feat: load plugin frontends at runtime and remove plugin ids from the shell

src/types/homepage-types.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export type WidgetTypeId =
   | "search_links"
   | "link_tree"
   | "docker_activity"
-  | "ssh_quick_connect";
+  | "ssh_quick_connect"
+  | (string & {});
 
 export interface HomepageItemRow {
   id: number;
@@ -177,8 +178,8 @@ export interface PingStatusConfig {
   showLatency: boolean;
 }
 
-export type ActivityType =
-  "terminal" | "file_manager" | "docker" | "tunnel" | "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+/** Core activity types; plugin tabs record their own. */
+export type ActivityType = "file_manager" | "tunnel" | (string & {});
 
 export interface RecentActivityConfig {
   maxItems: number;
@@ -225,15 +226,8 @@ export interface SshTerminalConfig {
   autoConnect: boolean;
 }
 
-export type QuickConnectType =
-  | "terminal"
-  | "files"
-  | "docker"
-  | "tunnel"
-  | "host-metrics"
-  | "rdp"
-  | "vnc"
-  | "telnet";
+/** Tab types a quick connect widget opens: core tools or plugin actions. */
+export type QuickConnectType = "files" | "tunnel" | (string & {});
 
 export interface QuickConnectConfig {
   hostIds: number[];

src/types/ui-types.ts

@@ -316,10 +316,8 @@ export type Tab = {
   initialFilePath?: string;
   /** Directory to open a Files tab into, distinct from initialFilePath (a specific file to open in an editor window). */
   initialPath?: string;
-  /** Which fleet a fleet-inventory tab is currently showing (singleton tab, re-targeted on reopen). */
-  fleetId?: number;
-  /** Which web endpoint this tab shows. Only set when type is "web-endpoint". */
-  endpointId?: string;
+  /** Payload owned by the tab's plugin, e.g. which fleet or endpoint it shows. */
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
   /** Which collab room a collab tab is showing. */
   collabRoomId?: string;
   serialConfig?: SerialConfig;
@@ -343,15 +341,16 @@ export type Tab = {
   } | null>;
 };
 
+/** Core cards are named here; plugin cards add their own ids. */
 export type DashboardCardId =
   | "stats_bar"
   | "counters_bar"
   | "quick_actions"
   | "host_status"
   | "recent_activity"
-  | "network_graph"
   | "service_links"
-  | "homepage_preview";
+  | "homepage_preview"
+  | (string & {});
 
 export type DashboardCardConfig = {
   id: DashboardCardId;
@@ -425,7 +424,10 @@ export type WorkspaceTabSnapshot = {
   customLabel?: string;
   initialFilePath?: string;
   initialPath?: string;
+  /** Read from payloads saved before tabs carried `data`. */
   fleetId?: number;
+  /** The tab's plugin payload. */
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
   /** Only present when type === "serial". Fully self-contained, no host resolution needed. */
   serialConfig?: SerialConfig;
 };