add BaseHook concept to underlie all Plugin hooks

archivebox/abid_utils/abid.py

@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ def abid_part_from_prefix(prefix: str) -> str:
     return prefix + '_'
 
 @enforce_types
-def abid_part_from_uri(uri: str, salt: str=DEFAULT_ABID_URI_SALT) -> str:
+def abid_part_from_uri(uri: Any, salt: str=DEFAULT_ABID_URI_SALT) -> str:
     """
     'E4A5CCD9'     # takes first 8 characters of sha256(url)
     """
-    uri = str(uri)
+    uri = str(uri).strip()
+    assert uri not in ('None', '')
     return uri_hash(uri, salt=salt)[:ABID_URI_LEN]
 
 @enforce_types
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ def abid_part_from_rand(rand: Union[str, UUID, None, int]) -> str:
 
 
 @enforce_types
-def abid_hashes_from_values(prefix: str, ts: datetime, uri: str, subtype: str | int, rand: Union[str, UUID, None, int], salt: str=DEFAULT_ABID_URI_SALT) -> Dict[str, str]:
+def abid_hashes_from_values(prefix: str, ts: datetime, uri: Any, subtype: str | int, rand: Union[str, UUID, None, int], salt: str=DEFAULT_ABID_URI_SALT) -> Dict[str, str]:
     return {
         'prefix': abid_part_from_prefix(prefix),
         'ts': abid_part_from_ts(ts),

archivebox/abid_utils/admin.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 
-from abid_utils.abid import ABID, abid_part_from_ts, abid_part_from_uri, abid_part_from_rand, abid_part_from_subtype
+from .abid import ABID
 
 from api.auth import get_or_create_api_token
 
@@ -94,13 +94,18 @@ def get_abid_info(self, obj, request=None):
 
 
 class ABIDModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ('created_at', 'created_by', 'abid', '__str__')
+    list_display = ('created_at', 'created_by', 'abid')
-    sort_fields = ('created_at', 'created_by', 'abid', '__str__')
+    sort_fields = ('created_at', 'created_by', 'abid')
-    readonly_fields = ('created_at', 'modified_at', '__str__', 'abid_info')
+    readonly_fields = ('created_at', 'modified_at', 'abid_info')
+    # fields = [*readonly_fields]
 
-    @admin.display(description='API Identifiers')
+    def _get_obj_does_not_exist_redirect(self, request, opts, object_id):
-    def abid_info(self, obj):
+        try:
-        return get_abid_info(self, obj, request=self.request)
+            object_pk = self.model.id_from_abid(object_id)
+            return redirect(self.request.path.replace(object_id, object_pk), permanent=False)
+        except (self.model.DoesNotExist, ValidationError):
+            pass
+        return super()._get_obj_does_not_exist_redirect(request, opts, object_id)   # type: ignore
     
     def queryset(self, request):
         self.request = request
@@ -108,15 +113,6 @@ class ABIDModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     
     def change_view(self, request, object_id, form_url="", extra_context=None):
         self.request = request
-
-        if object_id:
-            try:
-                object_uuid = str(self.model.objects.only('pk').get(abid=self.model.abid_prefix + object_id.split('_', 1)[-1]).pk)
-                if object_id != object_uuid:
-                    return redirect(self.request.path.replace(object_id, object_uuid), permanent=False)
-            except (self.model.DoesNotExist, ValidationError):
-                pass
-
         return super().change_view(request, object_id, form_url, extra_context)
 
     def get_form(self, request, obj=None, **kwargs):
@@ -126,9 +122,24 @@ class ABIDModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             form.base_fields['created_by'].initial = request.user
         return form
 
