New here, When I build/reload my server, uncompiled plugins not recongized.

As the title says, I place php and yml which I believe should work or at least throw an error in the plugin folder and it is not recognized. I tried using dev tools to decompile a .phar, which worked. But then that wasn't recognized either. I thought I'd recompile it with "makeplugin" as a test. That should have worked because I just used "extractplugin" to make that file. But when I build or reload my server, it doesn't see that file either, only .phar files.

So why isn't it recognizing my code?

PocketMine itself will only load phar'd plugins. Using devtools, you can load the unarchived version with the folder loader.

I only see 4 commands for the devtools. How do I use the folder loader?

If you're running a plugin with devtools, when you reload the server the plugin won't be reloaded.
You should compile your plugin.
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No, I have an uncompiled plugin I want to be recognized so I can compile it.

Apparently the "Folder Loader" is what makes it so that it "sees" my folder, but it can't. Therefore I can't use "makeplugin" to compile it.

I'd like some information on the Folder Loader and how it's used, please?

1. Make sure it's a 1.4 plugin.
2. Make sure devtools is in the plugins folder.
3. Make sure the unarchived plugin is in it's own folder.
4. Make sure you have a plugin.yml.

OK. You must move your plugin directory to Pocketmine plugins root folder (the folder where you put your plugins)
Make sure that your plugin is correct (check your plugin.yml file, etc...)
Then start your server and run makeplugin command.
That's all
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1. Make sure it's a 1.4 plugin. It is, I used SimpleAuth and decompiled it as a test.
2. Make sure devtools is in the plugins folder. It is, and worked perfectly for decompiling the SimpleAuth
3. Make sure the unarchived plugin is in it's own folder. It's in its own folder, I've also tried moving it around in different folders, all within the plugins dir, and no go.
4. Make sure you have a plugin.yml. I have one of these, I made 3 of my own today trying to get these to work, but now I'm down to just trying to decompile and recompile SimpleAuth as a test because I've never done this before and it seems like a good place to start. If you know a better 1.4 plugin to test with, please tell me.

Thank you, my responses are in italics.

edit: here's an image that shows my file system. Please tell me if this is incorrect for recognizing an uncompiled version. Note: DevTools is working and active.

Is it possible it's because I'm on a windows machine? I'm watching this kid and he's on a mac and it works fine, at 8:01 is my issue, his recognizes his "Greet v03" program, but I can't get mine to ever recognize anything that isn't a .phar.

You need to execute the command:

Code:

makeplugin FolderPluginLoader

Then restart the server, and your plugin should load!

Thank you that worked!