chore(ci): test auto-update plugins table

Author: Sreeparna Deb

.github/workflows/update-available-plugins.yml

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+name: Update Available-Plugins Table
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:      # manual trigger
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - test-auto-update-available-plugins
+
+jobs:
+  regen-table:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install requests
+
+      - name: Generate plugins table
+        env:
+          CORE_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.CORE_PREFIX }}
+        run: |
+          python scripts/gen_dev_wiki_table.py > Available-Plugins.md
+
+      - name: Commit & push changes
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        with:
+          commit_message: "chore: auto-update Available-Plugins.md"
+          file_pattern: Available-Plugins.md
+          branch: test-auto-update-available-plugins

scripts/gen_dev_wiki_table.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import requests
+import json
+
+OWNER = "ManiVaultStudio"
+REPOS = [
+    ("Scatterplot", "View", "master"),
+    ("ImageViewerPlugin", "View", "master"),
+    ("HeatMap", "View", "master"),
+    ("ParallelCoordinatesPlugin", "View", "master"),
+    ("SpectralViewPlugin", "View", "main"),
+    ("t-SNE-Analysis", "Analysis", "master"),
+    ("MeanShiftClustering", "Analysis", "master"),
+    ("PcaPlugin", "Analysis", "main"),
+    ("SpidrPlugin", "Analysis", "main"),
+    ("BinIO", "IO", "master"),
+    ("ExtCsvLoader", "IO", "main"),
+    ("ImageLoaderPlugin", "IO", "master"),
+    ("HDF5Loader", "IO", "master"),
+    ("UMAP-Plugin", "Analysis", "main"),
+]
+
+CORE_PREFIX = os.environ.get("CORE_PREFIX")
+if not CORE_PREFIX:
+    sys.exit("ERROR: Please set CORE_PREFIX, e.g. export CORE_PREFIX=release/core_1.3/")
+
+# Derive core version
+core_ver = CORE_PREFIX.removeprefix("release/core_").rstrip("/")
+
+# Markdown header
+lines = [
+    "| Plugin | Type | Compatible Core | Version | Active | Status |",
+    "|--------|:----:|:--------:|:----------------:|:------:|:------:|",
+]
+
+# Helpers
+def fetch_json(url):
+    r = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
+    return r.json() if r.status_code == 200 else None
+
+for repo, ptype, branch in REPOS:
+    # badges
+    active = f"![last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/{OWNER}/{repo}/{branch})"
+    status = f"![ci-build](https://github.com/{OWNER}/{repo}/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch={branch})"
+
+    # Try PluginInfo.json
+    info_url = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{OWNER}/{repo}/{branch}/PluginInfo.json"
+    info = fetch_json(info_url)
+
+    if info:
+        plugin_name = info.get("name", repo)
+        core_version = ", ".join(info.get("version", {}).get("core", [])) or core_ver
+        plugin_version = info.get("version", {}).get("plugin", "N/A")
+    else:
+        plugin_name = repo
+        core_version = core_ver
+
+        # Fetch branches
+        api_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{OWNER}/{repo}/branches?per_page=100"
+        branches = fetch_json(api_url) or []
+        suffixes = [
+            b["name"].removeprefix(CORE_PREFIX)
+            for b in branches
+            if b["name"].startswith(CORE_PREFIX)
+        ]
+        plugin_version = ", ".join(suffixes) if suffixes else "N/A"
+
+    lines.append(
+        f"| [{plugin_name}](https://github.com/{OWNER}/{repo})"
+        f" | {ptype} | {core_version} | {plugin_version}"
+        f" | {active} | {status} |"
+    )
+
+print("\n".join(lines))