+    def get_formset(self, request, formset=None, obj=None, **kwargs):
+        formset = super().get_formset(request, formset, obj, **kwargs)
+        formset.form.base_fields['created_at'].disabled = True
+        return formset
+
     def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
-        old_abid = obj.abid
+        self.request = request
+
+        old_abid = getattr(obj, '_previous_abid', None) or obj.abid
+
         super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
+        obj.refresh_from_db()
+
         new_abid = obj.abid
         if new_abid != old_abid:
-            messages.warning(request, f"The object's ABID has been updated! {old_abid} -> {new_abid} (any references to the old ABID will need to be updated)")
+            messages.warning(request, f"The object's ABID has been updated! {old_abid} -> {new_abid} (any external references to the old ABID will need to be updated manually)")
+        # import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()
+
+    @admin.display(description='API Identifiers')
+    def abid_info(self, obj):
+        return get_abid_info(self, obj, request=self.request)

archivebox/abid_utils/models.py

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from functools import partial
 from charidfield import CharIDField  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError, NON_FIELD_ERRORS
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.db.utils import OperationalError
@@ -71,24 +72,6 @@ class AutoDateTimeField(models.DateTimeField):
 class ABIDError(Exception):
     pass
 
-class ABIDFieldsCannotBeChanged(ValidationError, ABIDError):
-    """
-    Properties used as unique identifiers (to generate ABID) cannot be edited after an object is created.
-    Create a new object instead with your desired changes (and it will be issued a new ABID).
-    """
-    def __init__(self, ABID_FRESH_DIFFS, obj):
-        self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS = ABID_FRESH_DIFFS
-        self.obj = obj
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        keys_changed = ', '.join(diff['abid_src'] for diff in self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS.values())
-        return (
-            f"This {self.obj.__class__.__name__}(abid={str(self.obj.ABID)}) was assigned a fixed, unique ID (ABID) based on its contents when it was created. " +
-            f'\nThe following changes cannot be made because they would alter the ABID:' +
-            '\n  ' + "\n    ".join(f'  - {diff["summary"]}' for diff in self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS.values()) +
-            f"\nYou must reduce your changes to not affect these fields, or create a new {self.obj.__class__.__name__} object instead."
-        )
-
 
 class ABIDModel(models.Model):
     """
@@ -112,6 +95,10 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
     class Meta(TypedModelMeta):
         abstract = True
 
+    @admin.display(description='Summary')
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f'[{self.abid or (self.abid_prefix + "NEW")}] {self.__class__.__name__} {eval(self.abid_uri_src)}'
+
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Overriden __init__ method ensures we have a stable creation timestamp that fields can use within initialization code pre-saving to DB."""
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -121,30 +108,60 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
         # (ordinarily fields cant depend on other fields until the obj is saved to db and recalled)
         self._init_timestamp = ts_from_abid(abid_part_from_ts(timezone.now()))
 
-    def save(self, *args: Any, abid_drift_allowed: bool | None=None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    def clean(self, abid_drift_allowed: bool | None=None) -> None:
-        """Overriden save method ensures new ABID is generated while a new object is first saving."""
-
         if self._state.adding:
             # only runs once when a new object is first saved to the DB
             # sets self.id, self.pk, self.created_by, self.created_at, self.modified_at
+            self._previous_abid = None
             self.abid = str(self.issue_new_abid())
 
         else:
             # otherwise if updating, make sure none of the field changes would invalidate existing ABID
-            if self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS:
+            abid_diffs = self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS
-                ovewrite_abid = self.abid_drift_allowed if (abid_drift_allowed is None) else abid_drift_allowed
+            if abid_diffs:
 
