navidrome/plugins/pdk/go
Deluan Quintão 1072e9f7eb
chore(plugins): document requiredHosts rules and deprecate pdk.NewHTTPRequest (#6129)
* fix(plugins): align the Python HTTP example with the repo's host-call pattern

Bind http_send with raw memory offsets like nowplaying-py does, drop
guards for fields the host always sends, and document how plugins
without a PDK call host services and which built-in HTTP APIs are
disabled.

* docs(plugins): document the private-address rules for HTTP requiredHosts

Explain in the README and manifest schema that named hosts can't reach
private addresses while IP/CIDR entries and a bare "*" can.

* docs(plugins): document the private-address rules for requiredHosts

Explain in the README and manifest schema that named hosts can't reach
private addresses while IP/CIDR entries and a bare "*" can, for both
HTTP and WebSocket. Inline the single-use HTTP isHostAllowed wrapper.

* feat(plugins): derive Default for Rust host service structs

The ndpgen client.rs template now adds Default to the derive list of host
service structs, as the capability and shared types templates already do.
Plugin authors can now set only the fields they need, for example
HTTPRequest { method, url, ..Default::default() }. The webhook-rs and
discord-rich-presence-rs examples use this form now. The golden files and
the generated nd-pdk-host crate are updated to match.

* feat(plugins): deprecate pdk.NewHTTPRequest in the Go PDK

Navidrome no longer enables extism's http_request host function, so a
request built with pdk.NewHTTPRequest always fails. ndpgen now reads a small
deprecation table and writes a Deprecated: paragraph for the listed extism
functions, in both the WASM wrapper and the native stub. Linters and IDEs
now point plugin authors to host.HTTPSend. The PDK example tests used to
teach NewHTTPRequest. They now use host.HTTPSend and host.HTTPMock.

* docs(plugins): correct requiredHosts rules for websocket and private addresses

Two statements in the plugin docs did not match the code.

The WebSocket section claimed requiredHosts behaves like HTTP. It does not:
host_httpclient.go only consults the allowlist when the list is non-empty and
otherwise falls back to allowing public addresses, while host_websocket.go
always calls isHostInAllowlist, so an absent list blocks every connection.

The HTTP section claimed a named host can never reach a private address.
checkPrivateDial scans the whole requiredHosts list, so a named host does
reach a private address when the same list also holds a covering IP or CIDR.

Reworded both, plus the matching requiredHosts descriptions in
manifest-schema.json, and regenerated manifest_gen.go.
2026-09-12 13:59:46 -04:00
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host feat(plugins): add scrobbles access to PDK (#5795) 2026-08-08 22:13:29 -04:00
lifecycle feat(plugins): New Plugin System with multi-language PDK support (#4833) 2026-01-14 19:22:48 -05:00
lyrics feat(plugins): share plugin DTOs via a types package (#5655) 2026-06-29 21:20:33 -04:00
metadata fix(scrobbler): back off when a provider asks us to, instead of retrying per play (#6028) 2026-08-29 17:28:29 -04:00
pdk chore(plugins): document requiredHosts rules and deprecate pdk.NewHTTPRequest (#6129) 2026-09-12 13:59:46 -04:00
scheduler feat(plugins): New Plugin System with multi-language PDK support (#4833) 2026-01-14 19:22:48 -05:00
scrobbler feat(plugins): share plugin DTOs via a types package (#5655) 2026-06-29 21:20:33 -04:00
sonicsimilarity feat(plugins): share plugin DTOs via a types package (#5655) 2026-06-29 21:20:33 -04:00
taskworker feat(plugins): add TaskQueue host service for persistent background task queues (#5116) 2026-03-03 13:48:49 -05:00
types feat(plugins): expose the song Matcher as a host service (#5643) 2026-07-01 11:19:15 -04:00
websocket feat(plugins): change websockets Data field type to []byte for binary support 2026-03-02 16:38:00 -05:00
go.mod refactor(http): rename HTTP client files and update struct names for consistency 2026-02-26 16:19:37 -05:00
go.sum feat(plugins): New Plugin System with multi-language PDK support (#4833) 2026-01-14 19:22:48 -05:00
README.md feat(plugins): New Plugin System with multi-language PDK support (#4833) 2026-01-14 19:22:48 -05:00

Navidrome Plugin Development Kit for Go

This directory contains the auto-generated Go PDK (Plugin Development Kit) for building Navidrome plugins. The PDK provides both host function wrappers for interacting with Navidrome and capability interfaces for implementing plugin functionality.

