feat: show external plugins on the website (#937)

* feat: show external plugins on the website

Read plugins/external.json during website data generation and include
external plugins alongside local ones in plugins.json. External plugins
are flagged with external:true and carry metadata (author, repository,
homepage, license, source).

On the website:
- Plugin cards show a '🔗 External' badge and author attribution
- The 'Repository' button links to the source path within the repo
- The modal shows metadata (author, repo, homepage, license) and a
  'View Repository' CTA instead of an items list
- External plugins are searchable and filterable by tags

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: address PR #937 security and UX review comments

- Add sanitizeUrl() function to validate URLs and prevent XSS via javascript:/data: schemes
- Add rel="noopener noreferrer" to all target="_blank" links to prevent reverse-tabnabbing
- Change external plugin path from external/<name> to plugins/<name> for proper deep-linking
- Track actual count of external plugins added (after filtering/deduplication) in build logs

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
Aaron Powell
2026-03-10 10:13:16 +11:00
committed by GitHub
parent b91369d1b5
commit 3efc4f3a5b
5 changed files with 312 additions and 8 deletions

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@@ -544,6 +544,63 @@ function generatePluginsData(gitDates) {
}
}
// Load external plugins from plugins/external.json
const externalJsonPath = path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "external.json");
if (fs.existsSync(externalJsonPath)) {
try {
const externalPlugins = JSON.parse(
fs.readFileSync(externalJsonPath, "utf-8")
);
if (Array.isArray(externalPlugins)) {
let addedCount = 0;
for (const ext of externalPlugins) {
if (!ext.name || !ext.description) {
console.warn(
`Skipping external plugin with missing name/description`
);
continue;
}
// Skip if a local plugin with the same name already exists
if (plugins.some((p) => p.id === ext.name)) {
console.warn(
`Skipping external plugin "${ext.name}" — local plugin with same name exists`
);
continue;
}
const tags = ext.keywords || ext.tags || [];
plugins.push({
id: ext.name,
name: ext.name,
description: ext.description || "",
path: `plugins/${ext.name}`,
tags: tags,
itemCount: 0,
items: [],
external: true,
repository: ext.repository || null,
homepage: ext.homepage || null,
author: ext.author || null,
license: ext.license || null,
source: ext.source || null,
lastUpdated: null,
searchText: `${ext.name} ${ext.description || ""} ${tags.join(
" "
)} ${ext.author?.name || ""} ${ext.repository || ""}`.toLowerCase(),
});
addedCount++;
}
console.log(
` ✓ Loaded ${addedCount} external plugin(s)`
);
}
} catch (e) {
console.warn(`Failed to parse external plugins: ${e.message}`);
}
}
// Collect all unique tags
const allTags = [...new Set(plugins.flatMap((p) => p.tags))].sort();

