From d9fef0f30c834603bdcaab456a488176b9a05da2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: grimsi <9295182+grimsi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 12:21:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Extend plugin config validation Cache validation results Show
 field-level errors in UI Enable manual revalidation Move PluginConfigService
 and PluginManagementService into PluginService

---
 .run/UI debug.run.xml                         |  2 +-
 .../general/cards/PluginManagementCard.tsx    | 30 +++----
 .../components/general/input/Input.tsx        |  6 +-
 .../general/modals/PluginDetailsModal.tsx     | 35 +++++++-
 .../grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigEndpoint.kt  |  4 +
 .../grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigService.kt   |  9 +-
 .../gameyfin/core/plugins/PluginEndpoint.kt   | 23 ++---
 .../plugins/config/PluginConfigService.kt     | 22 +----
 .../config/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt    |  7 --
 .../gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto.kt    |  2 +
 .../core/plugins/dto/PluginUpdateDto.kt       |  2 +
 .../management/GameyfinPluginManager.kt       | 31 +++++--
 ...nManagementService.kt => PluginService.kt} | 86 +++++++++++++++----
 .../de/grimsi/gameyfin/games/GameService.kt   |  8 +-
 .../de/grimsi/gameyfin/media/ImageEndpoint.kt |  6 +-
 .../gameyfin/pluginapi/core/Configurable.kt   |  4 +-
 .../core/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt      | 20 +++++
 .../directdownload/DirectDownloadPlugin.kt    | 24 ++++--
 .../src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF            |  2 +-
 .../gameyfin/plugins/igdb/IgdbPlugin.kt       | 26 +++---
 plugins/igdb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF   |  2 +-
 .../plugins/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt  | 17 ++--
 .../src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF            |  2 +-
 23 files changed, 240 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt
 rename gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/{PluginManagementService.kt => PluginService.kt} (52%)
 create mode 100644 plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt

diff --git a/.run/UI debug.run.xml b/.run/UI debug.run.xml
index ccfbe55..1a2afd9 100644
--- a/.run/UI debug.run.xml	
+++ b/.run/UI debug.run.xml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="UI debug" type="JavascriptDebugType" engineId="37cae5b9-e8b2-4949-9172-aafa37fbc09c" uri="http://localhost:8080">
+  <configuration default="false" name="UI debug" type="JavascriptDebugType" uri="http://localhost:8080">
     <method v="2" />
   </configuration>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/cards/PluginManagementCard.tsx b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/cards/PluginManagementCard.tsx
index 73ea085..d94dad8 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/cards/PluginManagementCard.tsx
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/cards/PluginManagementCard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Button, Card, Chip, Skeleton, Tooltip, useDisclosure} from "@heroui/react";
+import {Button, Card, Chip, Tooltip, useDisclosure} from "@heroui/react";
 import {
     CheckCircle,
     IconContext,
@@ -16,31 +16,24 @@ import {
     XCircle
 } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import PluginState from "Frontend/generated/org/pf4j/PluginState";
-import React, {ReactNode, useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import React, {ReactNode} from "react";
 import PluginDetailsModal from "Frontend/components/general/modals/PluginDetailsModal";
 import PluginLogo from "Frontend/components/general/PluginLogo";
 import PluginTrustLevel from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginTrustLevel";
-import PluginConfigValidationResult
-    from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigValidationResult";
 import {PluginEndpoint} from "Frontend/generated/endpoints";
 import PluginDto from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto";
+import PluginConfigValidationResult
+    from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResult";
+import PluginConfigValidationResultType
+    from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResultType";
 
 export function PluginManagementCard({plugin}: { plugin: PluginDto }) {
     const pluginDetailsModal = useDisclosure();
-    const [configValidationResult, setConfigValidationResult] = useState<PluginConfigValidationResult | undefined>(undefined);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        PluginEndpoint.validatePluginConfig(plugin.id).then((response: PluginConfigValidationResult) => {
-            setConfigValidationResult(response);
-        });
-    }, [pluginDetailsModal.isOpen, plugin.state]);
 
     function borderColor(state: PluginState | undefined, trustLevel: PluginTrustLevel | undefined): "success" | "warning" | "danger" | "default" {
         if (trustLevel === PluginTrustLevel.UNTRUSTED) return "danger";
 
         if (isDisabled(state)) return "warning";
-        if (configValidationResult === undefined) return "default";
-        if (!configValidationResult) return "danger";
         return stateToColor(state);
     }
 
