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leechcraft ★ 224 51 APPLICATION

LeechCraft is a modular, cross-platform desktop internet client built with C++ and Qt. It provides a plugin-based architecture where each plugin implements standard interfaces (IInfo, IPlugin2, IHaveSettings, IHaveTabs) and can be dynamically loaded. The core handles plugin loading, entity-based inter-plugin communication, settings management via XML dialogs, and a hook system for customization. Plugins cover a wide range of functionality: instant messaging (Azoth with XMPP/IRC/Tox), web browsing (Poshuku), RSS/Atom feed aggregation (Aggregator), music player (LMP with GStreamer), document viewer (Monocle with PDF/ePub/DjVu), email client (Snails), BitTorrent client, system monitoring, power management, and more. The codebase uses modern C++20 coroutines for async operations, a custom compile-time ORM (oral) for SQLite persistence, and functional utilities (Either, Visitor, ScopeGuard). Despite its ambitious scope and well-structured plugin system, the project shows signs of age: many plugins have incomplete translations, deprecated Qt patterns (old-style SIGNAL/SLOT macros), and external dependencies that may be difficult to build with current toolchains. The last meaningful development appears to have stalled, making the repository more valuable as a reference for plugin architecture and Qt patterns than as an actively maintained application.

RATING: 6.1/10 MAINT: stale DRIFT: high
you-dont-know-cpp ★ 0 0 UNKNOWN

RATING: N/A/10 MAINT: unknown DRIFT: unknown
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