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diff --git a/util/pluginloader.lua b/util/pluginloader.lua
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+
+local plugin_dir = CFG_PLUGINDIR or "./plugins/";
+
+local io_open = io.open;
+local loadstring = loadstring;
+
+module "pluginloader"
+
+local function load_file(name)
+	local file, err = io_open(plugin_dir..name);
+	if not file then return file, err; end
+	local content = file:read("*a");
+	file:close();
+	return content, name;
+end
+
+function load_resource(plugin, resource)
+	if not resource then
+		resource = "mod_"..plugin..".lua";
+	end
+	local content, err = load_file(plugin.."/"..resource);
+	if not content then content, err = load_file(resource); end
+	-- TODO add support for packed plugins
+	return content, err;
+end
+
+function load_code(plugin, resource)
+	local content, err = load_resource(plugin, resource);
+	if not content then return content, err; end
+	return loadstring(content, err), err;
+end
+
+return _M;