@@ -76,14 +69,14 @@ export function PluginManagementCard({plugin}: { plugin: PluginDto }) {
     }
 
     function configValidationResultToChip(validationResult: PluginConfigValidationResult | undefined): ReactNode {
-        switch (validationResult) {
-            case PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID:
+        switch (validationResult?.result) {
+            case PluginConfigValidationResultType.VALID:
                 return <Tooltip content="Config valid" placement="bottom" color="foreground">
                     <Chip size="sm" radius="sm" className="text-xs" color="success">
                         <CheckCircle/>
                     </Chip>
                 </Tooltip>
-            case PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID:
+            case PluginConfigValidationResultType.INVALID:
                 return <Tooltip content="Config invalid" placement="bottom" color="foreground">
                     <Chip size="sm" radius="sm" className="text-xs" color="danger">
                         <WarningCircle/>
@@ -173,10 +166,7 @@ export function PluginManagementCard({plugin}: { plugin: PluginDto }) {
                                 {stateToIcon(plugin.state)}
                             </Tooltip>
                         </Chip>
-                        {configValidationResult === undefined ?
-                            <Skeleton className="rounded-md h-6 w-9"/> :
-                            configValidationResultToChip(configValidationResult)
-                        }
+                        {configValidationResultToChip(plugin.configValidation)}
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </Card>
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/input/Input.tsx b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/input/Input.tsx
index 55d110e..71a8201 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/input/Input.tsx
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/input/Input.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {SmallInfoField} from "Frontend/components/general/SmallInfoField";
 import {XCircle} from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 
 // @ts-ignore
-const Input = ({label, ...props}) => {
+const Input = ({label, showErrorUntouched = false, ...props}) => {
     // @ts-ignore
     const [field, meta] = useField(props);
 
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ const Input = ({label, ...props}) => {
                 {...field}
                 id={label}
                 label={label}
-                isInvalid={meta.touched && !!meta.error}
+                isInvalid={(meta.touched || showErrorUntouched) && !!meta.error}
             />
             <div className="min-h-6 text-danger">
-                {meta.touched && meta.error && meta.error.trim().length > 0 && (
+                {(meta.touched || showErrorUntouched) && meta.error && meta.error.trim().length > 0 && (
                     <SmallInfoField icon={XCircle} message={meta.error}/>
                 )}
             </div>
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/modals/PluginDetailsModal.tsx b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/modals/PluginDetailsModal.tsx
index 1649b70..0f8de7f 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/modals/PluginDetailsModal.tsx
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/frontend/components/general/modals/PluginDetailsModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import React from "react";
-import {addToast, Button, Link, Modal, ModalBody, ModalContent, ModalFooter, ModalHeader} from "@heroui/react";
+import React, {useState} from "react";
+import {addToast, Button, Link, Modal, ModalBody, ModalContent, ModalFooter, ModalHeader, Tooltip} from "@heroui/react";
 import {Form, Formik} from "formik";
 import PluginConfigElement from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigElement";
 import Input from "Frontend/components/general/input/Input";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
 import {PluginEndpoint} from "Frontend/generated/endpoints";
 import PluginDto from "Frontend/generated/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto";
+import {ArrowClockwise} from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 
 interface PluginDetailsModalProps {
     plugin: PluginDto;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ interface PluginDetailsModalProps {
 }
 
 export default function PluginDetailsModal({plugin, isOpen, onOpenChange}: PluginDetailsModalProps) {
+    const [configValidated, setConfigValidated] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
     async function saveConfig(values: Record<string, string>) {
         await PluginEndpoint.updateConfig(plugin.id, values);
         addToast({
@@ -30,13 +33,14 @@ export default function PluginDetailsModal({plugin, isOpen, onOpenChange}: Plugi
             <ModalContent>
                 {(onClose) => (
                     <Formik initialValues={plugin.config}
+                            initialErrors={plugin.configValidation?.errors}
                             enableReinitialize={true}
                             onSubmit={async (values: any) => {
                                 await saveConfig(values);
                                 onClose();
                             }}
                     >
-                        {(formik: { isSubmitting: any; }) => (
+                        {(formik: any) => (
                             <Form>
                                 <ModalHeader className="flex flex-col gap-1">
                                     Plugin configuration for {plugin.name}
@@ -88,10 +92,33 @@ export default function PluginDetailsModal({plugin, isOpen, onOpenChange}: Plugi
                                         >{plugin.description}</Markdown>
                                     </div>
 
