Dependency loading issue with plugins #1
Description
Pulsar version
Global (plugins system require)
Server installed .NET version
.NET 9.0
Server operating system
Other
Client installed .NET version
No response
Client operating system
Other
Build configuration
Release
Describe the bug
When a plugin is built and uses a package which the server its self is not built with the server will throw the following error below.
This is because the server for some reason is trying to load the plugins dependencies from the servers path and expecting it to exist however it should instead load it an alternative way.
Error:
[2025/12/05 16:38:35] Attempting to load: Pulsar.Plugin.Pickaxmr.Server.dll
[2025/12/05 16:38:35] Plugin init failed: Could not load file or assembly 'BytecodeApi, Version=4.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.How to reproduce
- Make a plugin or use an template one
- Add a random package that the server does not use like "BytecodeApi"
- Build the plugin and add to the plugins folder
- it should throw an error about the path not existing to the reference
Expected behavior
Should not depend on the plugins references/dependencies to exist on the server even with client plugins. This happens with both client and server plugins. Plugins should be able to load their dependencies regardless of the servers own dependencies.
Actual behavior
Expects the package to be installed on the server and also the DLL to exist in the servers CWD.
C:\Users\k\3D Objects\Pulsar-Plugins\External\Poopsar\bin\Debug\net9.0-windows\BytecodeApi.dll
Because of this it errors and breaks.
Additional context
No response