-                change_error = ABIDFieldsCannotBeChanged(self.ABID_FRESH_DIFFS, obj=self)
+                keys_changed = ', '.join(diff['abid_src'] for diff in abid_diffs.values())
-                if ovewrite_abid:
+                full_summary = (
-                    print(f'#### DANGER: Changing ABID of existing record ({self.__class__.__name__}.abid_drift_allowed={abid_drift_allowed}), this will break any references to its previous ABID!')
+                    f"This {self.__class__.__name__}(abid={str(self.ABID)}) was assigned a fixed, unique ID (ABID) based on its contents when it was created. " +
+                    f"\nYou must reduce your changes to not affect these fields [{keys_changed}], or create a new {self.__class__.__name__} object instead."
+                )
+
+                change_error = ValidationError({
+                    NON_FIELD_ERRORS: ValidationError(full_summary),
+                    **{
+                        # url: ValidationError('Cannot update self.url= https://example.com/old -> https://example.com/new ...')
+                        diff['abid_src'].replace('self.', '') if diff['old_val'] != diff['new_val'] else NON_FIELD_ERRORS
+                        : ValidationError(
+                            'Cannot update %(abid_src)s= "%(old_val)s" -> "%(new_val)s" (would alter %(model)s.ABID.%(key)s=%(old_hash)s to %(new_hash)s)',
+                            code='ABIDConflict',
+                            params=diff,
+                        )
+                        for diff in abid_diffs.values()
+                    },
+                })
+
+                should_ovewrite_abid = self.abid_drift_allowed if (abid_drift_allowed is None) else abid_drift_allowed
+                if should_ovewrite_abid:
+                    print(f'\n#### DANGER: Changing ABID of existing record ({self.__class__.__name__}.abid_drift_allowed={self.abid_drift_allowed}), this will break any references to its previous ABID!')
                     print(change_error)
+                    self._previous_abid = self.abid
                     self.abid = str(self.issue_new_abid(force_new=True))
                     print(f'#### DANGER: OVERWROTE OLD ABID. NEW ABID=', self.abid)
                 else:
-                    raise change_error
+                    print(f'\n#### WARNING: ABID of existing record is outdated and has not been updated ({self.__class__.__name__}.abid_drift_allowed={self.abid_drift_allowed})')
+                    print(change_error)
+
+    def save(self, *args: Any, abid_drift_allowed: bool | None=None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """Overriden save method ensures new ABID is generated while a new object is first saving."""
+
+        self.clean(abid_drift_allowed=abid_drift_allowed)
 
         return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
     
+    @classmethod
+    def id_from_abid(cls, abid: str) -> str:
+        return str(cls.objects.only('pk').get(abid=cls.abid_prefix + str(abid).split('_', 1)[-1]).pk)
+
     @property
     def ABID_SOURCES(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """"Get the dict of fresh ABID component values based on the live object's properties."""
@@ -196,10 +213,10 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
         fresh_hashes = self.ABID_FRESH_HASHES
         return {
             key: {
+                'key': key,
                 'model': self.__class__.__name__,
                 'pk': self.pk,
                 'abid_src': abid_sources[key],
-                'abid_section': key,
                 'old_val': existing_values.get(key, None),
                 'old_hash': getattr(existing_abid, key),
                 'new_val': fresh_values[key],
@@ -215,7 +232,6 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
         Issue a new ABID based on the current object's properties, can only be called once on new objects (before they are saved to DB).
         """
         if not force_new:
-            assert self.abid is None, f'Can only issue new ABID for new objects that dont already have one {self.abid}'
             assert self._state.adding, 'Can only issue new ABID when model._state.adding is True'
         assert eval(self.abid_uri_src), f'Can only issue new ABID if self.abid_uri_src is defined ({self.abid_uri_src}={eval(self.abid_uri_src)})'
 
@@ -286,7 +302,7 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
         Compute the REST API URL to access this object.
         e.g. /api/v1/core/snapshot/snp_01BJQMF54D093DXEAWZ6JYRP
         """
-        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_any', args=[self.abid])
+        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_any', args=[self.abid])  # + f'?api_key={get_or_create_api_token(request.user)}'
 
     @property
     def api_docs_url(self) -> str:
@@ -296,7 +312,12 @@ class ABIDModel(models.Model):
         """
         return f'/api/v1/docs#/{self._meta.app_label.title()}%20Models/api_v1_{self._meta.app_label}_get_{self._meta.db_table}'
 
+    @property
+    def admin_change_url(self) -> str:
+        return f"/admin/{self._meta.app_label}/{self._meta.model_name}/{self.pk}/change/"
 
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return self.api_docs_url
 
 ####################################################
 

archivebox/api/models.py

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ class APIToken(ABIDModel):
     # ABID: apt_<created_ts>_<token_hash>_<user_id_hash>_<uuid_rand>
     abid_prefix = 'apt_'
     abid_ts_src = 'self.created_at'
-    abid_uri_src = 'self.token'
+    abid_uri_src = 'self.created_by_id'
-    abid_subtype_src = 'self.created_by_id'
+    abid_subtype_src = '"01"'
     abid_rand_src = 'self.id'
+    abid_drift_allowed = True
 
     id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=None, null=False, editable=False, unique=True, verbose_name='ID')
     abid = ABIDField(prefix=abid_prefix)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class OutboundWebhook(ABIDModel, WebhookBase):
     abid_uri_src = 'self.endpoint'
     abid_subtype_src = 'self.ref'
     abid_rand_src = 'self.id'
+    abid_drift_allowed = True
 
     id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=None, null=False, editable=False, unique=True, verbose_name='ID')
     abid = ABIDField(prefix=abid_prefix)
@@ -121,3 +123,6 @@ class OutboundWebhook(ABIDModel, WebhookBase):
     class Meta(WebhookBase.Meta):
         verbose_name = 'API Outbound Webhook'
 
