1 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugincontainer.cpp b/src/plugincontainer.cpp
index 0c71e491..3ad3da21 100644
--- a/src/plugincontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugincontainer.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,22 @@ QObject* PluginContainer::as_qobject(MOBase::IPlugin* plugin) const
 
 bool PluginContainer::initPlugin(IPlugin *plugin)
 {
+  // when MO has no instance loaded, `init()` is not called on plugins, except
+  // for proxy plugins
+  //
+  // proxy plugins are given an OrganizerProxy that has a null OrganizerCore,
+  // so there's not a lot it can do, but it can return some information; the
+  // majority of its functions are no-ops
+  //
+  // so initPlugin() (this function) is called for all plugins except proxies,
+  // and does not call init() if m_Organizer is null; initProxyPlugin() below
+  // is called only for proxy plugins and will call init() with the crippled
+  // OrganizerProxy
+  //
+  // note that after proxies are initialized, instantiate() is called for all
+  // the plugins they've discovered, but as for regular plugins, init() won't be
+  // called on them if m_OrganizerCore is null
+
   if (plugin == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -187,6 +203,22 @@ bool PluginContainer::initPlugin(IPlugin *plugin)
   return true;
 }
 
+bool PluginContainer::initProxyPlugin(IPlugin *plugin)
+{
+  // see initPlugin() above for info
+
+  if (plugin == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!plugin->init(new OrganizerProxy(m_Organizer, this, plugin))) {
+    log::warn("proxy plugin failed to initialize");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 
 void PluginContainer::registerGame(IPluginGame *game)
 {
@@ -272,7 +304,7 @@ bool PluginContainer::registerPlugin(QObject *plugin, const QString &fileName)
   }
   { // proxy plugins
     IPluginProxy *proxy = qobject_cast<IPluginProxy*>(plugin);
-    if (initPlugin(proxy)) {
+    if (initProxyPlugin(proxy)) {
       bf::at_key<IPluginProxy>(m_Plugins).push_back(proxy);
       QStringList pluginNames = proxy->pluginList(
             QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/" + ToQString(AppConfig::pluginPath()));