Attempt to stop plugins from spontaneously re-enabling themselves.

src/cthulhu/backends/toml_backend.py

@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ class Backend:
         with open(fileName, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as settingsFile:
             settingsFile.write(dumps(prefsDoc))
 
-    def _updateTable(self, targetTable, newValues):
+    def _updateTable(self, targetTable, newValues, preserveMissingKeys=None):
         if not isinstance(newValues, dict):
             return
 
+        preserveMissingKeys = set(preserveMissingKeys or [])
+
         for key in list(targetTable.keys()):
             if key not in newValues:
+                if key in preserveMissingKeys:
+                    continue
                 del targetTable[key]
                 continue
             newValue = newValues[key]
@@ -173,7 +177,12 @@ class Backend:
             profiles[profile] = {}
             profileTable = profiles[profile]
 
-        self._updateTable(profileTable, general)
+        # Keep plugin persistence keys when callers provide partial updates.
+        self._updateTable(
+            profileTable,
+            general,
+            preserveMissingKeys={"activePlugins", "pluginSources"},
+        )
         self._writeDocument(self.settingsFile, prefsDoc)
 
     def _getSettings(self):
@@ -219,6 +228,9 @@ class Backend:
         self._getSettings()
         generalSettings = self.general.copy()
         generalSettings = self._migrateSettings(generalSettings)
+        # Plugin state is profile-scoped; ignore legacy/global values.
+        generalSettings.pop('activePlugins', None)
+        generalSettings.pop('pluginSources', None)
         defaultProfile = generalSettings.get('startingProfile',
                                              ['Default', 'default'])
         if profile is None:

src/cthulhu/plugins/PluginManager/plugin.py

@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, Pango
 from cthulhu.plugin import Plugin, cthulhu_hookimpl
 from cthulhu import cthulhu
 from cthulhu import debug
-from cthulhu import settings_manager
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-_settingsManager = None  # Removed - use cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager
 
 
 class PluginManager(Plugin):
@@ -473,25 +471,11 @@ class PluginManager(Plugin):
                 current_general['activePlugins'] = active_plugins
 
                 cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.profile = profile_name
-                cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager._setProfileGeneral(current_general)
+                cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.saveProfileSettings(current_general)
-
+                debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, f"PluginManager: Settings saved via settings manager (profile {profile_name})", True)
-                pronunciations = cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.getPronunciations(profile_name) or {}
-                keybindings = cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.getKeybindings(profile_name) or {}
-
-                backend = cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager._backend
-                if backend:
-                    backend.saveProfileSettings(
-                        profile_name,
-                        cthulhu.cthulhuApp.settingsManager.profileGeneral,
-                        pronunciations,
-                        keybindings
-                    )
-                    debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, f"PluginManager: Settings saved to backend (profile {profile_name})", True)
-                else:
-                    debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, "PluginManager: No backend available for saving", True)
 
             except Exception as save_error:
-                debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, f"PluginManager: Error saving via backend: {save_error}", True)
+                debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, f"PluginManager: Error saving plugin state: {save_error}", True)
 
             debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, f"PluginManager: Updated active plugins: {active_plugins}", True)
 

src/cthulhu/settings_manager.py

@@ -379,6 +379,18 @@ class SettingsManager(object):
     def getSetting(self, settingName: str) -> Any:
         return getattr(settings, settingName, None)
 
+    def _getListSetting(self, settingName: str) -> List[str]:
+        value = self.getSetting(settingName)
+        if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
+            return [item for item in value if isinstance(item, str)]
+        return []
+
+    def _ensurePluginPersistenceSettings(self, general: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        if 'activePlugins' not in general:
+            general['activePlugins'] = self._getListSetting('activePlugins')
+        if 'pluginSources' not in general:
+            general['pluginSources'] = self._getListSetting('pluginSources')
+
     def getVoiceLocale(self, voice: str = 'default') -> str:
         voices = self.getSetting('voices')
         v = ACSS(voices.get(voice, {}))
@@ -626,6 +638,8 @@ class SettingsManager(object):
                 continue
             elif key == 'profile':
                 self.profileGeneral[key] = value
+            elif key in ['activePlugins', 'pluginSources']:
+                self.profileGeneral[key] = copy.deepcopy(value)
             elif value != self.defaultGeneral.get(key):
                 self.profileGeneral[key] = value
             elif self.general.get(key) != value:
@@ -634,6 +648,46 @@ class SettingsManager(object):
         msg = 'SETTINGS MANAGER: General settings for profile set'
         debug.printMessage(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
 
+    def saveProfileSettings(
+        self,
+        general: Dict[str, Any],
+        pronunciations: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        keybindings: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        profileName: Optional[str] = self.profile
+        profileSetting = general.get('profile')
+        if isinstance(profileSetting, (list, tuple)) and len(profileSetting) > 1:
+            profileName = profileSetting[1]
+        elif not profileName:
+            defaultProfile = settings.profile
+            if isinstance(defaultProfile, (list, tuple)) and len(defaultProfile) > 1:
+                profileName = defaultProfile[1]
+            else:
+                profileName = 'default'
+
+        self.profile = profileName
+        generalCopy = dict(general)
+        self._ensurePluginPersistenceSettings(generalCopy)
+        self._setProfileGeneral(generalCopy)
+
+        if self.profile is None:
+            return
+
+        profileName = self.profile
+        if pronunciations is None:
+            pronunciations = self.getPronunciations(profileName) or {}
+        if keybindings is None:
+            keybindings = self.getKeybindings(profileName) or {}
+
+        self._setProfilePronunciations(pronunciations)
+        self._setProfileKeybindings(keybindings)
+
+        if self._backend:
+            self._backend.saveProfileSettings(self.profile,
+                                              self.profileGeneral,
+                                              self.profilePronunciations,
+                                              self.profileKeybindings)
+
     def _setProfilePronunciations(self, pronunciations: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """Set the changed pronunciations settings from the defaults' ones
         as the profile's."""
@@ -664,9 +718,12 @@ class SettingsManager(object):
         if not self._backend:
             return
 
+        profileScopedKeys = {'activePlugins', 'pluginSources'}
         appGeneral = {}
         profileGeneral = self.getGeneralSettings(self.profile) if self.profile else {}
         for key, value in general.items():
+            if key in profileScopedKeys:
+                continue
             if value != profileGeneral.get(key):
                 appGeneral[key] = value
 
@@ -705,24 +762,17 @@ class SettingsManager(object):
         currentProfile = _profile[1]
 
         self.profile = currentProfile
+        self._ensurePluginPersistenceSettings(general)
 
         # Elements that need to stay updated in main configuration.
         self.defaultGeneral['startingProfile'] = general.get('startingProfile',
                                                               _profile)
 
-        self._setProfileGeneral(general)
+        self.saveProfileSettings(general, pronunciations, keybindings)
-        self._setProfilePronunciations(pronunciations)
-        self._setProfileKeybindings(keybindings)
 
         tokens = ["SETTINGS MANAGER: Saving for backend", self._backend]
         debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
 
-        if self._backend and self.profile:
-            self._backend.saveProfileSettings(self.profile,
-                                              self.profileGeneral,
-                                              self.profilePronunciations,
-                                              self.profileKeybindings)
-
         tokens = ["SETTINGS MANAGER: Settings for", script, "(app:", script.app, ") saved"]
         debug.printTokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
         return self._enableAccessibility()