Give a plugin a Postgres database of its own

src/plugin-host/discovery.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { checkApiVersion, findConflicts, isValidPermissionName, isValidPluginId, RESERVED_PLUGIN_IDS, type Plugin, type PluginManifest } from "./plugin.ts";
+import { isValidStoragePluginId, MAX_STORAGE_PLUGIN_ID } from "./storage.ts";
 
 const rootDir = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "..");
 
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ export async function discoverPlugins(options: DiscoverOptions = {}): Promise<Pl
     const shape = shapeError(manifest);
     if (shape) { fail(shape); continue; }
 
+    // The folder name becomes a Postgres identifier, which truncates past 63 bytes — two long ids
+    // would then share one database. Only checked for a plugin that asked for storage.
+    if (manifest.storage === true && !isValidStoragePluginId(id)) {
+      fail(`declares storage, so its folder name must be at most ${MAX_STORAGE_PLUGIN_ID} characters`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
     plugins.push({ ...manifest, id }); // identity is the folder, not the manifest
   }
 
@@ -131,6 +139,8 @@ function shapeError(manifest: PluginManifest): string | null {
   for (const slot of ["home", "dashboard"] as const) {
     if (manifest[slot] !== undefined && typeof manifest[slot] !== "function") return `"${slot}" must be a function (a route handler)`;
   }
+  // A truthy non-boolean (a DSN, say) must not quietly read as "provision me one".
+  if (manifest.storage !== undefined && typeof manifest.storage !== "boolean") return `"storage" must be a boolean`;
   // `public` and `permission` are contradictory on the same route/nav node — "open to all" vs
   // "needs this permission". Refuse rather than silently pick one, so the author's intent is unambiguous.
   for (const route of Array.isArray(manifest.routes) ? manifest.routes : []) {