-                                    <h4 className="text-l font-bold mt-4">Configuration</h4>
+                                    <div className="flex flex-row items-center mt-4 gap-2">
+                                        <h4 className="text-l font-bold">Configuration</h4>
+                                        <div className="flex-1"/>
+                                        {(plugin.configMetadata && plugin.configMetadata.length > 0) && <>
+                                            {configValidated &&
+                                                <p className="text-small text-success">Validation successful</p>}
+                                            <Tooltip content="Re-validate configuration" placement="bottom"
+                                                     color="foreground">
+                                                <Button isIconOnly variant="light" size="sm"
+                                                        onPress={async () => {
+                                                            setConfigValidated(false);
+                                                            let result = await PluginEndpoint.validateNewConfig(plugin.id, formik.values)
+                                                            if (result.errors) formik.setErrors(result.errors);
+                                                            else {
+                                                                setConfigValidated(true);
+                                                                setTimeout(() => setConfigValidated(false), 5000);
+                                                            }
+                                                        }}>
+                                                    <ArrowClockwise/>
+                                                </Button>
+                                            </Tooltip>
+                                        </>}
+                                    </div>
                                     {(plugin.configMetadata && plugin.configMetadata.length > 0) ?
                                         plugin.configMetadata.map((entry: PluginConfigElement) => (
                                             <Input key={entry.key} name={entry.key} label={entry.name}
+                                                   showErrorUntouched={true}
                                                    type={entry.secret ? "password" : "text"}/>
                                         )) : "This plugin has no configuration options."
                                     }
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigEndpoint.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigEndpoint.kt
index 984d092..76d01aa 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigEndpoint.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigEndpoint.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import de.grimsi.gameyfin.config.dto.ConfigEntryDto
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.config.dto.ConfigUpdateDto
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.Role
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.users.util.isAdmin
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import jakarta.annotation.security.PermitAll
 import jakarta.annotation.security.RolesAllowed
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
 class ConfigEndpoint(
     private val configService: ConfigService
 ) {
+    companion object {
+        val log = KotlinLogging.logger { }
+    }
 
     /** CRUD endpoints for admins **/
 
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigService.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigService.kt
index 287223d..1f1f8ba 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigService.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/config/ConfigService.kt
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ import java.io.Serializable
 class ConfigService(
     private val appConfigRepository: ConfigRepository
 ) {
-    private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+    companion object {
+        private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+    }
 
     private val configUpdates = Sinks.many().multicast().onBackpressureBuffer<ConfigUpdateDto>()
 
     fun subscribe(): Flux<ConfigUpdateDto> {
+        log.debug { "New subscription for configUpdates (#${configUpdates.currentSubscriberCount()})" }
         return configUpdates.asFlux()
+            .doOnSubscribe { log.debug { "Subscriber added to configUpdates [${configUpdates.currentSubscriberCount()}]" } }
+            .doFinally {
+                log.debug { "Subscriber removed from configUpdates with signal type $it [${configUpdates.currentSubscriberCount()}]" }
+            }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/PluginEndpoint.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/PluginEndpoint.kt
index 65439d0..54ceea9 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/PluginEndpoint.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/PluginEndpoint.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins
 
 import com.vaadin.hilla.Endpoint
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.Role
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.dto.PluginUpdateDto
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginManagementService
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginService
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.users.util.isAdmin
 import jakarta.annotation.security.PermitAll
 import jakarta.annotation.security.RolesAllowed
@@ -15,28 +15,31 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
 @Endpoint
 @RolesAllowed(Role.Names.ADMIN)
 class PluginEndpoint(
-    private val pluginManagementService: PluginManagementService
+    private val pluginService: PluginService
 ) {
 
     @PermitAll
     fun subscribe(): Flux<PluginUpdateDto> {
         val user = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().authentication.principal as UserDetails
-        return if (user.isAdmin()) pluginManagementService.subscribe()
+        return if (user.isAdmin()) pluginService.subscribe()
         else Flux.empty()
     }
 
-    fun getAll() = pluginManagementService.getAll()
+    fun getAll() = pluginService.getAll()
 
-    fun enablePlugin(pluginId: String) = pluginManagementService.enablePlugin(pluginId)
+    fun enablePlugin(pluginId: String) = pluginService.enablePlugin(pluginId)
 