⚠️ Auto-Generated Code

Do not edit files in this directory manually. They are generated by the ndpgen tool.

To regenerate:

make gen

Module Structure

This is a consolidated Go module that includes:

  • host/ - Host function wrappers for calling Navidrome services from plugins
  • lifecycle/ - Plugin lifecycle hooks (initialization)
  • metadata/ - Metadata agent capability for artist/album info
  • scheduler/ - Scheduler callback capability for scheduled tasks
  • scrobbler/ - Scrobbler capability for play tracking
  • websocket/ - WebSocket callback capability for real-time messages

Usage

Add this module as a dependency in your plugin's go.mod:

require github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go v0.0.0

replace github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go => ../../pdk/go

Then import the packages you need:

package main

import (
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/host"
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/lifecycle"
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/scheduler"
)

func init() {
    lifecycle.Register(&myPlugin{})
    scheduler.Register(&myPlugin{})
}

type myPlugin struct{}

func (p *myPlugin) OnInit() error {
    // Initialize your plugin
    return nil
}

func (p *myPlugin) OnCallback(req scheduler.SchedulerCallbackRequest) error {
    // Handle scheduled task
    return host.WebSocketBroadcast("task-complete", req.ScheduleID)
}

func main() {}

Host Services

The host package provides wrappers for calling Navidrome's host services:

Service Description
Artwork Access album and artist artwork
Cache Temporary key-value storage with TTL
KVStore Persistent key-value storage
Library Access the music library (albums, artists, tracks)
Scheduler Schedule one-time and recurring tasks
SubsonicAPI Make Subsonic API calls
WebSocket Send real-time messages to clients

Example: Using Host Services

package main

import (
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/host"
)

func myPluginFunction() error {
    // Use the cache service
    _, err := host.CacheSetString("my_key", "my_value", 3600)
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }

    // Schedule a recurring task  
    _, err = host.SchedulerScheduleRecurring("@every 5m", "payload", "task_id")
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }

    // Access library data with typed structs
    resp, err := host.LibraryGetAllLibraries()
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    for _, lib := range resp.Result {
        // Library: %s with %d songs", lib.Name, lib.TotalSongs
    }

    return nil
}

Capabilities

Capabilities define what functionality your plugin implements. Register your implementations in the init() function.

Lifecycle

Provides plugin initialization hooks.

import "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/lifecycle"

func init() {
    lifecycle.Register(&myPlugin{})
}

type myPlugin struct{}

func (p *myPlugin) OnInit() error {
    // Called once when plugin is loaded
    return nil
}

MetadataAgent

Provides artist and album metadata from external sources.

import "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/metadata"

func init() {
    metadata.Register(&myAgent{})
}

type myAgent struct{}

func (a *myAgent) GetArtistBiography(req metadata.ArtistRequest) (*metadata.ArtistBiographyResponse, error) {
    return &metadata.ArtistBiographyResponse{
        Biography: "Artist biography text...",
    }, nil
}

func (a *myAgent) GetArtistImages(req metadata.ArtistRequest) (*metadata.ArtistImagesResponse, error) {
    return &metadata.ArtistImagesResponse{
        Images: []metadata.ImageInfo{
            {URL: "https://example.com/image.jpg", Size: 1000},
        },
    }, nil
}

Scheduler

Handles callbacks from scheduled tasks.

import (
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/host"
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/scheduler"
)

func init() {
    scheduler.Register(&myScheduler{})
}

type myScheduler struct{}

func (s *myScheduler) OnCallback(req scheduler.SchedulerCallbackRequest) error {
    // Handle the scheduled task
    if req.Payload == "update-data" {
        // Do work...
        return host.WebSocketBroadcast("data-updated", "")
    }
    return nil
}