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f'[{self.abid}] {self.ref} -> {self.endpoint}'

archivebox/config.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA: Dict[str, ConfigDefaultDict] = {
         'PUBLIC_SNAPSHOTS':          {'type': bool,  'default': True},
         'PUBLIC_ADD_VIEW':           {'type': bool,  'default': False},
         'FOOTER_INFO':               {'type': str,   'default': 'Content is hosted for personal archiving purposes only.  Contact server owner for any takedown requests.'},
-        'SNAPSHOTS_PER_PAGE':        {'type': int,   'default': 100},
+        'SNAPSHOTS_PER_PAGE':        {'type': int,   'default': 40},
         'CUSTOM_TEMPLATES_DIR':      {'type': str,   'default': None},
         'TIME_ZONE':                 {'type': str,   'default': 'UTC'},
         'TIMEZONE':                  {'type': str,   'default': 'UTC'},

archivebox/core/admin.py

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class ArchiveResultInline(admin.TabularInline):
         try:
             return self.parent_model.objects.get(pk=resolved.kwargs['object_id'])
         except (self.parent_model.DoesNotExist, ValidationError):
-            return self.parent_model.objects.get(abid=self.parent_model.abid_prefix + resolved.kwargs['object_id'].split('_', 1)[-1])
+            return self.parent_model.objects.get(pk=self.parent_model.id_from_abid(resolved.kwargs['object_id']))
 
     @admin.display(
         description='Completed',
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ class ArchiveResultAdmin(ABIDModelAdmin):
     list_per_page = CONFIG.SNAPSHOTS_PER_PAGE
     
     paginator = AccelleratedPaginator
+    save_on_top = True
 
     def change_view(self, request, object_id, form_url="", extra_context=None):
         self.request = request

archivebox/core/models.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Tag(ABIDModel):
     @property
     def api_url(self) -> str:
         # /api/v1/core/snapshot/{uulid}
-        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_tag', args=[self.abid])
+        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_tag', args=[self.abid])  # + f'?api_key={get_or_create_api_token(request.user)}'
 
     @property
     def api_docs_url(self) -> str:
@@ -211,12 +211,15 @@ class Snapshot(ABIDModel):
     @property
     def api_url(self) -> str:
         # /api/v1/core/snapshot/{uulid}
-        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_snapshot', args=[self.abid])
+        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_snapshot', args=[self.abid])  # + f'?api_key={get_or_create_api_token(request.user)}'
     
     @property
     def api_docs_url(self) -> str:
         return f'/api/v1/docs#/Core%20Models/api_v1_core_get_snapshot'
     
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return f'/{self.archive_path}'
+    
     @cached_property
     def title_stripped(self) -> str:
         return (self.title or '').replace("\n", " ").replace("\r", "")
@@ -476,12 +479,15 @@ class ArchiveResult(ABIDModel):
     @property
     def api_url(self) -> str:
         # /api/v1/core/archiveresult/{uulid}
-        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_archiveresult', args=[self.abid])
+        return reverse_lazy('api-1:get_archiveresult', args=[self.abid])  # + f'?api_key={get_or_create_api_token(request.user)}'
     
     @property
     def api_docs_url(self) -> str:
         return f'/api/v1/docs#/Core%20Models/api_v1_core_get_archiveresult'
     
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return f'/{self.snapshot.archive_path}/{self.output_path()}'
+
     @property
     def extractor_module(self):
         return EXTRACTORS[self.extractor]

archivebox/core/settings.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ INSTALLED_PLUGINS = {
 
 ### Plugins Globals (filled by plugantic.apps.load_plugins() after Django startup)
 PLUGINS = AttrDict({})
+HOOKS = AttrDict({})
 