-    fun disablePlugin(pluginId: String) = pluginManagementService.disablePlugin(pluginId)
+    fun disablePlugin(pluginId: String) = pluginService.disablePlugin(pluginId)
 
     fun setPluginPriorities(pluginPriorities: Map<String, Int>) =
-        pluginManagementService.setPluginPriorities(pluginPriorities)
+        pluginService.setPluginPriorities(pluginPriorities)
 
     fun validatePluginConfig(pluginId: String): PluginConfigValidationResult =
-        pluginManagementService.validatePluginConfig(pluginId)
+        pluginService.validatePluginConfig(pluginId, true)
+
+    fun validateNewConfig(pluginId: String, config: Map<String, String>): PluginConfigValidationResult =
+        pluginService.validatePluginConfig(pluginId, config)
 
     fun updateConfig(pluginId: String, updatedConfig: Map<String, String>) =
-        pluginManagementService.updateConfig(pluginId, updatedConfig)
+        pluginService.updateConfig(pluginId, updatedConfig)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigService.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigService.kt
index 1b4205d..8e8c1c1 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigService.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigService.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config
 
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.GameyfinPluginManager
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.Configurable
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
-import org.pf4j.PluginWrapper
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
 
 @Service
@@ -13,24 +10,9 @@ class PluginConfigService(
     private val pluginManager: GameyfinPluginManager
 ) {
 
-    private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
-
-    fun getConfigMetadata(pluginWrapper: PluginWrapper): List<PluginConfigElement> {
-        log.debug { "Getting config metadata for plugin ${pluginWrapper.pluginId}" }
-        val plugin = pluginWrapper.plugin
-        if (plugin !is Configurable) return emptyList()
-        return plugin.configMetadata
+    companion object {
+        private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
     }
 
-    fun getConfig(pluginWrapper: PluginWrapper): Map<String, String?> {
-        log.debug { "Getting config for plugin ${pluginWrapper.pluginId}" }
-        return pluginConfigRepository.findAllById_PluginId(pluginWrapper.pluginId).associate { it.id.key to it.value }
-    }
 
-    fun updateConfig(pluginId: String, config: Map<String, String>) {
-        log.debug { "Setting config entries for plugin $pluginId" }
-        val entries = config.map { PluginConfigEntry(PluginConfigEntryKey(pluginId, it.key), it.value) }
-        pluginConfigRepository.saveAll(entries)
-        pluginManager.restart(pluginId)
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 181b5ee..0000000
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/config/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config
-
-enum class PluginConfigValidationResult {
-    VALID,
-    INVALID,
-    UNKNWOWN,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto.kt
index ea94fa5..1b569ad 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginDto.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.dto
 
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginTrustLevel
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import org.pf4j.PluginState
 
 data class PluginDto(
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ data class PluginDto(
     val state: PluginState,
     val configMetadata: List<PluginConfigElement>? = null,
     val config: Map<String, String?>? = null,
+    val configValidation: PluginConfigValidationResult? = null,
     val priority: Int,
     val trustLevel: PluginTrustLevel,
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginUpdateDto.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginUpdateDto.kt
index c70805c..e673bc7 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginUpdateDto.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/dto/PluginUpdateDto.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.dto
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import org.pf4j.PluginState
 
 @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
@@ -8,5 +9,6 @@ data class PluginUpdateDto(
     val id: String,
     val state: PluginState? = null,
     val config: Map<String, String?>? = null,
+    val configValidation: PluginConfigValidationResult? = null,
     val priority: Int? = null
 )
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/GameyfinPluginManager.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/GameyfinPluginManager.kt
index 124ece5..19fc3e3 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/GameyfinPluginManager.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/GameyfinPluginManager.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management
 
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigRepository
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.Configurable
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResultType
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import org.pf4j.*
 import org.springframework.data.repository.findByIdOrNull
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ class GameyfinPluginManager(
     private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
     private val publicKey: PublicKey = loadPluginSignaturePublicKey()
 
-    // This took me way too long to figure out...
-    // But I learned a lot about Kotlin and Java interoperability in the process
     init {
+        // This took me way too long to figure out...
+        // But I learned a lot about Kotlin and Java interoperability in the process
         pluginStatusProvider = dbPluginStatusProvider
 
         pluginStateListeners.add { event ->
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ class GameyfinPluginManager(
         }
 
