From d1501d2dab280c4524dd53c99f5866a01c81a5e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Dorin <ndorin@pepperdash.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:35:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Enhance plugin version check with error handling and
 logging

---
 src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
index e89d3084..4d031cec 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -356,10 +356,18 @@ public class ControlSystem : CrestronControlSystem, ILoadConfig, IInitialization
 
     private void CheckPluginVersionsAgainstConfig()
     {
-        var versions = ConfigReader.ConfigObject.Versions;
-
-        if (versions != null)
+        try
         {
+            Debug.LogInformation("Checking plugin versions against config...");
+
+            if (ConfigReader.ConfigObject == null)
+                return;
+
+            var versions = ConfigReader.ConfigObject.Versions;
+
+            if (versions == null)
+                return;
+
             var pluginVersions = PluginLoader.EssentialsPluginAssemblies
                 .Select(a =>
                 {
@@ -383,6 +391,8 @@ public class ControlSystem : CrestronControlSystem, ILoadConfig, IInitialization
                 }
             }
 
+            if (versions.Packages == null)
+                return;
 
             foreach (var version in versions.Packages)
             {
@@ -402,6 +412,11 @@ public class ControlSystem : CrestronControlSystem, ILoadConfig, IInitialization
                 }
             }
         }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            InitializationExceptions.Add(ex);
+            Debug.LogMessage(ex, "Error checking plugin versions against config. Continuing with load.");
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>