = 0UL;
+        availableBytes = 0UL;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public int GetRemoteStorageFileCount() => 0;
+
+    public string GetRemoteStorageFileNameAndSize(int fileIndex, out int fileSizeInBytes)
+    {
+        fileSizeInBytes = 0;
+        return string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    public bool IsRemoteStorageFilePersisted(string file) => false;
+
+    public bool RemoteStorageFileForget(string file) => false;
+
+    public ulong CreatePublishedFileUpdateRequest(ulong publishedFileId) => 0;
+
+    public void UpdatePublishedFileTags(ulong updateHandle, string[] tags)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void UpdatePublishedFileFile(ulong updateHandle, string steamItemFileName)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void UpdatePublishedFilePreviewFile(ulong updateHandle, string steamPreviewFileName)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void FileDelete(string steamItemFileName)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool FileExists(string fileName) => false;
+
+    public int GetFileSize(string fileName) => 0;
+
+    public ulong FileWriteStreamOpen(string fileName) => 0;
+
+    public void FileWriteStreamWriteChunk(ulong handle, byte[] buffer, int size)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void FileWriteStreamClose(ulong handle)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void CommitPublishedFileUpdate(
+        ulong updateHandle,
+        Action<bool, MyRemoteStorageUpdatePublishedFileResult> onCallResult)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void PublishWorkshopFile(
+        string file,
+        string previewFile,
+        string title,
+        string description,
+        string longDescription,
+        MyPublishedFileVisibility visibility,
+        string[] tags,
+        Action<bool, MyRemoteStoragePublishFileResult> onCallResult)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void SubscribePublishedFile(
+        ulong publishedFileId,
+        Action<bool, MyRemoteStorageSubscribePublishedFileResult> onCallResult)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void FileShare(
+        string file,
+        Action<bool, MyRemoteStorageFileShareResult> onCallResult)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public string ServiceName => nameof (UserDevGameService);
+
+    public string ServiceDisplayName => "UserDev Game Service";
+
+    public bool OpenProfileForMute { get; }
+
+    public int GetFriendsCount() => 0;
+
+    public ulong GetFriendIdByIndex(int index) => 0;
+
+    public string GetFriendNameByIndex(int index) => string.Empty;
+
+    public void SaveToCloudAsync(
+        string storageName,
+        byte[] buffer,
+        Action<CloudResult>? completedAction)
+    {
+        completedAction?.Invoke(CloudResult.Failed);
+    }
+
+    public CloudResult SaveToCloud(string fileName, byte[] buffer) => CloudResult.Failed;
+
+    public CloudResult SaveToCloud(string containerName, List<MyCloudFile> fileNames)
+    {
+        return CloudResult.Failed;
+    }
+
+    public bool LoadFromCloudAsync(string fileName, Action<byte[]> completedAction) => false;
+
+    public List<MyCloudFileInfo>? GetCloudFiles(string directoryFilter)
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public byte[]? LoadFromCloud(string fileName) => null;
+
+    public bool DeleteFromCloud(string fileName) => false;
+
+    public bool IsProductOwned(uint productId, out DateTime? purchaseTime)
+    {
+        purchaseTime = null;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void RequestEncryptedAppTicket(string url, Action<bool, string> onDone)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void RequestAuthToken(string clientId, Action<bool, string, int> onDone)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void RequestPermissions(
+        Permissions permission,
+        bool attemptResolution,
+        Action<PermissionResult>? onDone)
+    {
+        onDone?.Invoke(permission == Permissions.UGC ? PermissionResult.Error : PermissionResult.Granted);
+    }
+
+    public void RequestPermissionsWithTargetUser(
+        Permissions permission,
+        ulong userId,
+        Action<PermissionResult>? onDone)
+    {
+        onDone?.Invoke(PermissionResult.Granted);
+    }
+
+    public void OnThreadpoolInitialized()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool GetInstallStatus(out int percentage)
+    {
+        percentage = 100;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void Trace(bool enable)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void SetPlayerMuted(ulong playerId, bool muted)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public ulong[]? GetBlockListRaw() => null;
+
+    HashSet<ulong>? IMyGameService.GetBlockList() => null;
+
+    public ulong[]? GetBlockList() => null;
+
+    public bool IsPlayerMuted(ulong playerId) => false;
+
+    public void UpdateMutedPlayers(Action onDone) => onDone.InvokeIfNotNull();
+
+    public MyGameServiceAccountType GetServerAccountType(ulong steamId)
+    {
+        return MyGameServiceAccountType.Invalid;
+    }
+
+    public void DeleteUnnecessaryFilesFromTempFolder()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnSessionLoaded(string campaignName, string currentMissionName)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnSessionReady(bool multiplayer, bool dedicated)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnLoadingScreenCompleted()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnGameSaved(bool success, string savePath)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnCampaignFinishing()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void LobbyStarts() => OnLobbyStart.InvokeIfNotNull();
+
+    public void OnMissionFinished(string missionName)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void OnSessionUnloaded() => OnSessionUnload.InvokeIfNotNull();
+
+    public void OnSessionUnloading()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool ActivityInProgress { get; }
+
+    public LoadActivityResult GetActivityLoadInformation(string activityId)
+    {
+        return new LoadActivityResult();
+    }
+
+    public void OnPlayersChanged(int playersCount)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public ulong GetModsCacheFreeSpace() => ulong.MaxValue;
+
+    public void FormatModsCache()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void PrintStats()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public bool IsPlayerBlocked(ulong playerId) => false;
+
+    private struct MyPackage
+    {
+        public uint DlcId;
+        public string PackageId;
+        public string StoreId;
+    }
+}