         // Validate config before starting the plugin
-        if (validatePluginConfig(pluginId) == PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID) {
+        if (validatePluginConfig(pluginId).result == PluginConfigValidationResultType.INVALID) {
             log.warn { "Plugin $pluginId has invalid configuration" }
 
             val pluginWrapper = getPlugin(pluginId)
@@ -171,14 +172,28 @@ class GameyfinPluginManager(
         val plugin = try {
             getPlugin(pluginId)?.plugin
         } catch (_: NoClassDefFoundError) {
-            return PluginConfigValidationResult.UNKNWOWN
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.UNKNWOWN)
         }
 
-        if (plugin !is Configurable || plugin.validateConfig()) {
-            return PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID
+        if (plugin !is Configurable) {
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.VALID)
         }
 
-        return PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID
+        return plugin.validateConfig()
+    }
+
+    fun validatePluginConfig(pluginId: String, configToValidate: Map<String, String>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
+        val plugin = try {
+            getPlugin(pluginId)?.plugin
+        } catch (_: NoClassDefFoundError) {
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.UNKNWOWN)
+        }
+
+        if (plugin !is Configurable) {
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.VALID)
+        }
+
+        return plugin.validateConfig(configToValidate)
     }
 
     fun getExtensionTypeClasses(pluginId: String): List<Class<ExtensionPoint>> {
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginManagementService.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginService.kt
similarity index 52%
rename from gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginManagementService.kt
rename to gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginService.kt
index 8fbe8b1..faa8853 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginManagementService.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/core/plugins/management/PluginService.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management
 
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigEntry
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigEntryKey
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigRepository
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigService
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.config.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.dto.PluginDto
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.dto.PluginUpdateDto
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.Configurable
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.GameyfinPlugin
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import org.pf4j.ExtensionPoint
 import org.pf4j.PluginWrapper
 import org.springframework.data.repository.findByIdOrNull
@@ -13,21 +19,32 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
 import reactor.core.publisher.Sinks
 
 @Service
-class PluginManagementService(
+class PluginService(
     private val pluginManager: GameyfinPluginManager,
     private val pluginConfigService: PluginConfigService,
     private val pluginManagementRepository: PluginManagementRepository,
+    private val pluginConfigRepository: PluginConfigRepository
 ) {
+    companion object {
+        private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+    }
+
     private val pluginUpdates = Sinks.many().multicast().onBackpressureBuffer<PluginUpdateDto>()
+    private val pluginConfigValidationCache = mutableMapOf<String, PluginConfigValidationResult>()
 
     init {
-        pluginManager.addPluginStateListener {
-            pluginUpdates.tryEmitNext(PluginUpdateDto(id = it.plugin.pluginId, state = it.pluginState))
+        pluginManager.addPluginStateListener { event ->
+            pluginUpdates.tryEmitNext(PluginUpdateDto(id = event.plugin.pluginId, state = event.pluginState))
         }
     }
 
     fun subscribe(): Flux<PluginUpdateDto> {
+        log.debug { "New subscription for pluginUpdates" }
         return pluginUpdates.asFlux()
+            .doOnSubscribe { log.debug { "Subscriber added to pluginUpdates [${pluginUpdates.currentSubscriberCount()}]" } }
+            .doFinally {
+                log.debug { "Subscriber removed from pluginUpdates with signal type $it [${pluginUpdates.currentSubscriberCount()}]" }
+            }
     }
 
     fun getSupportedPluginTypes(): List<String> {
@@ -59,16 +76,6 @@ class PluginManagementService(
         pluginManager.disablePlugin(pluginId)
     }
 
-    fun validatePluginConfig(pluginId: String): PluginConfigValidationResult {
-        return pluginManager.validatePluginConfig(pluginId)
-    }
-
-    fun updateConfig(pluginId: String, updatedConfig: Map<String, String>) {
-        pluginConfigService.updateConfig(pluginId, updatedConfig)
-        val update = PluginUpdateDto(pluginId, config = updatedConfig)
-        pluginUpdates.tryEmitNext(update)
-    }
-
     fun setPluginPriorities(pluginPriorities: Map<String, Int>) {
         pluginPriorities.forEach { (pluginId, priority) ->
             val pluginManagementEntry = getPluginManagementEntry(pluginId)
@@ -82,6 +89,52 @@ class PluginManagementService(
         return plugin.getLogo()
     }
 
