How to call DynamicPlugins.unloadPlugin() without triggering SlowOperations assertions on EDT?

IntelliJ Platform
1

Hi there, I use the DynamicPlugins.unloadPlugin() api. It is allowed from Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) only， but it will throw java.lang.Throwable: Slow operations are prohibited on EDT. See SlowOperations.assertSlowOperationsAreAllowed javadoc.

Now I call it like this, but it will throw java.lang.Throwable: Slow operations are prohibited on EDT. See SlowOperations.assertSlowOperationsAreAllowed javadoc..How to resolve it ?

ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(() -> {
    ReadAction.run(() -> {
        descriptorImpl.setEnabled(false);
        DynamicPlugins.INSTANCE.unloadPlugin(descriptorImpl)
    });
});
2

Hello!

DynamicPlugins API is internal and must not be used outside of IntelliJ Platform itself.

What is the rationale behind unloading an arbitrary plugin? Unless there is a good reason, your plugin might not get approval on JetBrains Marketplace when published.

4

Thanks for reply, I developed two plugins. Plugin A will unload plugin B in some special scenarios, such as user info is invalid, making plug-in B unusable.
Disable plugin need to restart IDE to take effect, so I use the DynamicPlugins.INSTANCE.unloadPlugin.

5

That is definitely not something we can allow plugins to do. Please do not use APIs for plugin management as versions with such usage will not get approved.

6

What do you want to do exactly? It’s like you’re trying to enable some features on demand. If so, there are better solutions.