feat: load plugins from the web (#2863)

* feat: add basic downloader

* feat: add download progress bar

* feat: move crate location and some fix

* feat: add downloader in layout

* chore: remove comment

* Revert "feat: add downloader in layout"

This reverts commit ac4efb937e88cdb31fe7f18919f9fbe3857054b0.

* feat: change http request module to surf

* feat: add some function

* feat: add plugin download in wasm

* feat: add error handling

* test: update unittest

* feat: change hash library from ring to highway

* fix: openssl-sys issue for surf-client

* minor adjustments

* style(fmt): rustfmt

* move openssl-sys back to dependencies

---------

Co-authored-by: Aram Drevekenin <aram@poor.dev>

10 files changed, 465 insertions, 232 deletions

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0f02d18b7..f471a020c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fcb51a0695d8f838b1ee009b3fbf66bda078cd64590202a864a8f3e8c4315c47"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
 ]
@@ -148,16 +148,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "async-dup"
-version = "1.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7427a12b8dc09291528cfb1da2447059adb4a257388c2acd6497a79d55cf6f7c"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-io",
- "simple-mutex",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "async-executor"
 version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -187,23 +177,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "async-h1"
-version = "2.3.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5d1d1dae8cb2c4258a79d6ed088b7fb9b4763bf4e9b22d040779761e046a2971"
-dependencies = [
- "async-channel",
- "async-dup",
- "async-global-executor",
- "async-io",
- "futures-lite",
- "http-types",
- "httparse",
- "log",
- "pin-project",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "async-io"
 version = "1.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -284,19 +257,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "30696a84d817107fc028e049980e09d5e140e8da8f1caeb17e8e950658a3cea9"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "async-tls"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d85a97c4a0ecce878efd3f945f119c78a646d8975340bca0398f9bb05c30cc52"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-core",
- "futures-io",
- "rustls",
- "webpki",
- "webpki-roots",
-]
-
-[[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -362,12 +322,6 @@ checksum = "4cbbc9d0964165b47557570cce6c952866c2678457aca742aafc9fb771d30270"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.12.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3441f0f7b02788e948e47f457ca01f1d7e6d92c693bc132c22b087d3141c03ff"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "base64"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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@@ -485,6 +439,12 @@ checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
 
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+version = "0.5.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e4cec68f03f32e44924783795810fa50a7035d8c8ebe78580ad7e6c703fba38"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bytes"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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@@ -503,9 +463,12 @@ checksum = "df8670b8c7b9dae1793364eafadf7239c40d669904660c5960d74cfd80b46a53"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.73"
+version = "1.0.83"
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-checksum = "2fff2a6927b3bb87f9595d67196a70493f627687a71d87a0d692242c33f58c11"
+checksum = "f1174fb0b6ec23863f8b971027804a42614e347eafb0a95bf0b12cdae21fc4d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -652,17 +615,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
-name = "config"
-version = "0.10.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "19b076e143e1d9538dde65da30f8481c2a6c44040edb8e02b9bf1351edb92ce3"
-dependencies = [
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- "nom 5.1.2",
- "serde",
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-
-[[package]]
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@@ -908,6 +860,37 @@ dependencies = [
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+name = "curl"
+version = "0.4.44"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "509bd11746c7ac09ebd19f0b17782eae80aadee26237658a6b4808afb5c11a22"
+dependencies = [
+ "curl-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "openssl-probe",
+ "openssl-sys",
+ "schannel",
+ "socket2",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "curl-sys"
+version = "0.4.68+curl-8.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b4a0d18d88360e374b16b2273c832b5e57258ffc1d4aa4f96b108e0738d5752f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "libnghttp2-sys",
+ "libz-sys",
+ "openssl-sys",
+ "pkg-config",
+ "vcpkg",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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- "config",
- "crossbeam-queue",
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- "serde",
- "tokio",
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@@ -1294,6 +1250,17 @@ dependencies = [
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bebadab126f8120d410b677ed95eee4ba6eb7c6dd8e34a5ec88a08050e26132"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "spinning_top",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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@@ -1490,9 +1457,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+version = "0.2.10"
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-checksum = "4eb1a864a501629691edf6c15a593b7a51eebaa1e8468e9ddc623de7c9b58ec6"
+checksum = "be4136b2a15dd319360be1c07d9933517ccf0be8f16bf62a3bee4f0d618df427"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
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@@ -1640,22 +1601,28 @@ dependencies = [
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+name = "http"
+version = "0.2.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bd6effc99afb63425aff9b05836f029929e345a6148a14b7ecd5ab67af944482"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
+ "fnv",
+ "itoa",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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- "async-tls",
  "async-trait",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "dashmap",
- "deadpool",
- "futures",
  "http-types",
+ "isahc",
  "log",
- "rustls",
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 [[package]]
@@ -1681,12 +1648,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-name = "httparse"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d897f394bad6a705d5f4104762e116a75639e470d80901eed05a860a95cb1904"
-
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -1876,6 +1837,29 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "616cde7c720bb2bb5824a224687d8f77bfd38922027f01d825cd7453be5099fb"
 
