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PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md
- Added a "Plugin directory note" callout near the top explaining
the plugins/ vs plugin-repos/ split:
- Dev workflow uses plugins/ (where dev_plugin_setup.sh creates
symlinks)
- Production / Plugin Store uses plugin-repos/ (the configurable
default per config.template.json:130)
- The plugin loader falls back to plugins/ so dev symlinks are
picked up automatically (schema_manager.py:77)
- User can set plugins_directory to "plugins" in the General tab
if they want both to share a directory
CLAUDE.md
- The Project Structure section had plugins/ and plugin-repos/
exactly reversed:
- Old: "plugins/ - Installed plugins directory (gitignored)"
"plugin-repos/ - Development symlinks to monorepo plugin dirs"
- Real: plugin-repos/ is the canonical Plugin Store install
location and is not gitignored. plugins/* IS gitignored
(verified in .gitignore) and is the legacy/dev location used by
scripts/dev/dev_plugin_setup.sh.
Reversed the descriptions and added line refs.
systemd/README.md
- "Manual Installation" section told users to copy the unit file
directly to /etc/systemd/system/. Verified the unit file in
systemd/ledmatrix.service contains __PROJECT_ROOT_DIR__
placeholders that the install scripts substitute at install time.
A user following the manual steps would get a service that fails
to start with "WorkingDirectory=__PROJECT_ROOT_DIR__" errors.
Added a clear warning and a sed snippet that substitutes the
placeholder before installing.
src/common/README.md
- Was missing 2 of the 11 utility modules in the directory
(verified with ls): permission_utils.py and cli.py. Added brief
descriptions for both.
Out-of-scope code bug found while auditing (flagged but not fixed):
- scripts/dev/dev_plugin_setup.sh:9 sets PROJECT_ROOT="$SCRIPT_DIR"
which resolves to scripts/dev/, not the project root. This means
the script's PLUGINS_DIR resolves to scripts/dev/plugins/ instead
of the project's plugins/ — confirmed by the existence of
scripts/dev/plugins/of-the-day/ from prior runs. Real fix is to
set PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)". Not fixing in
this docs PR.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
LEDMatrix Documentation
This directory contains guides, references, and architectural notes for the LEDMatrix project. If you are setting up a Pi for the first time, start with the project root README — it covers hardware, OS imaging, and the one-shot installer. The pages here go deeper.
I'm a new user
- GETTING_STARTED.md — first-time setup walkthrough
- WEB_INTERFACE_GUIDE.md — using the web UI
- PLUGIN_STORE_GUIDE.md — installing and managing plugins
- WIFI_NETWORK_SETUP.md — WiFi and AP-mode setup
- TROUBLESHOOTING.md — common issues and fixes
- SSH_UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_INSTALL.md — recovering SSH after install
- CONFIG_DEBUGGING.md — diagnosing config problems
I want to write a plugin
Start here:
- PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md — end-to-end workflow
- PLUGIN_QUICK_REFERENCE.md — cheat sheet
- PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md — display, cache, and plugin-manager APIs
- PLUGIN_ERROR_HANDLING.md — error-handling patterns
- DEV_PREVIEW.md — preview plugins on your dev machine without a Pi
- EMULATOR_SETUP_GUIDE.md — running the matrix emulator
Going deeper:
- ADVANCED_PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md — advanced patterns
- PLUGIN_ARCHITECTURE_SPEC.md — full plugin-system spec
- PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_GUIDE.md / PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_TROUBLESHOOTING.md
- PLUGIN_WEB_UI_ACTIONS.md (+ example JSON)
- PLUGIN_CUSTOM_ICONS.md / PLUGIN_CUSTOM_ICONS_FEATURE.md
- PLUGIN_REGISTRY_SETUP_GUIDE.md (+ registry template)
- STARLARK_APPS_GUIDE.md — Starlark-based mini-apps
- widget-guide.md — widget development
Configuring plugins
- PLUGIN_CONFIG_QUICK_START.md — minimal config you need
- PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md — schema design
- PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_TABS.md — multi-tab UI configs
- PLUGIN_CONFIG_ARCHITECTURE.md — how the config system works
- PLUGIN_CONFIG_CORE_PROPERTIES.md — properties every plugin honors
Advanced features
- ADVANCED_FEATURES.md — Vegas scroll, on-demand display, cache management, background services, permissions
- FONT_MANAGER.md — font system
Reference
- REST_API_REFERENCE.md — all web-interface HTTP endpoints
- PLUGIN_API_REFERENCE.md — Python APIs available to plugins
- DEVELOPER_QUICK_REFERENCE.md — common dev tasks
- PLUGIN_IMPLEMENTATION_SUMMARY.md — what the plugin system actually does
Contributing to LEDMatrix itself
- DEVELOPMENT.md — environment setup
- HOW_TO_RUN_TESTS.md — running the test suite
- MULTI_ROOT_WORKSPACE_SETUP.md — multi-repo workspace
- MIGRATION_GUIDE.md — breaking changes between releases
Archive
docs/archive/ holds older guides that have been superseded or describe
features that have been removed. They are kept for historical context and
git history but should not be relied on.
Contributing to the docs
- Markdown only, professional tone, minimal emoji.
- Prefer adding to an existing page over creating a new one. If you add a new page, link it from this index in the section it belongs to.
- If a page becomes obsolete, move it to
docs/archive/rather than deleting it, so links don't rot. - Keep examples runnable — paths, commands, and config keys here should match what's actually in the repo.