{"version":"2.1.287","anchor":"plugin-update-short-circuits-when-no-clone-is-needed","canonical_anchor":"plugin-update-short-circuits-when-no-clone-is-needed","heading":"Plugin updates can skip downloading when nothing needs fetching","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287\/e\/plugin-update-short-circuits-when-no-clone-is-needed","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287","markdown":"### Plugin updates can skip downloading when nothing needs fetching\n\nUpdating a plugin can now report it as up to date without downloading its repository\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear under which conditions the download is skipped.\n\n**What**\n\nBefore this change, updating a plugin always fetched its repository, meaning it downloaded the plugin's source. The update can now return \"up to date\" without fetching, either because no check was made or because no fresh download was needed. It can also note which repository the plugin comes from without downloading it.\n\n**Why**\n\nPlugin updates can finish faster when there is nothing new to download.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}