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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
getResourceType,
escapeHtml,
getResourceIcon,
sanitizeUrl,
} from "./utils";
// Modal state
@@ -83,6 +84,17 @@ interface PluginItem {
usage?: string | null;
}
interface PluginAuthor {
name: string;
url?: string;
}
interface PluginSource {
source: string;
repo?: string;
path?: string;
}
interface Plugin {
id: string;
name: string;
@@ -90,6 +102,12 @@ interface Plugin {
path: string;
items: PluginItem[];
tags?: string[];
external?: boolean;
repository?: string | null;
homepage?: string | null;
author?: PluginAuthor | null;
license?: string | null;
source?: PluginSource | null;
}
interface PluginsData {
@@ -519,7 +537,114 @@ async function openPluginModal(
title.textContent = plugin.name;
document.title = `${plugin.name} | Awesome GitHub Copilot`;
// Render plugin view
// Render external plugin view (metadata + links) or local plugin view (items list)
if (plugin.external) {
renderExternalPluginModal(plugin, modalContent);
} else {
renderLocalPluginModal(plugin, modalContent);
}
}
/**
* Get the best URL for an external plugin, preferring the deep path within the repo
*/
function getExternalPluginUrl(plugin: Plugin): string {
if (plugin.source?.source === "github" && plugin.source.repo) {
const base = `https://github.com/${plugin.source.repo}`;
return plugin.source.path ? `${base}/tree/main/${plugin.source.path}` : base;
}
// Sanitize URLs from JSON to prevent XSS via javascript:/data: schemes
return sanitizeUrl(plugin.repository || plugin.homepage);
}
/**
* Render modal content for an external plugin (no local files)
*/
function renderExternalPluginModal(
plugin: Plugin,
modalContent: HTMLElement
): void {
const authorHtml = plugin.author?.name
? `<div class="external-plugin-meta-row">
<span class="external-plugin-meta-label">Author</span>
<span class="external-plugin-meta-value">${
plugin.author.url
? `<a href="${sanitizeUrl(plugin.author.url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${escapeHtml(plugin.author.name)}</a>`
: escapeHtml(plugin.author.name)
}</span>
</div>`
: "";
const repoHtml = plugin.repository
? `<div class="external-plugin-meta-row">
<span class="external-plugin-meta-label">Repository</span>
<span class="external-plugin-meta-value"><a href="${sanitizeUrl(plugin.repository)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${escapeHtml(plugin.repository)}</a></span>
</div>`
: "";
const homepageHtml =
plugin.homepage && plugin.homepage !== plugin.repository
? `<div class="external-plugin-meta-row">
<span class="external-plugin-meta-label">Homepage</span>
<span class="external-plugin-meta-value"><a href="${sanitizeUrl(plugin.homepage)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${escapeHtml(plugin.homepage)}</a></span>
</div>`
: "";
const licenseHtml = plugin.license
? `<div class="external-plugin-meta-row">
<span class="external-plugin-meta-label">License</span>
<span class="external-plugin-meta-value">${escapeHtml(plugin.license)}</span>
</div>`
: "";
const sourceHtml = plugin.source?.repo
? `<div class="external-plugin-meta-row">
<span class="external-plugin-meta-label">Source</span>
<span class="external-plugin-meta-value">GitHub: ${escapeHtml(plugin.source.repo)}${plugin.source.path ? ` (${escapeHtml(plugin.source.path)})` : ""}</span>
</div>`
: "";
const repoUrl = getExternalPluginUrl(plugin);
modalContent.innerHTML = `
<div class="collection-view">
<div class="collection-description">${escapeHtml(plugin.description || "")}</div>
${
plugin.tags && plugin.tags.length > 0
? `<div class="collection-tags">
<span class="resource-tag resource-tag-external">🔗 External Plugin</span>
${plugin.tags.map((t) => `<span class="resource-tag">${escapeHtml(t)}</span>`).join("")}
</div>`
: `<div class="collection-tags">
<span class="resource-tag resource-tag-external">🔗 External Plugin</span>
</div>`
}
<div class="external-plugin-metadata">
${authorHtml}
${repoHtml}
${homepageHtml}
${licenseHtml}
${sourceHtml}
</div>
<div class="external-plugin-cta">
<a href="${sanitizeUrl(repoUrl)}" class="btn btn-primary external-plugin-repo-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
View Repository →
</a>
</div>
<div class="external-plugin-note">
This is an external plugin maintained outside this repository. Browse the repository to see its contents and installation instructions.
</div>
</div>
`;
}
/**
* Render modal content for a local plugin (item list)
*/
function renderLocalPluginModal(
plugin: Plugin,
modalContent: HTMLElement
): void {
modalContent.innerHTML = `
<div class="collection-view">
<div class="collection-description">${escapeHtml(

