Updates don`t work in 7.6.1 PlugIn-Admin

SkodaRunner

@Tony Olsson :
I am behind a proxy, too. So I think that is the reason for my problems.
I hope it will be fixed in next version.

@chcs:
I cannot install or update any plufins.

    Notepad++ v7.6.1   (64-bit)
    Build time : Dec 12 2018 - 01:22:05
    Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
    Admin mode : OFF
    Local Conf mode : OFF
    OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
    Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll CSScriptNpp.dll DSpellCheck.dll HTMLTag.dll jN.dll JsMapParser.NppPlugin.dll mimeTools.dll      NppConverter.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll PluginManager.dll PoorMansTSqlFormatterNppPlugin.dll PythonScript.dll XMLTools.dll

SkodaRunner

Is there already any workaround to update PlugIns behind a proxy?
Is it possible to update plugIns offline?

Meta Chuh

hi @SkodaRunner

if you are using “plugins admin” to download your plugins, yo can set your proxy if you go to the notepad++ menu ? > set updater proxy.

note: you can only set your proxy ip and port, there’s currently no option to enter credentials if your proxy needs any.

SkodaRunner

I can download the PlugIn-List, so Proxy seemes to work.
Np++ restarts to update, but after restart nothing is updated.

Tony Olsson described the problem very well, but I cannot connect to internet without company proxy

chcg

The built-in PluginAdmin is not downloading the pluginlist, but currently it is provided with the N++ installation. So if the list is available it doesn’t mean that the connection via proxy is working.
The same update tool as for updating N++ itself is also used to download the plugins.

SkodaRunner

OK,
update Np++ via PlugIn don`t work either. I have to download new versions from Homepage and then install it.

Is there any workaround for PlugIns?
Can you give me a list of URLs that has to be whitelisted?

Meta Chuh

@SkodaRunner

most, but not all of the plugins are located at github and sourceforge, if this might help you.

you can find all plugins admin urls for 64 bit plugins here >>> pl.x64.json <<< at github,
and all 32 bit plugin urls here >>> pl.x86.json <<<

SkodaRunner

Thanks,
can you give me the URL witch is needed to download PlugIn-List as well?
So I can whitelist it, too.

Meta Chuh

@SkodaRunner

currently the plugin list is not updated or downloaded at all, but it’s wrapped into nppPluginList.dll, which is a static part of the installer and the portable version.

you will only get a new list, if a new version of notepad++ is released.

you can find your current plugins list in %ProgramData%\Notepad++\plugins\Config\nppPluginList.dll (notepad++ 7.6.1 and 7.6.2, x86 and x64)
or
%ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\plugins\Config\nppPluginList.dll (notepad++ 7.6.3, x64)
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Notepad++\plugins\Config\nppPluginList.dll (notepad++ 7.6.3, x86)

SkodaRunner

@Meta Chuh:
But what if any PlugIn has an Update between 2 Np+±Releases?
Arn`t there any Info for Np++ that a new Version of the PlugIn can be downloaded?

PeterJones

@SkodaRunner ,

it’s just a short-term situation. The long-term goal is for NPP to occasionally check for updates in the nppPluginList.dll and download a new copy if it needs to. But the developer wanted to get all the Plugin Admin decisions nailed down and bugs worked out before doing that feature. Hopefully, it will come in the near future. But @Meta-Chuh described the way it is for now.