[Feature request] New Plugin Communication message: NPPM_GETSETTINGSDIRPATH #16944
Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
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Description of the Issue
Similar to the NPPM_GETSETTINGSONCLOUDPATH message (added per #9168), so that plugins can ask for the Cloud Directory path string if Cloud Settings is enabled, it would be useful to have NPPM_GETSETTINGSDIRPATH to get a string with the -settingsDir path
Describe the solution you'd like.
Essentially identical to NPPM_GETSETTINGSONCLOUDPATH, but for -settingsDir command-line option: thus, it would be called with LPARAM=NULL to request the correct length (or 0 if settingsDir is not enabled), then a second time with the WPARAM=strLen+1, LPARAM=wchar_t* to populate a plugin-allocated string with the value set
Debug Information
Notepad++ v8.8.5 (64-bit)
Build time: Aug 14 2025 - 00:32:39
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.7/5.4.5
Boost Regex included: 1_85
Path: C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.885.myPlugins\notepad++.exe
Command Line:
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: ON
Cloud Config: C:\usr\local\apps\npp\cloudSettings885
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
visible monitors count: 1
installed Display Class adapters:
0000: Description - Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770
0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.101.6881
OS Name: Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
OS Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.4946
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins:
CollectionInterface (1.1)
ColumnsPlusPlus (1.2)
ComparePlus (1.2)
ConfigUpdater (2.2.1)
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExport (0.4)
PythonScript (3.0.22)Anything else?
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