From 48c359acf9bf6b99acec3ad8033662178e4a30df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hazre <37149950+hazre@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:56:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Extend plugin attributes with optional fields

---
 BepInEx.Core/Contract/Attributes.cs           | 25 ++++++++++++++++---
 BepInEx.Core/Contract/PluginInfo.cs           | 10 +++++++-
 BepInEx.Preloader.Core/Patching/Attributes.cs | 25 ++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/BepInEx.Core/Contract/Attributes.cs b/BepInEx.Core/Contract/Attributes.cs
index 843e1cd48..53829bf22 100644
--- a/BepInEx.Core/Contract/Attributes.cs
+++ b/BepInEx.Core/Contract/Attributes.cs
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ public class BepInPlugin : Attribute
     /// <param name="GUID">The unique identifier of the plugin. Should not change between plugin versions.</param>
     /// <param name="Name">The user friendly name of the plugin. Is able to be changed between versions.</param>
     /// <param name="Version">The specific version of the plugin.</param>
-    public BepInPlugin(string GUID, string Name, string Version)
+    /// <param name="Author">The author of the plugin.</param>
+    /// <param name="Link">The link to the plugin's website or repository.</param>
+    public BepInPlugin(string GUID, string Name, string Version, string Author = null, string Link = null)
     {
         this.GUID = GUID;
         this.Name = Name;
         this.Version = TryParseLongVersion(Version);
+        this.Author = Author;
+        this.Link = Link;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -45,6 +49,16 @@ public BepInPlugin(string GUID, string Name, string Version)
     /// </summary>
     public Version Version { get; protected set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The author of the plugin.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Author { get; protected set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The link to the plugin's website or repository.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Link { get; protected set; }
+
     private static Version TryParseLongVersion(string version)
     {
         if (Version.TryParse(version, out var v))
@@ -70,9 +84,12 @@ internal static BepInPlugin FromCecilType(TypeDefinition td)
         if (attr == null)
             return null;
 
-        return new BepInPlugin((string) attr.ConstructorArguments[0].Value,
-                               (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[1].Value,
-                               (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[2].Value);
+        return new BepInPlugin(
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[0].Value,
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[1].Value,
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[2].Value,
+            attr.ConstructorArguments.Count > 3 ? (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[3].Value : null,
+            attr.ConstructorArguments.Count > 4 ? (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[4].Value : null);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/BepInEx.Core/Contract/PluginInfo.cs b/BepInEx.Core/Contract/PluginInfo.cs
index 0aa7585cc..9a7adb602 100644
--- a/BepInEx.Core/Contract/PluginInfo.cs
+++ b/BepInEx.Core/Contract/PluginInfo.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ void ICacheable.Save(BinaryWriter bw)
         bw.Write(Metadata.Name);
         bw.Write(Metadata.Version.ToString());
 
+        bw.Write(Metadata.Author ?? string.Empty);
+        bw.Write(Metadata.Link ?? string.Empty);
+
         var processList = Processes.ToList();
         bw.Write(processList.Count);
         foreach (var bepInProcess in processList)
@@ -79,7 +82,12 @@ void ICacheable.Load(BinaryReader br)
         TypeName = br.ReadString();
         Location = br.ReadString();
 
-        Metadata = new BepInPlugin(br.ReadString(), br.ReadString(), br.ReadString());
+        Metadata = new BepInPlugin(
+            br.ReadString(),
+            br.ReadString(),
+            br.ReadString(),
+            br.ReadString(),
+            br.ReadString());
 
         var processListCount = br.ReadInt32();
         var processList = new List<BepInProcess>(processListCount);
diff --git a/BepInEx.Preloader.Core/Patching/Attributes.cs b/BepInEx.Preloader.Core/Patching/Attributes.cs
index 95b21c424..bf234f26d 100644
--- a/BepInEx.Preloader.Core/Patching/Attributes.cs
+++ b/BepInEx.Preloader.Core/Patching/Attributes.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ public class PatcherPluginInfoAttribute : Attribute
     /// <param name="GUID">The unique identifier of the plugin. Should not change between plugin versions.</param>
     /// <param name="Name">The user friendly name of the plugin. Is able to be changed between versions.</param>
     /// <param name="Version">The specific version of the plugin.</param>
-    public PatcherPluginInfoAttribute(string GUID, string Name, string Version)
+    /// <param name="Author">The author of the plugin.</param>
+    /// <param name="Link">The link to the plugin's website or repository.</param>
+    public PatcherPluginInfoAttribute(string GUID, string Name, string Version, string Author = null, string Link = null)
     {
         this.GUID = GUID;
         this.Name = Name;
         this.Version = TryParseLongVersion(Version);
+        this.Author = Author;
+        this.Link = Link;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -38,6 +42,16 @@ public PatcherPluginInfoAttribute(string GUID, string Name, string Version)
     /// </summary>
     public Version Version { get; protected set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The author of the plugin.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Author { get; protected set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     The link to the plugin's website or repository.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Link { get; protected set; }
+
     private static Version TryParseLongVersion(string version)
     {
         if (Version.TryParse(version, out var v))
@@ -63,9 +77,12 @@ internal static PatcherPluginInfoAttribute FromCecilType(TypeDefinition td)
         if (attr == null)
             return null;
 
-        return new PatcherPluginInfoAttribute((string) attr.ConstructorArguments[0].Value,
-                                              (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[1].Value,
-                                              (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[2].Value);
+        return new PatcherPluginInfoAttribute(
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[0].Value,
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[1].Value,
+            (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[2].Value,
+            attr.ConstructorArguments.Count > 3 ? (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[3].Value : null,
+            attr.ConstructorArguments.Count > 4 ? (string) attr.ConstructorArguments[4].Value : null);
     }
 
     internal static PatcherPluginInfoAttribute FromType(Type type)