Moved certain meta data entries to seperate file

CURA-3856 & CURA-3712

plugins/3MFReader/__init__.py

@@ -22,15 +22,7 @@ def getMetaData() -> Dict:
     else:
         workspace_extension = "curaproject.3mf"
 
-    metaData = {
+    metaData = {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "3MF Reader"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for reading 3MF files."),
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
     if "3MFReader.ThreeMFReader" in sys.modules:
         metaData["mesh_reader"] = [
             {

plugins/3MFReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "3MF Reader",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for reading 3MF files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/3MFWriter/__init__.py

@@ -21,15 +21,7 @@ def getMetaData():
     else:
         workspace_extension = "curaproject.3mf"
 
-    metaData = {
+    metaData = {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "3MF Writer"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for writing 3MF files."),
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
 
     if "3MFWriter.ThreeMFWriter" in sys.modules:
         metaData["mesh_writer"] = {

plugins/3MFWriter/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name":  "3MF Writer",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for writing 3MF files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/AutoSave/__init__.py

@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@ from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
-    return {
+    return {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Auto Save"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Automatically saves Preferences, Machines and Profiles after changes."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
-    }
 
 def register(app):
     return { "extension": AutoSave.AutoSave() }

plugins/AutoSave/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Auto Save",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Automatically saves Preferences, Machines and Profiles after changes.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/__init__.py

@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@ from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
-    return {
+    return {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Changelog"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Shows changes since latest checked version."),
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
 
 def register(app):
     return {"extension": ChangeLog.ChangeLog()}

plugins/ChangeLogPlugin/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Changelog",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Shows changes since latest checked version.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/CuraEngineBackend/__init__.py

@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@ from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
-    return {
+    return {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "CuraEngine Backend"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides the link to the CuraEngine slicing backend."),
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
 
 def register(app):
     return { "backend": CuraEngineBackend.CuraEngineBackend() }

plugins/CuraEngineBackend/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "CuraEngine Backend",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "description": "Provides the link to the CuraEngine slicing backend.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/CuraProfileReader/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Cura Profile Reader"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for importing Cura profiles."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "profile_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "curaprofile",

plugins/CuraProfileReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Cura Profile Reader",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for importing Cura profiles.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/CuraProfileWriter/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Cura Profile Writer"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for exporting Cura profiles."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "profile_writer": [
             {
                 "extension": "curaprofile",

plugins/CuraProfileWriter/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Cura Profile Writer",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for exporting Cura profiles.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog":"cura"
+}

plugins/GCodeProfileReader/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "GCode Profile Reader"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for importing profiles from g-code files."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "profile_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "gcode",

plugins/GCodeProfileReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "GCode Profile Reader",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for importing profiles from g-code files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/GCodeReader/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "G-code Reader"),
-            "author": "Victor Larchenko",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Allows loading and displaying G-code files."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "mesh_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "gcode",

plugins/GCodeReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "G-code Reader",
+    "author": "Victor Larchenko",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Allows loading and displaying G-code files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/GCodeWriter/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
+
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "GCode Writer"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Writes GCode to a file."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
 
         "mesh_writer": {
             "output": [{

plugins/GCodeWriter/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "GCode Writer",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Writes GCode to a file.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/ImageReader/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "Image Reader"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Enables ability to generate printable geometry from 2D image files."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "mesh_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "jpg",

plugins/ImageReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Image Reader",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Enables ability to generate printable geometry from 2D image files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/LayerView/__init__.py

@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Layer View"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides the Layer view."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "view": {
             "name": catalog.i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Layers"),
             "view_panel": "LayerView.qml",

plugins/LayerView/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Layer View",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides the Layer view.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/LegacyProfileReader/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Legacy Cura Profile Reader"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for importing profiles from legacy Cura versions."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "profile_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "ini",

plugins/LegacyProfileReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Legacy Cura Profile Reader",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides support for importing profiles from legacy Cura versions.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/MachineSettingsAction/__init__.py

@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@ from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
-    return {
+    return {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Machine Settings action"),
-            "author": "fieldOfView",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides a way to change machine settings (such as build volume, nozzle size, etc)"),
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
 
 def register(app):
     return { "machine_action": MachineSettingsAction.MachineSettingsAction() }

plugins/MachineSettingsAction/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Machine Settings action",
+    "author": "fieldOfView",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Provides a way to change machine settings (such as build volume, nozzle size, etc)",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/PerObjectSettingsTool/__init__.py

@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "Per Model Settings Tool"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides the Per Model Settings."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "tool": {
             "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "Per Model Settings"),
             "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Configure Per Model Settings"),

plugins/PerObjectSettingsTool/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Per Model Settings Tool",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides the Per Model Settings.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/RemovableDriveOutputDevice/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Removable Drive Output Device Plugin"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker B.V.",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides removable drive hotplugging and writing support."),
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "api": 3
-        }
     }
 
 def register(app):

plugins/RemovableDriveOutputDevice/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Removable Drive Output Device Plugin",
+    "author": "Ultimaker B.V.",
+    "description":  "Provides removable drive hotplugging and writing support.",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/SliceInfoPlugin/__init__.py

