Desktop: Disable built-in copy of Simple Backup by default in Joplin Portable

packages/app-cli/tests/services/plugins/defaultPluginsUtils.ts

@@ -172,6 +172,34 @@ describe('defaultPluginsUtils', () => {
 		expect(Setting.value('plugin-io.github.jackgruber.backup.path')).toBe('initial-path');
 	});
 
+	it('should support disabled-by-default plugins', async () => {
+		const service = newPluginService();
+
+		const plugin = await service.loadPluginFromJsBundle('', sampleJsBundlePlugin);
+		plugin.builtIn = false;
+		await service.runPlugin(plugin);
+
+		const defaultPluginsInfo: DefaultPluginsInfo = {
+			'joplin.plugin.ambrt.backlinksToNote': {
+				enabled: false,
+			},
+			'org.joplinapp.plugins.ToggleSidebars': {},
+		};
+		Setting.setValue('installedDefaultPlugins', []);
+
+		const { pluginSettings } = await getDefaultPluginPathsAndSettings(
+			testDefaultPluginsDir, defaultPluginsInfo, {}, service,
+		);
+
+		expect(pluginSettings).toMatchObject({
+			'joplin.plugin.ambrt.backlinksToNote': {
+				enabled: false,
+				deleted: false,
+			},
+			'org.joplinapp.plugins.ToggleSidebars': defaultPluginSetting(),
+		});
+	});
+
 	it('should not throw error on missing setting key', async () => {
 
 		const service = newPluginService();

packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface SettingAndValue {
 
 export interface DefaultPluginSettings {
 	settings?: SettingAndValue;
+	enabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DefaultPluginsInfo {

packages/lib/services/plugins/defaultPlugins/defaultPluginsUtils.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ export const getDefaultPluginPathsAndSettings = async (
 			// As such, we recreate the plugin state if necessary.
 			if (!draft[pluginId]) {
 				draft[pluginId] = defaultPluginSetting();
+
+				const enabledByDefault = defaultPluginsInfo[pluginId].enabled;
+				if (typeof enabledByDefault === 'boolean') {
+					draft[pluginId].enabled = enabledByDefault;
+				}
 			}
 		});
 	}

packages/lib/services/plugins/defaultPlugins/desktopDefaultPluginsInfo.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 import { DefaultPluginsInfo } from '../PluginService';
 import Setting from '../../../models/Setting';
+import shim from '../../../shim';
 
 const getDefaultPluginsInfo = (): DefaultPluginsInfo => {
 	const defaultPlugins = {
 		'io.github.jackgruber.backup': {
 			settings: {
 				'path': `${Setting.value('profileDir')}`,
 			},
+
+			// Joplin Portable is more likely to run on a device with low write speeds
+			// and memory. Because Simple Backup has auto-backup enabled by default,
+			// we disable it in Joplin Portable.
+			enabled: !shim.isPortable(),
 		},
 	};
 	return defaultPlugins;