 CONFIGS = AttrDict({})
 BINPROVIDERS = AttrDict({})

archivebox/plugantic/base_check.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from typing import List, Type, Any
 
 from pydantic_core import core_schema
-from pydantic import GetCoreSchemaHandler
+from pydantic import GetCoreSchemaHandler, BaseModel
 
 from django.utils.functional import classproperty
 from django.core.checks import Warning, Tags, register
 
 class BaseCheck:
     label: str = ''
-    tag = Tags.database
+    tag: str = Tags.database
     
     @classmethod
     def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(cls, source_type: Any, handler: GetCoreSchemaHandler) -> core_schema.CoreSchema:

archivebox/plugantic/base_configset.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Optional, List, Literal
 from pathlib import Path
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ConfigDict, computed_field
 
+from .base_hook import BaseHook, HookType
 
 ConfigSectionName = Literal[
     'GENERAL_CONFIG',
@@ -20,24 +21,26 @@ ConfigSectionNames: List[ConfigSectionName] = [
 ]
 
 
-class BaseConfigSet(BaseModel):
+class BaseConfigSet(BaseHook):
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra='allow', populate_by_name=True)
+    hook_type: HookType = 'CONFIG'
 
     section: ConfigSectionName = 'GENERAL_CONFIG'
 
-    @computed_field
-    @property
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        return self.__class__.__name__
-    
     def register(self, settings, parent_plugin=None):
+        """Installs the ConfigSet into Django settings.CONFIGS (and settings.HOOKS)."""
         if settings is None:
             from django.conf import settings as django_settings
             settings = django_settings
 
         self._plugin = parent_plugin                                      # for debugging only, never rely on this!
+        
+        # install hook into settings.CONFIGS
         settings.CONFIGS[self.name] = self
 
+        # record installed hook in settings.HOOKS
+        super().register(settings, parent_plugin=parent_plugin)
+
 
 
 # class WgetToggleConfig(ConfigSet):

archivebox/plugantic/base_hook.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+__package__ = 'archivebox.plugantic'
+
+import json
+from typing import Optional, List, Literal, ClassVar
+from pathlib import Path
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ConfigDict, computed_field
+
+
+HookType = Literal['CONFIG', 'BINPROVIDER', 'BINARY', 'EXTRACTOR', 'REPLAYER', 'CHECK', 'ADMINDATAVIEW']
+hook_type_names: List[HookType] = ['CONFIG', 'BINPROVIDER', 'BINARY', 'EXTRACTOR', 'REPLAYER', 'CHECK', 'ADMINDATAVIEW']
+
+
+
+class BaseHook(BaseModel):
+    """
+    A Plugin consists of a list of Hooks, applied to django.conf.settings when AppConfig.read() -> Plugin.register() is called.
+    Plugin.register() then calls each Hook.register() on the provided settings.
+    each Hook.regsiter() function (ideally pure) takes a django.conf.settings as input and returns a new one back.
+    or 
+    it modifies django.conf.settings in-place to add changes corresponding to its HookType.
+    e.g. for a HookType.CONFIG, the Hook.register() function places the hook in settings.CONFIG (and settings.HOOKS)
+    An example of an impure Hook would be a CHECK that modifies settings but also calls django.core.checks.register(check).
+
+
+    setup_django() -> imports all settings.INSTALLED_APPS...
+        # django imports AppConfig, models, migrations, admins, etc. for all installed apps
+        # django then calls AppConfig.ready() on each installed app...
+
+        builtin_plugins.npm.NpmPlugin().AppConfig.ready()                    # called by django
+            builtin_plugins.npm.NpmPlugin().register(settings) ->
+                builtin_plugins.npm.NpmConfigSet().register(settings)
+                    plugantic.base_configset.BaseConfigSet().register(settings)
+                        plugantic.base_hook.BaseHook().register(settings, parent_plugin=builtin_plugins.npm.NpmPlugin())
+
+                ...
+        ...
+
+
+    """
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='allow',
+        arbitrary_types_allowed=True,
+        from_attributes=True,
+        populate_by_name=True,
+        validate_defaults=True,
+        validate_assignment=True,
+    )
+
+    hook_type: HookType = 'CONFIG'
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return f'{self.__module__}.{__class__.__name__}'
+    
+    def register(self, settings, parent_plugin=None):
+        """Load a record of an installed hook into global Django settings.HOOKS at runtime."""
+
+        if settings is None:
+            from django.conf import settings as django_settings
+            settings = django_settings
+
+        assert json.dumps(self.model_json_schema(), indent=4), f'Hook {self.name} has invalid JSON schema.'
+
+        self._plugin = parent_plugin         # for debugging only, never rely on this!
+
+        # record installed hook in settings.HOOKS
+        settings.HOOKS[self.name] = self
+
+        hook_prefix, plugin_shortname = self.name.split('.', 1)
+
+        print('REGISTERED HOOK:', self.name)