@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Slice info"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Submits anonymous slice info. Can be disabled through preferences."),
-            "api": 3
-        }
     }
 
 def register(app):

plugins/SliceInfoPlugin/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Slice info",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Submits anonymous slice info. Can be disabled through preferences.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/SolidView/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "Solid View"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides a normal solid mesh view."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "view": {
             "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Solid"),
             "weight": 0

plugins/SolidView/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Solid View",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides a normal solid mesh view.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/__init__.py

@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@ from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
-    return {
+    return {}
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": "UM3 Network Connection",
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Manages network connections to Ultimaker 3 printers"),
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "api": 3
-        }
-    }
 
 def register(app):
     return { "output_device": NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin.NetworkPrinterOutputDevicePlugin(), "machine_action": DiscoverUM3Action.DiscoverUM3Action()}

plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "UM3 Network Connection",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "description": "Manages network connections to Ultimaker 3 printers",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/USBPrinting/__init__.py

@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "type": "extension",
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "USB printing"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "api": 3,
-            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis","Accepts G-Code and sends them to a printer. Plugin can also update firmware.")
-        }
     }
 
 def register(app):

plugins/USBPrinting/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "USB printing",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "api": 4,
+    "description": "Accepts G-Code and sends them to a printer. Plugin can also update firmware.",
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/UltimakerMachineActions/__init__.py

@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Ultimaker machine actions"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides machine actions for Ultimaker machines (such as bed leveling wizard, selecting upgrades, etc)"),
-            "api": 3
-        }
     }
 
 def register(app):

plugins/UltimakerMachineActions/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Ultimaker machine actions",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides machine actions for Ultimaker machines (such as bed leveling wizard, selecting upgrades, etc)",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade21to22/__init__.py

@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ upgrade = VersionUpgrade21to22.VersionUpgrade21to22()
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Version Upgrade 2.1 to 2.2"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.1 to Cura 2.2."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "version_upgrade": {
             # From                         To                         Upgrade function
             ("profile", 1000000):          ("quality", 2000000,       upgrade.upgradeProfile),

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade21to22/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Version Upgrade 2.1 to 2.2",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.1 to Cura 2.2.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade22to24/__init__.py

@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ upgrade = VersionUpgrade.VersionUpgrade22to24()
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Version Upgrade 2.2 to 2.4"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.2 to Cura 2.4."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "version_upgrade": {
             # From                         To                 Upgrade function
             ("machine_instance", 2000000): ("machine_stack",  3000000, upgrade.upgradeMachineInstance),

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade22to24/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Version Upgrade 2.2 to 2.4",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.2 to Cura 2.4.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade25to26/__init__.py

@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ upgrade = VersionUpgrade25to26.VersionUpgrade25to26()
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Version Upgrade 2.5 to 2.6"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.5 to Cura 2.6."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "version_upgrade": {
             # From                          To                          Upgrade function
             ("preferences", 4000000):     ("preferences", 4000001,     upgrade.upgradePreferences),

plugins/VersionUpgrade/VersionUpgrade25to26/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ {
+    "name": "Version Upgrade 2.5 to 2.6",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Upgrades configurations from Cura 2.5 to Cura 2.6.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/X3DReader/__init__.py

@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "X3D Reader"),
-            "author": "Seva Alekseyev",
-            "version": "0.5",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides support for reading X3D files."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "mesh_reader": [
             {
                 "extension": "x3d",

plugins/X3DReader/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "X3D Reader",
+    "author": "Seva Alekseyev",
+    "version": "0.5",
+    "description": "Provides support for reading X3D files.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/XRayView/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "X-Ray View"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides the X-Ray view."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "view": {
             "name": catalog.i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "X-Ray"),
             "weight": 1

plugins/XRayView/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "X-Ray View",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides the X-Ray view.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}

plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/__init__.py

@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ upgrader = XmlMaterialUpgrader.XmlMaterialUpgrader()
 
 def getMetaData():
     return {
-        "plugin": {
-            "name": catalog.i18nc("@label", "Material Profiles"),
-            "author": "Ultimaker",
-            "version": "1.0",
-            "description": catalog.i18nc("@info:whatsthis", "Provides capabilities to read and write XML-based material profiles."),
-            "api": 3
-        },
         "settings_container": {
             "type": "material",
             "mimetype": "application/x-ultimaker-material-profile"

plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Material Profiles",
+    "author": "Ultimaker",
+    "version": "1.0",
+    "description": "Provides capabilities to read and write XML-based material profiles.",
+    "api": 4,
+    "catalog": "cura"
+}