WIP loading plugin as part of #432

Author: bmuenzenmeyer

core/lib/patternlab.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* 
- * patternlab-node - v2.4.4 - 2016 
- * 
+/*
+ * patternlab-node - v2.4.4 - 2016
+ *
  * Brian Muenzenmeyer, Geoff Pursell, and the web community.
- * Licensed under the MIT license. 
- * 
- * Many thanks to Brad Frost and Dave Olsen for inspiration, encouragement, and advice. 
+ * Licensed under the MIT license.
+ *
+ * Many thanks to Brad Frost and Dave Olsen for inspiration, encouragement, and advice.
  *
  */
 
@@ -84,12 +84,14 @@ var patternlab_engine = function (config) {
     lh = require('./lineage_hunter'),
     ui = require('./ui_builder'),
     sm = require('./starterkit_manager'),
+    pm = require('./plugin_manager'),
     patternlab = {};
 
   patternlab.package = fs.readJSONSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../package.json'));
   patternlab.config = config || fs.readJSONSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../patternlab-config.json'));
 
   checkConfiguration(patternlab);
+  initializePlugins(patternlab);
 
   var paths = patternlab.config.paths;
 
@@ -170,6 +172,19 @@ var patternlab_engine = function (config) {
     }
   }
 
+  function initializePlugins(patternlab) {
+    var plugin_manager = new pm(patternlab.config, path.resolve(__dirname, '../../patternlab-config.json'));
+    var foundPlugins = plugin_manager.detect_plugins();
+
+    if (foundPlugins && foundPlugins.length > 0) {
+
+      for (var i = 0; i < foundPlugins.length; i++) {
+        var plugin = plugin_manager.load_plugin(foundPlugins[i]);
+        plugin(patternlab);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   function setCacheBust() {
     if (patternlab.config.cacheBust) {
       if (patternlab.config.debug) {

core/lib/plugin_manager.js

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var plugin_manager = function (config, configPath) {
       installPlugin(pluginName);
     },
     load_plugin: function (pluginName) {
-      loadPlugin(pluginName);
+      return loadPlugin(pluginName);
     },
     detect_plugins: function () {
       return detectPlugins();