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doc: Document the changes to the 'plugin' command

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@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
- JSON API: `fundchannel_cancel` is extended to work before funding broadcast.
- JSON API: The parameter `exclude` of `getroute` now also support node-id.
- JSON-API: `pay` can exclude error nodes if the failcode of `sendpay` has the NODE bit set
- JSON API: The `plugin` command now returns on error. A timeout of 20 seconds is added to `start` and `startdir`
subcommands at the end of which the plugin is errored if it did not complete the handshake with `lightningd`.
- JSON API: The `plugin` command does not allow to start static plugins after `lightningd` startup anymore.
### Deprecated

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@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ optionally one or two parameters which describes the plugin on which the
action has to be taken\.
The \fIstart\fR command takes a path as parameter and will load the plugin
available from this path\.
The \fIstart\fR command takes a path as the first parameter and will load the
plugin available from this path\. It will wait for the plugin to complete
the handshake with \fBlightningd\fR for 20 seconds at the most\.
The \fIstop\fR command takes a plugin name as parameter and will kill and
The \fIstop\fR command takes a plugin name as parameter\. It will kill and
unload the specified plugin\.
The \fIstartdir\fR command takes a directory path as parameter and will load
all plugins this directory contains\.
The \fIstartdir\fR command takes a directory path as first parameter and will
load all plugins this directory contains\. It will wait for each plugin to
complete the handshake with \fBlightningd\fR for 20 seconds at the most\.
The \fIrescan\fR command starts all not-already-loaded plugins from the
@ -34,20 +36,21 @@ The \fIlist\fR command will return all the active plugins\.
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success, this returns an array \fIplugins\fR of objects, one by plugin\.
On success, all subcommands but \fIstop\fR return an array \fIplugins\fR of
objects, one by plugin\.
Each object contains the name of the plugin (\fIname\fR field) and its
status (\fIactive\fR boolean field)\. Since plugins are configured
asynchronously, a freshly started plugin may not appear immediately\.
On error, the reason why the action could not be taken upon the
plugin is returned\.
.SH AUTHOR
Antoine Poinsot \fI<darosior@protonmail.com\fR> is mainly responsible\.
Antoine Poinsot (\fIdarosior@protonmail.com\fR) is mainly responsible\.
.SH RESOURCES
Main web site: \fIhttps://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning\fR
.HL
Last updated 2019-07-29 12:57:57 CEST

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@ -15,14 +15,16 @@ restart lightningd. It takes 1 to 3 parameters: a command
optionally one or two parameters which describes the plugin on which the
action has to be taken.
The *start* command takes a path as parameter and will load the plugin
available from this path.
The *start* command takes a path as the first parameter and will load the
plugin available from this path. It will wait for the plugin to complete
the handshake with `lightningd` for 20 seconds at the most.
The *stop* command takes a plugin name as parameter and will kill and
The *stop* command takes a plugin name as parameter. It will kill and
unload the specified plugin.
The *startdir* command takes a directory path as parameter and will load
all plugins this directory contains.
The *startdir* command takes a directory path as first parameter and will
load all plugins this directory contains. It will wait for each plugin to
complete the handshake with `lightningd` for 20 seconds at the most.
The *rescan* command starts all not-already-loaded plugins from the
default plugins directory (by default *~/.lightning/plugins*).
@ -32,11 +34,15 @@ The *list* command will return all the active plugins.
RETURN VALUE
------------
On success, this returns an array *plugins* of objects, one by plugin.
On success, all subcommands but *stop* return an array *plugins* of
objects, one by plugin.
Each object contains the name of the plugin (*name* field) and its
status (*active* boolean field). Since plugins are configured
asynchronously, a freshly started plugin may not appear immediately.
On error, the reason why the action could not be taken upon the
plugin is returned.
AUTHOR
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