archivebox/plugantic/base_plugin.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 __package__ = 'archivebox.plugantic'
 
 import json
+import inspect
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.core.checks import register
@@ -32,12 +34,11 @@ class BasePlugin(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra='ignore', populate_by_name=True)
 
     # Required by AppConfig:
-    name: str = Field()                           # e.g. 'builtin_plugins.singlefile'
+    name: str = Field()                           # e.g. 'builtin_plugins.singlefile'  (DottedImportPath)
-    app_label: str = Field()                      # e.g. 'singlefile'
+    app_label: str = Field()                      # e.g. 'singlefile'                  (one-word machine-readable representation, to use as url-safe id/db-table prefix_/attr name)
-    verbose_name: str = Field()                   # e.g. 'SingleFile'
+    verbose_name: str = Field()                   # e.g. 'SingleFile'                 (human-readable *short* label, for use in column names, form labels, etc.)
-    default_auto_field: ClassVar[str] = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
     
-    # Required by Plugantic:
+    # All the hooks the plugin will install:
     configs: List[InstanceOf[BaseConfigSet]] = Field(default=[])
     binproviders: List[InstanceOf[BaseBinProvider]] = Field(default=[])                # e.g. [Binary(name='yt-dlp')]
     binaries: List[InstanceOf[BaseBinary]] = Field(default=[])                # e.g. [Binary(name='yt-dlp')]
@@ -53,20 +54,23 @@ class BasePlugin(BaseModel):
         assert self.name and self.app_label and self.verbose_name, f'{self.__class__.__name__} is missing .name or .app_label or .verbose_name'
         
         assert json.dumps(self.model_json_schema(), indent=4), f'Plugin {self.name} has invalid JSON schema.'
+        return self
     
     @property
     def AppConfig(plugin_self) -> Type[AppConfig]:
         """Generate a Django AppConfig class for this plugin."""
 
         class PluginAppConfig(AppConfig):
+            """Django AppConfig for plugin, allows it to be loaded as a Django app listed in settings.INSTALLED_APPS."""
             name = plugin_self.name
             app_label = plugin_self.app_label
             verbose_name = plugin_self.verbose_name
+            default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.AutoField'
         
             def ready(self):
                 from django.conf import settings
                 
-                plugin_self.validate()
+                # plugin_self.validate()
                 plugin_self.register(settings)
 
         return PluginAppConfig
@@ -106,11 +110,6 @@ class BasePlugin(BaseModel):
     def ADMINDATAVIEWS(self) -> Dict[str, BaseCheck]:
         return AttrDict({admindataview.name: admindataview for admindataview in self.admindataviews})
 
-    @computed_field
-    @property
-    def PLUGIN_KEYS(self) -> List[str]:
-        return 
-
     def register(self, settings=None):
         """Loads this plugin's configs, binaries, extractors, and replayers into global Django settings at runtime."""
         
@@ -185,6 +184,20 @@ class BasePlugin(BaseModel):
     #         'binaries': new_binaries,
     #     })
 
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def module_dir(self) -> Path:
+        return Path(inspect.getfile(self.__class__)).parent.resolve()
+    
+    @computed_field
+    @property
+    def module_path(self) -> str:  # DottedImportPath
+        """"
+        Dotted import path of the plugin's module (after its loaded via settings.INSTALLED_APPS).
+        e.g. 'archivebox.builtin_plugins.npm'
+        """
+        return self.name.strip('archivebox.')
+