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+name = "isahc"
+version = "0.9.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2948a0ce43e2c2ef11d7edf6816508998d99e13badd1150be0914205df9388a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes 0.5.6",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+ "curl",
+ "curl-sys",
+ "flume",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "http",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "slab",
+ "sluice",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-futures",
+ "url",
+ "waker-fn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
 name = "itertools"
 version = "0.10.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -1964,23 +1948,20 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-name = "lexical-core"
-version = "0.7.6"
+name = "libc"
+version = "0.2.149"
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-checksum = "6607c62aa161d23d17a9072cc5da0be67cdfc89d3afb1e8d9c842bebc2525ffe"
-dependencies = [
- "arrayvec 0.5.2",
- "bitflags",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "ryu",
- "static_assertions",
-]
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-name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.140"
+name = "libnghttp2-sys"
+version = "0.1.8+1.55.1"
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-checksum = "99227334921fae1a979cf0bfdfcc6b3e5ce376ef57e16fb6fb3ea2ed6095f80c"
+checksum = "4fae956c192dadcdb5dace96db71fa0b827333cce7c7b38dc71446f024d8a340"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
 
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@@ -2273,7 +2254,6 @@ version = "5.1.2"
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- "lexical-core",
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+name = "openssl-probe"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "300.1.6+3.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "439fac53e092cd7442a3660c85dde4643ab3b5bd39040912388dcdabf6b88085"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -2403,6 +2398,7 @@ checksum = "db4d56a4c0478783083cfafcc42493dd4a981d41669da64b4572a2a089b51b1d"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
+ "openssl-src",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
@@ -2793,7 +2789,7 @@ version = "0.11.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b82eaa1d779e9a4bc1c3217db8ffbeabaae1dca241bf70183242128d48681cd"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
  "prost-derive",
 ]
 
@@ -2803,7 +2799,7 @@ version = "0.11.9"
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 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
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  "itertools",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -2941,7 +2937,7 @@ version = "0.6.3"
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- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
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- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
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@@ -3075,21 +3071,6 @@ dependencies = [
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- "libc",
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- "spin",
- "untrusted",
- "web-sys",
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-
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@@ -3176,19 +3157,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.12.3",
- "log",
- "ring",
- "sct",
- "webpki",
-]
-
-[[package]]
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@@ -3204,20 +3172,19 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "scopeguard"
-version = "1.1.0"
+name = "schannel"
+version = "0.1.22"
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-checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
+checksum = "0c3733bf4cf7ea0880754e19cb5a462007c4a8c1914bff372ccc95b464f1df88"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
 
