Fix crash: Processor just lists files from disk — no scan, no binary loading

Source/PluginBridgeProcessor.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PluginBridgeProcessor::PluginBridgeProcessor()
 PluginBridgeProcessor::~PluginBridgeProcessor()
 {
     mcpServer.stop();
-    stopTimer();
 }
 
 void PluginBridgeProcessor::prepareToPlay(double sampleRate, int samplesPerBlock)
@@ -83,76 +82,45 @@ void PluginBridgeProcessor::loadPluginFromFile(const juce::File& file)
     hostManager.loadPlugin(file, getSampleRate(), getBlockSize());
 }
 
-void PluginBridgeProcessor::startPluginScan()
+juce::Array<juce::File> PluginBridgeProcessor::getInstalledPluginFiles() const
 {
-    if (scanning.load() || scanComplete.load())
-        return;
+    juce::Array<juce::File> results;
 
-    scanning.store(true);
+    // VST3 directories
+    juce::Array<juce::File> vst3Dirs = {
+        juce::File("/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3"),
+        juce::File::getSpecialLocation(juce::File::userHomeDirectory)
+            .getChildFile("Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3")
+    };
 
-    // Initialize scanner on message thread
-    scanFormatManager = std::make_unique<juce::AudioPluginFormatManager>();
-    #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
-    scanFormatManager->addFormat(new juce::VST3PluginFormat());
-    #endif
-    #if JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU
-    scanFormatManager->addFormat(new juce::AudioUnitPluginFormat());
-    #endif
-
-    scanList = std::make_unique<juce::KnownPluginList>();
-
-    // Build file list to scan
-    for (int i = 0; i < scanFormatManager->getNumFormats(); ++i)
+    for (auto& dir : vst3Dirs)
     {
-        auto* format = scanFormatManager->getFormat(i);
-        auto paths = format->getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
-
-        // Use a temporary scanner just to get the file list
-        juce::PluginDirectoryScanner tempScanner(
-            *scanList, *format, paths, true, juce::File());
-
-        // We'll use the scanner directly — start it
-        scanners.add(new ScannerState{
-            std::make_unique<juce::PluginDirectoryScanner>(
-                *scanList, *format, paths, true, juce::File()),
-            false
-        });
+        if (dir.isDirectory())
+        {
+            auto files = dir.findChildFiles(juce::File::findDirectories, false, "*.vst3");
+            results.addArray(files);
+        }
     }
 
-    currentScannerIndex = 0;
-
-    // Use Timer to scan one file per tick on the message thread
-    startTimerHz(30); // 30 files per second — responsive UI
-}
-
-void PluginBridgeProcessor::timerCallback()
-{
-    if (currentScannerIndex >= scanners.size())
-    {
-        // All scanners done
-        stopTimer();
-        scannedPlugins = scanList->getTypes();
-        scanning.store(false);
-        scanComplete.store(true);
-        scanners.clear();
-        scanFormatManager.reset();
-        scanList.reset();
-        return;
-    }
+    // AU directories
+    juce::Array<juce::File> auDirs = {
+        juce::File("/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components"),
+        juce::File::getSpecialLocation(juce::File::userHomeDirectory)
+            .getChildFile("Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components")
+    };
 
-    auto* state = scanners[currentScannerIndex];
-    if (state->done)
+    for (auto& dir : auDirs)
     {
-        currentScannerIndex++;
-        return;
+        if (dir.isDirectory())
+        {
+            auto files = dir.findChildFiles(juce::File::findDirectories, false, "*.component");
+            results.addArray(files);
+        }
     }
 
-    juce::String pluginName;
-    if (!state->scanner->scanNextFile(true, pluginName))
-    {
-        state->done = true;
-        currentScannerIndex++;
-    }
+    // Sort alphabetically
+    results.sort();
+    return results;
 }
 
 // JUCE plugin entry point