+    fun getConfigMetadata(pluginWrapper: PluginWrapper): List<PluginConfigElement> {
+        log.debug { "Getting config metadata for plugin ${pluginWrapper.pluginId}" }
+        val plugin = pluginWrapper.plugin
+        if (plugin !is Configurable) return emptyList()
+        return plugin.configMetadata
+    }
+
+    fun getConfig(pluginWrapper: PluginWrapper): Map<String, String?> {
+        log.debug { "Getting config for plugin ${pluginWrapper.pluginId}" }
+        return pluginConfigRepository.findAllById_PluginId(pluginWrapper.pluginId).associate { it.id.key to it.value }
+    }
+
+    fun updateConfig(pluginId: String, config: Map<String, String>) {
+        log.debug { "Setting config entries for plugin $pluginId" }
+        val entries = config.map { PluginConfigEntry(PluginConfigEntryKey(pluginId, it.key), it.value) }
+
+        // Persist new config
+        pluginConfigRepository.saveAll(entries)
+
+        // Restart plugin to apply new config
+        pluginManager.restart(pluginId)
+
+        // Validate new config
+        val result = validatePluginConfig(pluginId, true)
+
+        // Emit update event
+        val update = PluginUpdateDto(pluginId, config = config, configValidation = result)
+        pluginUpdates.tryEmitNext(update)
+    }
+
+    fun validatePluginConfig(pluginId: String, forceRevalidation: Boolean = false): PluginConfigValidationResult {
+        if (forceRevalidation || !pluginConfigValidationCache.containsKey(pluginId)) {
+            log.debug { "Validating config for plugin $pluginId" }
+            val result = pluginManager.validatePluginConfig(pluginId)
+            pluginConfigValidationCache[pluginId] = result
+            return result
+        } else {
+            log.debug { "Using cached validation result for plugin $pluginId" }
+            return pluginConfigValidationCache[pluginId]!!
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun validatePluginConfig(pluginId: String, configToValidate: Map<String, String>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
+        return pluginManager.validatePluginConfig(pluginId, configToValidate)
+    }
+
     private fun toDto(pluginWrapper: PluginWrapper): PluginDto {
         val pluginManagementEntry = getPluginManagementEntry(pluginWrapper.pluginId)
 
@@ -108,8 +161,9 @@ class PluginManagementService(
             url = descriptor.pluginUrl,
             hasLogo = hasLogo,
             state = pluginWrapper.pluginState,
-            configMetadata = pluginConfigService.getConfigMetadata(pluginWrapper),
-            config = pluginConfigService.getConfig(pluginWrapper),
+            configMetadata = getConfigMetadata(pluginWrapper),
+            config = getConfig(pluginWrapper),
+            configValidation = validatePluginConfig(descriptor.pluginId),
             priority = pluginManagementEntry.priority,
             trustLevel = pluginManagementEntry.trustLevel
         )
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/games/GameService.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/games/GameService.kt
index a037834..7dfb530 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/games/GameService.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/games/GameService.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.games
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.alphaNumeric
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.filterValuesNotNull
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginManagementEntry
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginManagementService
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginService
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.replaceRomanNumerals
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.games.dto.GameDto
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.games.dto.GameMetadataDto
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path
 @Service
 class GameService(
     private val pluginManager: PluginManager,
-    private val pluginManagementService: PluginManagementService,
+    private val pluginService: PluginService,
     private val gameRepository: GameRepository,
     private val companyService: CompanyService
 ) {
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ class GameService(
 
         // Cache the plugin management entries for each provider
         val providerToManagementEntry =
-            results.entries.associate { it.key to pluginManagementService.getPluginManagementEntry(it.key.javaClass) }
+            results.entries.associate { it.key to pluginService.getPluginManagementEntry(it.key.javaClass) }
 
         // Sort results by plugin priority
         val sortedResults = results.entries.sortedByDescending {
-            pluginManagementService.getPluginManagementEntry(it.key.javaClass).priority
+            pluginService.getPluginManagementEntry(it.key.javaClass).priority
         }
 
         sortedResults.forEach { (provider, metadata) ->
diff --git a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/media/ImageEndpoint.kt b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/media/ImageEndpoint.kt
index d974d05..bcddc39 100644
--- a/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/media/ImageEndpoint.kt
+++ b/gameyfin/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/media/ImageEndpoint.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.media
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.Role
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.Utils
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.annotations.DynamicPublicAccess
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginManagementService
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.core.plugins.management.PluginService
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.games.entities.Image
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.games.entities.ImageType
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.users.UserService
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile
 class ImageEndpoint(
     private val imageService: ImageService,
     private val userService: UserService,
-    private val pluginManagementService: PluginManagementService
+    private val pluginService: PluginService
 ) {
 
