{"version":"2.1.233","anchor":"plugin-validation-now-reports-symlinked-and-oversized-files-","canonical_anchor":"plugin-validation-now-reports-symlinked-and-oversized-files-","heading":"Plugin validation now reports symlinked and oversized files instead of reading them","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233\/e\/plugin-validation-now-reports-symlinked-and-oversized-files-","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233","markdown":"### Plugin validation now reports symlinked and oversized files instead of reading them\n\nPlugin validation now warns about symlinked or oversized files instead of reading them.\n\n**What**\n\nValidation of plugins and projects now applies the same safety rules the loader does. Component directories and `hooks.json` are read without following symlinks and are size-capped, and anything refused becomes a warning telling you to validate the real path separately.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Per directory, counts of skipped symlinks, non-regular files and oversized files are aggregated into one message rather than listed individually.\n- Error paths are truncated at 200 characters and messages at 1000.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`hooks.json is past the size cap and was not read`\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}