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@@ -3,9 +3,20 @@
*/
import { createChoices, getChoicesValues, type Choices } from '../choices';
import { FuzzySearch, type SearchItem } from '../search';
import { fetchData, debounce, escapeHtml, getGitHubUrl } from '../utils';
import { fetchData, debounce, escapeHtml, getGitHubUrl, sanitizeUrl } from '../utils';
import { setupModal, openFileModal } from '../modal';
interface PluginAuthor {
name: string;
url?: string;
}
interface PluginSource {
source: string;
repo?: string;
path?: string;
}
interface Plugin extends SearchItem {
id: string;
name: string;
@@ -13,6 +24,12 @@ interface Plugin extends SearchItem {
tags?: string[];
featured?: boolean;
itemCount: number;
external?: boolean;
repository?: string | null;
homepage?: string | null;
author?: PluginAuthor | null;
license?: string | null;
source?: PluginSource | null;
}
interface PluginsData {
@@ -56,6 +73,15 @@ function applyFiltersAndRender(): void {
if (countEl) countEl.textContent = countText;
}
function getExternalPluginUrl(plugin: Plugin): string {
if (plugin.source?.source === 'github' && plugin.source.repo) {
const base = `https://github.com/${plugin.source.repo}`;
return plugin.source.path ? `${base}/tree/main/${plugin.source.path}` : base;
}
// Sanitize URLs from JSON to prevent XSS via javascript:/data: schemes
return sanitizeUrl(plugin.repository || plugin.homepage);
}
function renderItems(items: Plugin[], query = ''): void {
const list = document.getElementById('resource-list');
if (!list) return;
@@ -65,22 +91,35 @@ function renderItems(items: Plugin[], query = ''): void {
return;
}
list.innerHTML = items.map(item => `
<div class="resource-item" data-path="${escapeHtml(item.path)}">
list.innerHTML = items.map(item => {
const isExternal = item.external === true;
const metaTag = isExternal
? `<span class="resource-tag resource-tag-external">🔗 External</span>`
: `<span class="resource-tag">${item.itemCount} items</span>`;
const authorTag = isExternal && item.author?.name
? `<span class="resource-tag">by ${escapeHtml(item.author.name)}</span>`
: '';
const githubHref = isExternal
? escapeHtml(getExternalPluginUrl(item))
: getGitHubUrl(item.path);
return `
<div class="resource-item${isExternal ? ' resource-item-external' : ''}" data-path="${escapeHtml(item.path)}">
<div class="resource-info">
<div class="resource-title">${item.featured ? '⭐ ' : ''}${query ? search.highlight(item.name, query) : escapeHtml(item.name)}</div>
<div class="resource-description">${escapeHtml(item.description || 'No description')}</div>
<div class="resource-meta">
<span class="resource-tag">${item.itemCount} items</span>
${metaTag}
${authorTag}
${item.tags?.slice(0, 4).map(t => `<span class="resource-tag">${escapeHtml(t)}</span>`).join('') || ''}
${item.tags && item.tags.length > 4 ? `<span class="resource-tag">+${item.tags.length - 4} more</span>` : ''}
</div>
</div>
<div class="resource-actions">
<a href="${getGitHubUrl(item.path)}" class="btn btn-secondary" target="_blank" onclick="event.stopPropagation()" title="View on GitHub">GitHub</a>
<a href="${githubHref}" class="btn btn-secondary" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" onclick="event.stopPropagation()" title="${isExternal ? 'View repository' : 'View on GitHub'}">${isExternal ? 'Repository' : 'GitHub'}</a>
</div>
</div>
`).join('');
</div>`;
}).join('');
// Add click handlers
list.querySelectorAll('.resource-item').forEach(el => {

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@@ -214,6 +214,24 @@ export function escapeHtml(text: string): string {
return div.innerHTML;
}
/**
* Validate and sanitize URLs to prevent XSS attacks
* Only allows http/https protocols, returns '#' for invalid URLs
*/
export function sanitizeUrl(url: string | null | undefined): string {
if (!url) return '#';
try {
const parsed = new URL(url);
// Only allow http and https protocols
if (parsed.protocol === 'http:' || parsed.protocol === 'https:') {
return url;
}
} catch {
// Invalid URL
}
return '#';
}
/**
* Truncate text with ellipsis
*/

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@@ -900,6 +900,71 @@ body:has(#main-content) {
color: var(--color-error);
}
/* External plugin badge */
.resource-tag-external {
background: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-bg);
font-weight: 500;
}
/* External plugin modal metadata */
.external-plugin-metadata {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 8px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
padding: 12px 16px;
background: var(--color-bg-tertiary);
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
.external-plugin-meta-row {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 12px;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 1.5;
}
.external-plugin-meta-label {
color: var(--color-text-muted);
font-weight: 500;
min-width: 80px;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.external-plugin-meta-value {
color: var(--color-text);
word-break: break-all;
}
.external-plugin-meta-value a {
color: var(--color-accent);
text-decoration: none;
}
.external-plugin-meta-value a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
.external-plugin-cta {
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.external-plugin-repo-btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 6px;
}
.external-plugin-note {
font-size: 13px;
color: var(--color-text-muted);
font-style: italic;
line-height: 1.5;
}
/* Page Layouts */
.page-header {
padding: 56px 0 40px;