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-name = "sct"
-version = "0.6.1"
+name = "scopeguard"
+version = "1.1.0"
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-checksum = "b362b83898e0e69f38515b82ee15aa80636befe47c3b6d3d89a911e78fc228ce"
-dependencies = [
- "ring",
- "untrusted",
-]
+checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
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@@ -3453,15 +3420,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-dependencies = [
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-
-[[package]]
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@@ -3499,6 +3457,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+name = "sluice"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d7400c0eff44aa2fcb5e31a5f24ba9716ed90138769e4977a2ba6014ae63eb5"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-name = "spin"
-version = "0.5.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
-
-[[package]]
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -3536,6 +3499,15 @@ dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
+name = "spinning_top"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b9eb1a2f4c41445a3a0ff9abc5221c5fcd28e1f13cd7c0397706f9ac938ddb0"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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@@ -3563,12 +3535,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
-
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  "async-trait",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "futures-util",
- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "http-client",
  "http-types",
  "log",
  "mime_guess",
  "once_cell",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
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@@ -4021,17 +3986,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-version = "1.29.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "532826ff75199d5833b9d2c5fe410f29235e25704ee5f0ef599fb51c21f4a4da"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "backtrace",
- "pin-project-lite",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "toml"
 version = "0.5.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -4074,6 +4028,16 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
+name = "tracing-futures"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "97d095ae15e245a057c8e8451bab9b3ee1e1f68e9ba2b4fbc18d0ac5237835f2"
+dependencies = [
+ "pin-project",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
 name = "typemap-ors"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -4195,12 +4159,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "untrusted"
-version = "0.7.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"
-
-[[package]]
 name = "url"
 version = "2.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -4225,7 +4183,7 @@ version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "79daa5ed5740825c40b389c5e50312b9c86df53fccd33f281df655642b43869d"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -4429,7 +4387,7 @@ version = "3.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "840af6d21701220cb805dc7201af301cb99e9b4f646f48a41befbc1d949f0f90"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "indexmap",
  "js-sys",
@@ -4590,7 +4548,7 @@ version = "3.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9bc4fe3b48ccc620901bdcdfac98d8a76ef3487412c221752814750c2e7db4c1"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
  "thiserror",
  "wasmer-vfs",
 ]
@@ -4601,11 +4559,11 @@ version = "3.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e893ecd57c63db83b17dacfaee90f660e1d7f5b26d2f9d88ea6aa2e8c4bc301d"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "derivative",
  "generational-arena",
- "getrandom 0.2.7",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "libc",
  "thiserror",
  "tracing",
@@ -4625,7 +4583,7 @@ version = "3.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bd65882d8cee793848776f26e979b7ff3e139d927947d87304c940c89527a730"
 dependencies = [
- "bytes",
+ "bytes 1.4.0",
  "tracing",
  "wasmer-vfs",
  "wasmer-vnet",
@@ -4753,25 +4711,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "webpki"
-version = "0.21.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b8e38c0608262c46d4a56202ebabdeb094cef7e560ca7a226c6bf055188aa4ea"
-dependencies = [
- "ring",
- "untrusted",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "webpki-roots"
-version = "0.20.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0f20dea7535251981a9670857150d571846545088359b28e4951d350bdaf179f"
-dependencies = [
- "webpki",
-]
-
-[[package]]
 name = "wepoll-ffi"
 version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
@@ -5193,6 +5132,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam",
  "directories",
  "expect-test",
+ "futures",
  "humantime",
  "include_dir",
  "insta",
@@ -5206,6 +5146,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nix 0.23.1",
  "notify-debouncer-full",
  "once_cell",
+ "openssl-sys",
  "percent-encoding",
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3d1f37f38..72dce0d26 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,28 @@ fn main() {
             commands::send_action_to_session(command_cli_action, opts.session, config);
             std::process::exit(0);
         }
+        if let Some(Command::Sessions(Sessions::Plugin {
+            url,
+            floating,
+            in_place,
+            configuration,
+        })) = opts.command
+        {
+            let command_cli_action = CliAction::NewPane {
+                command: vec![],
+                plugin: Some(url),
+                direction: None,
+                cwd: None,
+                floating,
+                in_place,
+                name: None,
+                close_on_exit: false,
+                start_suspended: false,
+                configuration,
+            };
+            commands::send_action_to_session(command_cli_action, opts.session, config);
+            std::process::exit(0);
+        }
         if let Some(Command::Sessions(Sessions::Edit {
             file,
             direction,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
index b2ddb9924..260740f9a 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::plugins::plugin_map::{AtomicEvent, PluginEnv, PluginMap, RunningPlugi
 use crate::plugins::plugin_worker::MessageToWorker;
 use crate::plugins::watch_filesystem::watch_filesystem;
 use crate::plugins::zellij_exports::{wasi_read_string, wasi_write_object};
+use highway::{HighwayHash, PortableHash};
 use log::info;
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ use std::{
 use wasmer::{Module, Store, Value};
 use zellij_utils::async_channel::Sender;
 use zellij_utils::async_std::task::{self, JoinHandle};
+use zellij_utils::consts::ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR;
 use zellij_utils::data::{PermissionStatus, PermissionType};
+use zellij_utils::downloader::download::Download;
+use zellij_utils::downloader::Downloader;
 use zellij_utils::input::permission::PermissionCache;
 use zellij_utils::notify_debouncer_full::{notify::RecommendedWatcher, Debouncer, FileIdMap};
 use zellij_utils::plugin_api::event::ProtobufEvent;
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ impl WasmBridge {
 
         let plugin_id = self.next_plugin_id;
 
-        let plugin = self
+        let mut plugin = self
             .plugins
             .get(run)
             .with_context(|| format!("failed to resolve plugin {run:?}"))
@@ -158,6 +162,33 @@ impl WasmBridge {
                 let _ =
                     senders.send_to_background_jobs(BackgroundJob::AnimatePluginLoading(plugin_id));
                 let mut loading_indication = LoadingIndication::new(plugin_name.clone());
+
+                if let RunPluginLocation::Remote(url) = &plugin.location {
+                    let download = Download::from(url);
+
+                    let hash: String = PortableHash::default()
+                        .hash128(download.url.as_bytes())
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(ToString::to_string)
+                        .collect();
+
+                    let plugin_directory = ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR.join(hash);
+
+                    // The plugin path is determined by the hash of the plugin URL in the cache directory.
+                    plugin.pa