CringeLauncher/UserDev/UserDevLauncher.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using CringeLauncher.UserDev.Networking;
+using NLog;
+using VRage;
+using VRage.GameServices;
+
+namespace CringeLauncher.UserDev;
+
+public class UserDevLauncher() : Launcher(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTNET_USERDEV_RUNDIR"))
+{
+    protected override void InitUgc()
+    {
+        var gameService = new UserDevGameService(AppId);
+        MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService<IMyGameService>(gameService);
+        MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService<IMyNetworking>(new MyNullNetworking(gameService));
+        MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService<IMyLobbyDiscovery>(new MyNullLobbyDiscovery());
+        MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService<IMyServerDiscovery>(new MyNullServerDiscovery());
+    }
+
+    protected override Task<bool> CheckUpdatesDisabledAsync(Logger logger)
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult(true);
+    }
+}

CringePlugins.MSBuild/CringePlugins.MSBuild.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+        <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <!-- This property tells MSBuild where the root folder of the package's build assets should be. Because we are not a library package, we should not pack to 'lib'. Instead, we choose 'tasks' by convention. -->
+        <BuildOutputTargetFolder>tasks</BuildOutputTargetFolder>
+        <!-- NuGet does validation that libraries in a package are exposed as dependencies, but we _explicitly_ do not want that behavior for MSBuild tasks. They are isolated by design. Therefore we ignore this specific warning. -->
+        <NoWarn>NU5100</NoWarn>
+        <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
+        <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
+        <Version>1.0.0</Version>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+        <PackageReference Include="PolySharp" Version="1.15.0">
+          <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+          <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+        </PackageReference>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <Content Include="build\CringePlugins.MSBuild.targets">
+          <PackagePath>build\</PackagePath>
+      </Content>
+      <Content Include="build\CringePlugins.MSBuild.props">
+        <PackagePath>build\</PackagePath>
+      </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

CringePlugins.MSBuild/GenerateRunConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Build.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace CringePlugins.MSBuild;
+
+public class GenerateRunConfig : Task
+{
+    [Required] public required string RunConfigPath { get; set; }
+
+    [Required] public required string ProjectName { get; set; }
+
+    private const string RunConfigTemplate = """
+                                             {
+                                               "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+                                               "profiles": {
+                                                 "$projectName$ Dev Client": {
+                                                   "commandName": "Executable",
+                                                   "executablePath": "BootstrapExecutablePathPlaceholder",
+                                                   "commandLineArgs": "\"GameExecutablePathPlaceholder\"",
+                                                   "environmentVariables": {
+                                                     "DOTNET_BOOTSTRAP_ENTRYPOINT": "CringeLauncher.UserDev.UserDevLauncher, CringeLauncher",
+                                                     "DOTNET_USERDEV_RUNDIR": "data",
+                                                     "DOTNET_USERDEV_PLUGINDIR": "."
+                                                   }
+                                                 }
+                                               }
+                                             }
+                                             """;
+
+    public override bool Execute()
+    {
+        if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform != PlatformID.Win32NT)
+        {
+            Log.LogError("Only windows is supported");
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        // branch off so jit wont notice in case Win32 package is missing from sdk distribution on non-windows platforms
+        // too lazy to test if it actually is missing
+        return ExecuteInternal();
+    }
+
+    private bool ExecuteInternal()
+    {
+        string? GetInstallLocation(RegistryKey baseKey, string subKey)
+        {
+            using var key = baseKey.OpenSubKey(subKey);
+            return key?.GetValue("InstallLocation") as string;
+        }
+
+        var gamePath = GetInstallLocation(Registry.LocalMachine,
+            @"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 244850");
+        var bootstrapPath = GetInstallLocation(Registry.CurrentUser,
+            @"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CringeLauncher");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(gamePath))
+        {
+            Log.LogError("Failed to find Space Engineers install location");
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(bootstrapPath))
+        {
+            Log.LogError("Failed to find CringeLauncher install location");
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        gamePath = Path.Combine(gamePath, @"Bin64\SpaceEngineers.exe").Replace(@"\", @"\\");
+        bootstrapPath = Path.Combine(bootstrapPath, @"current\CringeBootstrap.exe").Replace(@"\", @"\\");
+
+        var runConfigText = RunConfigTemplate
+            .Replace("BootstrapExecutablePathPlaceholder", bootstrapPath)
+            .Replace("GameExecutablePathPlaceholder", gamePath)
+            .Replace("$projectName$", ProjectName);
+        
+        var runConfigDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(RunConfigPath);
+        if (runConfigDir is not null && !Directory.Exists(runConfigDir))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(runConfigDir);
+
+        File.WriteAllText(RunConfigPath, runConfigText);
+        return true;
+    }
+}