Scrobbler

Tracks play activity.

import "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/scrobbler"

func init() {
    scrobbler.Register(&myScrobbler{})
}

type myScrobbler struct{}

func (s *myScrobbler) Scrobble(req scrobbler.ScrobbleRequest) error {
    // Track the play
    return nil
}

func (s *myScrobbler) NowPlaying(req scrobbler.NowPlayingRequest) error {
    // Update now playing status
    return nil
}

WebSocket

Handles incoming WebSocket messages.

import "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/websocket"

func init() {
    websocket.Register(&myHandler{})
}

type myHandler struct{}

func (h *myHandler) OnWebSocketMessage(req websocket.WebSocketMessageRequest) error {
    // Handle incoming message
    return nil
}

Building Plugins

Go plugins must be compiled to WebAssembly using TinyGo:

tinygo build -o plugin.wasm -target=wasip1 -buildmode=c-shared .

Or use the provided Makefile targets in plugin examples:

make plugin.wasm

Testing Plugins

The PDK includes testify/mock implementations for all host services, allowing you to unit test your plugin code on non-WASM platforms (your development machine).

PDK Abstraction Layer

The pdk subpackage provides a testable wrapper around the Extism PDK functions. Instead of importing github.com/extism/go-pdk directly, import the abstraction layer:

import "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/pdk"

func myFunction() {
    // Use pdk functions - same API as extism/go-pdk
    config, ok := pdk.GetConfig("my_setting")
    if ok {
        pdk.Log(pdk.LogInfo, "Setting: " + config)
    }
    
    var input MyInput
    if err := pdk.InputJSON(&input); err != nil {
        pdk.SetError(err)
        return
    }
    
    output := processInput(input)
    pdk.OutputJSON(output)
}

For WASM builds, these functions delegate directly to extism/go-pdk with zero overhead. For native builds (tests), they use mocks that you can configure:

package myplugin

import (
    "testing"
    
    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/pdk"
)

func TestMyFunction(t *testing.T) {
    // Reset mock state before each test
    pdk.ResetMock()
    
    // Set up expectations
    pdk.PDKMock.On("GetConfig", "my_setting").Return("test_value", true)
    pdk.PDKMock.On("Log", pdk.LogInfo, "Setting: test_value").Return()
    pdk.PDKMock.On("InputJSON", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
        // Populate the input struct
        input := args.Get(0).(*MyInput)
        input.Name = "test"
    })
    pdk.PDKMock.On("OutputJSON", mock.Anything).Return(nil)
    
    // Call your function
    myFunction()
    
    // Verify expectations
    pdk.PDKMock.AssertExpectations(t)
}

Mock Instances

Each host service has an auto-instantiated mock instance:

Service Mock Instance
Artwork host.ArtworkMock
Cache host.CacheMock
Config host.ConfigMock
KVStore host.KVStoreMock
Library host.LibraryMock
Scheduler host.SchedulerMock
SubsonicAPI host.SubsonicAPIMock
WebSocket host.WebSocketMock

Example Test

package myplugin

import (
    "testing"

    "github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/pdk/go/host"
)

func TestMyPluginFunction(t *testing.T) {
    // Set expectations on the mock
    host.CacheMock.On("GetString", "my-key").Return("cached-value", true, nil)
    host.CacheMock.On("SetString", "new-key", "new-value", int64(3600)).Return(nil)

    // Call your plugin code that uses host.CacheGetString / host.CacheSetString
    result, err := myPluginFunction()
    if err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
    }

    // Assert the result
    if result != "expected" {
        t.Errorf("unexpected result: %s", result)
    }

    // Verify all expected calls were made
    host.CacheMock.AssertExpectations(t)
}

Running Tests

Since tests run on your development machine (not WASM), use standard Go testing:

go test ./...

The stub files with mocks are only compiled for non-WASM builds (//go:build !wasip1), so they won't affect your production WASM binary.

Complete Examples

For more comprehensive examples including HTTP requests, Memory handling, and various testing patterns, see pdk/example_test.go.