     @GetMapping("/screenshot/{id}")
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ImageEndpoint(
 
     @GetMapping("/plugins/{id}/logo")
     fun getPluginLogo(@PathVariable("id") pluginId: String): ResponseEntity<ByteArrayResource>? {
-        val logo = pluginManagementService.getLogo(pluginId)
+        val logo = pluginService.getLogo(pluginId)
         return Utils.inputStreamToResponseEntity(logo)
     }
 
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/Configurable.kt b/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/Configurable.kt
index 47a7b1d..af07549 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/Configurable.kt
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/Configurable.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ interface Configurable {
     val configMetadata: List<PluginConfigElement>
     var config: Map<String, String?>
 
-    fun validateConfig(): Boolean = validateConfig(config)
-    fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): Boolean
+    fun validateConfig(): PluginConfigValidationResult = validateConfig(config)
+    fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): PluginConfigValidationResult
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt b/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..338b5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/pluginapi/core/PluginConfigValidationResult.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core
+
+data class PluginConfigValidationResult(
+    val result: PluginConfigValidationResultType,
+    val errors: Map<String, String>? = null
+) {
+    companion object {
+        val VALID = PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.VALID)
+        val UNKNOWN = PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.UNKNWOWN)
+        fun INVALID(errors: Map<String, String>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult(PluginConfigValidationResultType.INVALID, errors)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum class PluginConfigValidationResultType {
+    VALID,
+    INVALID,
+    UNKNWOWN,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/directdownload/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/directdownload/DirectDownloadPlugin.kt b/plugins/directdownload/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/directdownload/DirectDownloadPlugin.kt
index 72e275e..a63e471 100644
--- a/plugins/directdownload/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/directdownload/DirectDownloadPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugins/directdownload/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/directdownload/DirectDownloadPlugin.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.directdownload
 
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.download.Download
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.download.DownloadProvider
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.download.FileDownload
@@ -26,21 +27,26 @@ class DirectDownloadPlugin(wrapper: PluginWrapper) : ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin(
     override val configMetadata: List<PluginConfigElement> = listOf(
         PluginConfigElement(
             key = "compressionMode",
-            name = "Compression mode for generated ZIP files (\"none\", \"fast\", \"best\")",
+            name = "Compression mode for generated ZIP files (\"none\" = default, \"fast\", \"best\")",
             description = "Higher compression uses more CPU but saves bandwidth",
         )
     )
 
-    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): Boolean {
-        return config["compressionMode"]?.let {
-            try {
-                CompressionMode.valueOf(it.uppercase())
-                true
+    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
+        val compressionMode = config["compressionMode"]
+
+        if (compressionMode != null) {
+            return try {
+                CompressionMode.valueOf(compressionMode.uppercase())
+                PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID
             } catch (_: IllegalArgumentException) {
-                log.error("Invalid compression mode: $it")
-                false
+                PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID(
+                    mapOf("compressionMode" to "Invalid compression mode: $compressionMode (must be \"none\", \"fast\", or \"best\")")
+                )
             }
-        } ?: true
+        }
+
+        return PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID
     }
 
     @Extension
diff --git a/plugins/directdownload/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/directdownload/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
index 0a124a5..36a2de7 100644
--- a/plugins/directdownload/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/directdownload/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha1
+Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha2
 Plugin-Class: de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.directdownload.DirectDownloadPlugin
 Plugin-Id: de.grimsi.gameyfin.directdownload
 Plugin-Name: Direct Download
diff --git a/plugins/igdb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/igdb/IgdbPlugin.kt b/plugins/igdb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/igdb/IgdbPlugin.kt
index 91463e3..bd587ee 100644
--- a/plugins/igdb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/igdb/IgdbPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugins/igdb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/igdb/IgdbPlugin.kt
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import com.api.igdb.exceptions.RequestException
 import com.api.igdb.request.IGDBWrapper
 import com.api.igdb.request.TwitchAuthenticator
 import com.api.igdb.request.games
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.Configurable
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.GameyfinPlugin
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
-import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigError
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.*
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.gamemetadata.GameMetadata
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.gamemetadata.GameMetadataProvider
 import me.xdrop.fuzzywuzzy.FuzzySearch
@@ -36,19 +33,24 @@ class IgdbPlugin(wrapper: PluginWrapper) : GameyfinPlugin(wrapper), Configurable
     )
     override var config: Map<String, String?> = emptyMap()
 