CringePlugins.MSBuild/build/CringePlugins.MSBuild.props

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <!--The folder where the custom task will be present. It points to inside the NuGet package. -->
+        <CustomTasksFolder>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tasks\netstandard2.0</CustomTasksFolder>
+        <!--Reference to the assembly which contains the MSBuild Task-->
+        <CustomTasksAssembly>$(CustomTasksFolder)\$(MSBuildThisFileName).dll</CustomTasksAssembly>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <UsingTask TaskName="$(MSBuildThisFileName).GenerateRunConfig" AssemblyFile="$(CustomTasksAssembly)" />
+    
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <RunConfigPath Condition="'$(RunConfigPath)' == ''">$(ProjectDir)Properties\launchSettings.json</RunConfigPath>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

CringePlugins.MSBuild/build/CringePlugins.MSBuild.targets

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project>
+    <Target Name="_GenerateRunConfig" AfterTargets="CollectPackageReferences" Condition=" '$([System.OperatingSystem]::IsWindows())' == 'True' ">
+        <GenerateRunConfig RunConfigPath="$(RunConfigPath)" ProjectName="$(MSBuildProjectName)" />
+    </Target>
+    
+    <Target Name="AfterClean">
+        <Delete Files="$(RunConfigPath)" ContinueOnError="true" />
+    </Target>
+</Project>

CringePlugins.Templates/CringePlugins.Templates.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+        <IncludeBuildOutput>False</IncludeBuildOutput>
+        <IncludeSource>False</IncludeSource>
+        <GenerateAssemblyInfo>False</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
+        <OutputPath>$(ArtifactsTmpDir)</OutputPath>
+        <EnableDefaultItems>False</EnableDefaultItems>
+        <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
+        <IsShipping>true</IsShipping>
+        <IsShippingPackage>true</IsShippingPackage>
+        <NoWarn>2008;NU5105</NoWarn>
+        <NoPackageAnalysis>true</NoPackageAnalysis>
+        <PackageType>Template</PackageType>
+        <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>True</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
+        <Version>1.0.0</Version>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Remove="Microsoft.NETCore.App" />
+        <Content Include="content\**">
+            <PackagePath>content</PackagePath>
+        </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

CringePlugins.Templates/content/templates/Plugin/$projectName$.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
+    <RestoreAdditionalProjectSources>https://ng.zznty.ru/v3/index.json</RestoreAdditionalProjectSources>
+    <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
+    <PackageType>CringePlugin</PackageType>
+    <Authors>CringeLauncher</Authors>
+    <PackageId>Plugin.$projectName$</PackageId>
+    <AssemblyName>Plugin.$projectName$</AssemblyName>
+    <Title>TitlePlaceholder</Title>
+    <Description>DescriptionPlaceholder</Description>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="CringePlugins" Version="*" ExcludeAssets="runtime; native" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CringePlugins.MSBuild" Version="*" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="icon.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

CringePlugins.Templates/content/templates/Plugin/.template.config/template.json

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "zznty",
+  "classifications": [ "CringeLauncher", "SpaceEngineers", "Plugin" ],
+  "identity": "CringePlugins.PluginTemplate.Plugin",
+  "name": "SpaceEngineers Plugin Template",
+  "shortName": "cringeplugin",
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "project"
+  },
+  "defaultName": "Plugin",
+  "sourceName": "$projectName$",
+  "postActions": [],
+  "symbols": {
+    "title": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "defaultValue": "Test Plugin",
+      "description": "The title of the plugin",
+      "replaces": "TitlePlaceholder"
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "defaultValue": "This is a test plugin",
+      "description": "The description of the plugin",
+      "replaces": "DescriptionPlaceholder"
+    }
+  }
+}

CringePlugins.Templates/content/templates/Plugin/Plugin.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using VRage.Plugins;
+
+namespace $projectName$;
+
+public class Plugin : IPlugin
+{
+    public void Init(object gameInstance)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void Update()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+    }
+}

