PluginSmith – Multi-Engine Plugin Builder – Unreal Engine

Technical Details:
PluginSmith is an Unreal Engine Editor plugin that automates building, validating, and packaging plugins and projects across multiple engine versions (4.27 → 5.6). It integrates with Unreal’s IPluginManager and Unreal Automation Tool (UAT) to produce Fab Marketplace–compliant ZIP packages, complete with validation, logging, and engine-specific compilation. It supports both Blueprint and C++ automation APIs, enabling command-line and in-editor packaging flows..

Features:
Automatically builds and packages Unreal Engine plugins for multiple engine versions (4.27 → 5.6).
Validates .uplugin metadata, version compatibility, platform lists, and documentation presence before packaging.
Generates ready-to-upload Fab ZIP archives with correct folder and naming structure.
Creates detailed log files for every build process in Saved/Logs/PluginSmith.log.
Supports both Editor and command-line usage for automation pipelines.
Cleans intermediate folders and removes non-distributable binaries before packaging.
Blueprint and C++ APIs for fully automated builds or custom pipelines.

Code Modules:
PluginSmithEditorCore plugin builder and automation system. Handles validation, packaging, and log management.
Number of Blueprints: 3 (exposed callable Blueprint nodes for build, validation, and logging functions)
Number of C++ Classes: 6 (including FPluginSmithModule, FPluginSmithManager, and UPluginSmithLibrary)
Network Replicated: No

Supported Development Platforms:
PlatformSupported
Windows: Yes
Mac: No
Supported Target Build Platforms:
Windows (Win64)
Linux (via source build)
Mac (via source build – partial support)

Important / Additional Notes:
All builds and packaging tasks are engine-version isolated and validated before execution.
PluginSmith logs all actions for transparency and debugging.
Requires Visual Studio 2022 with “Game Development with C++” components installed.
Ideal for developers publishing to Fab or managing multiple plugin versions across UE4 and UE5.
Designed and tested on Unreal Engine 4.27, 5.0, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 and 5.6.

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