hmm.cpp

// works
auto pluginEntriesToJson(std::vector<remidy::PluginCatalogEntry*> list) {
    std::vector<nlohmann::ordered_json> ret{};
    for (auto e : list)
        ret.emplace_back(nlohmann::ordered_json {
            {"format", e->format()},
            {"id", e->pluginId()},
            {"bundle", e->bundlePath()},
            {"name", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::DisplayName)},
            {"vendor", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::VendorName)},
            {"url", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::ProductUrl)},
        });
    return ret;
}

// does not
auto pluginEntriesToJson(std::vector<remidy::PluginCatalogEntry*> list) {
    return list | std::views::transform([](remidy::PluginCatalogEntry* e) {
        return nlohmann::ordered_json {
            {"format", e->format()},
            {"id", e->pluginId()},
            {"bundle", e->bundlePath()},
            {"name", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::DisplayName)},
            {"vendor", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::VendorName)},
            {"url", e->getMetadataProperty(remidy::PluginCatalogEntry::ProductUrl)},
        };
    });
}

nlohmann::json toJson(remidy::PluginCatalog* catalog) {
    auto plugins = pluginEntriesToJson(catalog->getPlugins());
    auto denyList = pluginEntriesToJson(catalog->getDenyList());
    nlohmann::json j = {
        {"plugins", std::vector(plugins.begin(), plugins.end()) },
        {"denyList", std::vector(denyList.begin(), denyList.end()) }
    };
    return j;
}