CringePlugins/Loader/PluginsLifetime.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using VRage.FileSystem;
 
 namespace CringePlugins.Loader;
 
-internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) : IPluginsLifetime
+internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client, DirectoryInfo dir) : IPluginsLifetime
 {
     public static ImmutableArray<DerivedAssemblyLoadContext> Contexts { get; private set; } = [];
     private static readonly Lock ContextsLock = new();
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
     public string Name => "Loading Plugins";
 
     private ImmutableArray<PluginInstance> _plugins = [];
-    private readonly DirectoryInfo _dir = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Join(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "CringeLauncher"));
-    private readonly NuGetRuntimeFramework _runtimeFramework = new(NuGetFramework.ParseFolder("net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0"), RuntimeInformation.RuntimeIdentifier);
+
+    private readonly NuGetRuntimeFramework _runtimeFramework =
+        new(NuGetFramework.ParseFolder("net9.0-windows10.0.19041.0"), RuntimeInformation.RuntimeIdentifier);
 
     private ConfigReference<PackagesConfig>? _configReference;
     private ConfigReference<LauncherConfig>? _launcherConfig;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
         await Task.Delay(10000);
 #endif
 
-        DiscoverLocalPlugins(_dir.CreateSubdirectory("plugins"));
+        DiscoverLocalPlugins(dir.CreateSubdirectory("plugins"));
 
         progress.Report("Loading config");
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
         // TODO take into account the target framework runtime identifier
         var resolver = new PackageResolver(_runtimeFramework.Framework, packagesConfig.Packages, sourceMapping);
 
-        var cacheDir = _dir.CreateSubdirectory("cache");
+        var cacheDir = dir.CreateSubdirectory("cache");
 
         var invalidPackages = new List<PackageReference>();
         var packages = await resolver.ResolveAsync(cacheDir, launcherConfig.DisablePluginUpdates, invalidPackages);
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
         progress.Report("Downloading packages");
 
         var builtInPackages = await BuiltInPackages.GetPackagesAsync(_runtimeFramework);
-        var cachedPackages = await PackageResolver.DownloadPackagesAsync(cacheDir, packages, builtInPackages.Keys.ToHashSet(), progress);
+        var cachedPackages =
+            await PackageResolver.DownloadPackagesAsync(cacheDir, packages, builtInPackages.Keys.ToHashSet(), progress);
 
         progress.Report("Loading plugins");
 
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
 
         await LoadPlugins(cachedPackages, sourceMapping, packagesConfig, builtInPackages);
 
-        RenderHandler.Current.RegisterComponent(new PluginListComponent(_configReference, _launcherConfig, sourceMapping, MyFileSystem.ExePath, _plugins));
+        RenderHandler.Current.RegisterComponent(new PluginListComponent(_configReference, _launcherConfig,
+            sourceMapping, MyFileSystem.ExePath, _plugins));
     }
 
     public static async Task ReloadPlugin(PluginInstance instance)
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
         {
             var (oldContext, newContext) = await instance.ReloadAsync();
 
-            lock(ContextsLock)
+            lock (ContextsLock)
             {
                 Contexts = Contexts.Remove(oldContext).Add(newContext);
             }
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
                 Log.Error(e, "Failed to instantiate plugin {Plugin}", instance.Metadata);
             }
         }
+
         Contexts = contextBuilder.ToImmutable();
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
             resolvedPackages.TryAdd(package.Package.Id, package);
         }
 
-        var manifestBuilder = new DependencyManifestBuilder(_dir.CreateSubdirectory("cache"), sourceMapping,
+        var manifestBuilder = new DependencyManifestBuilder(dir.CreateSubdirectory("cache"), sourceMapping,
             dependency =>
             {
                 resolvedPackages.TryGetValue(dependency.Id, out var package);
@@ -187,7 +191,9 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
     {
         var plugins = ImmutableArray<PluginInstance>.Empty.ToBuilder();
 
-        foreach (var directory in dir.EnumerateDirectories())
+        foreach (var directory in Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DOTNET_USERDEV_PLUGINDIR") is { } userDevPlugin
+                     ? [new(userDevPlugin), ..dir.GetDirectories()]
+                     : dir.EnumerateDirectories())
         {
             var files = directory.GetFiles("*.deps.json");
 
@@ -201,7 +207,8 @@ internal class PluginsLifetime(ConfigHandler configHandler, HttpClient client) :
         _plugins = plugins.ToImmutable();
     }
 
-    private static void LoadComponent(ImmutableArray<PluginInstance>.Builder plugins, string path, PluginMetadata? metadata = null, bool local = false)
+    private static void LoadComponent(ImmutableArray<PluginInstance>.Builder plugins, string path,
+        PluginMetadata? metadata = null, bool local = false)
     {
         try
         {