Function loadPluginSettings

src/utils/plugins/pluginLoader.ts:1808–1850

* Load plugin settings from settings.json file or manifest.settings. * settings.json takes priority over manifest.settings when both exist. * Only allowlisted keys are included in the result.

(
  pluginPath: string,
  manifest: PluginManifest,
)

 * Only allowlisted keys are included in the result.
 */
async function loadPluginSettings(
  pluginPath: string,
  manifest: PluginManifest,
): Promise<Record<string, unknown> | undefined> {
  // Try loading settings.json from the plugin directory
  const settingsJsonPath = join(pluginPath, 'settings.json')
  try {
    const content = await readFile(settingsJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' })
    const parsed = jsonParse(content)
    if (isRecord(parsed)) {
      const filtered = parsePluginSettings(parsed)
      if (filtered) {
        logForDebugging(
          `Loaded settings from settings.json for plugin ${manifest.name}`,
        )
        return filtered
      }
    }
  } catch (e: unknown) {
    // Missing/inaccessible is expected - settings.json is optional
    if (!isFsInaccessible(e)) {
      logForDebugging(
        `Failed to parse settings.json for plugin ${manifest.name}: ${e}`,
        { level: 'warn' },
      )
    }
  }

  // Fall back to manifest.settings
  if (manifest.settings) {
    const filtered = parsePluginSettings(
      manifest.settings as Record<string, unknown>,
    )
    if (filtered) {
      logForDebugging(
        `Loaded settings from manifest for plugin ${manifest.name}`,
      )
      return filtered
    }
  }

  return undefined
}

/**
 * Merge two HooksSettings objects