Avoid transient cache for plugin installation to ensure latest version

Replaced transient-cached plugin data with a real-time `plugins_api()`
call during installation to avoid installing outdated versions.

Author: ShyamGadde

plugins/performance-lab/includes/admin/plugins.php

@@ -343,11 +343,24 @@ function perflab_install_and_activate_plugin( string $plugin_slug, array &$proce
 	}
 	$processed_plugins[] = $plugin_slug;
 
-	$plugin_data = perflab_query_plugin_info( $plugin_slug );
+	$plugin_data = plugins_api(
+		'plugin_information',
+		array(
+			'slug'   => $plugin_slug,
+			'fields' => array(
+				'sections' => false,
+			),
+		)
+	);
+
 	if ( $plugin_data instanceof WP_Error ) {
 		return $plugin_data;
 	}
 
+	if ( is_object( $plugin_data ) ) {
+		$plugin_data = (array) $plugin_data;
+	}
+
 	// Add recommended plugins (soft dependencies) to the list of plugins installed and activated.
 	if ( 'embed-optimizer' === $plugin_slug ) {
 		$plugin_data['requires_plugins'][] = 'optimization-detective';
@@ -372,9 +385,7 @@ function perflab_install_and_activate_plugin( string $plugin_slug, array &$proce
 		// Replace new Plugin_Installer_Skin with new Quiet_Upgrader_Skin when output needs to be suppressed.
 		$skin     = new WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin( array( 'api' => $plugin_data ) );
 		$upgrader = new Plugin_Upgrader( $skin );
-		// Remove the version number from the link to download the latest plugin version.
-		$download_link = (string) preg_replace( '#(\/plugin\/[^\/]+)\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-\w+)?\.zip#', '$1.zip', $plugin_data['download_link'] );
-		$result        = $upgrader->install( $download_link );
+		$result   = $upgrader->install( $plugin_data['download_link'] );
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
 			return $result;