-    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): Boolean {
+    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
         try {
-            authenticate()
-            return true
+            authenticate(config["clientId"], config["clientSecret"])
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID
         } catch (e: PluginConfigError) {
             log.error(e.message)
-            return false
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID(
+                mapOf(
+                    "clientId" to "Invalid client ID and/or client secret",
+                    "clientSecret" to "Invalid client ID and/or client secret"
+                )
+            )
         }
     }
 
     override fun start() {
         try {
-            authenticate()
+            authenticate(config["clientId"], config["clientSecret"])
         } catch (e: PluginConfigError) {
             log.error(e.message)
         }
@@ -58,11 +60,11 @@ class IgdbPlugin(wrapper: PluginWrapper) : GameyfinPlugin(wrapper), Configurable
         log.debug("IgdbPlugin.stop()")
     }
 
-    private fun authenticate() {
+    private fun authenticate(clientId: String? = null, clientSecret: String? = null) {
         log.debug("Authenticating on Twitch API...")
 
-        val clientId: String = config["clientId"] ?: throw PluginConfigError("Twitch Client ID not set")
-        val clientSecret: String = config["clientSecret"] ?: throw PluginConfigError("Twitch Client Secret not set")
+        val clientId: String = clientId ?: throw PluginConfigError("Twitch Client ID not set")
+        val clientSecret: String = clientSecret ?: throw PluginConfigError("Twitch Client Secret not set")
 
         val token = TwitchAuthenticator.requestTwitchToken(clientId, clientSecret)
             ?: throw PluginConfigError("Failed to authenticate on Twitch API with provided credentials")
diff --git a/plugins/igdb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/igdb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
index 4679de5..7c28c30 100644
--- a/plugins/igdb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/igdb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha6
+Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha7
 Plugin-Class: de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.igdb.IgdbPlugin
 Plugin-Id: de.grimsi.gameyfin.igdb
 Plugin-Name: IGDB Metadata
diff --git a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
index 466f9cc..5c8ebf7 100644
--- a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/kotlin/de/grimsi/gameyfin/plugins/steamgriddb/SteamGridDbPlugin.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.steamgriddb
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigElement
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigError
+import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.core.PluginConfigValidationResult
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.gamemetadata.GameMetadata
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.pluginapi.gamemetadata.GameMetadataProvider
 import de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.steamgriddb.api.SteamGridDbApiClient
@@ -28,28 +29,30 @@ class SteamGridDbPlugin(wrapper: PluginWrapper) : ConfigurableGameyfinPlugin(wra
         )
     )
 
-    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): Boolean {
+    override fun validateConfig(config: Map<String, String?>): PluginConfigValidationResult {
         try {
-            runBlocking { authenticate() }
-            return true
+            runBlocking { authenticate(config["apiKey"]) }
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult.VALID
         } catch (e: PluginConfigError) {
             log.error(e.message)
-            return false
+            return PluginConfigValidationResult.INVALID(
+                mapOf("apiKey" to "Invalid API key")
+            )
         }
     }
 
     override fun start() {
         try {
-            runBlocking { authenticate() }
+            runBlocking { authenticate(config["apiKey"]) }
         } catch (e: PluginConfigError) {
             log.error(e.message)
         }
     }
 
-    private suspend fun authenticate() {
+    private suspend fun authenticate(apiKey: String? = null) {
         log.debug("Authenticating on SteamGridDB API...")
 
-        val apiKey: String = config["apiKey"] ?: throw PluginConfigError("SteamGridDB API key not set")
+        val apiKey: String = apiKey ?: throw PluginConfigError("SteamGridDB API key not set")
         val client = SteamGridDbApiClient(apiKey)
 
         if (!client.isApiKeyValid()) {
diff --git a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
index 2e2ba07..f10a77a 100644
--- a/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/steamgriddb/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha3
+Plugin-Version: 1.0.0-alpha4
 Plugin-Class: de.grimsi.gameyfin.plugins.steamgriddb.SteamGridDbPlugin
 Plugin-Id: de.grimsi.gameyfin.steamgriddb
 Plugin-Name: SteamGridDB Covers