feat(plugins): added better error message

plugins/commons/check.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Check struct {
 	Description string        `yaml:"description"` // Description of the check
 	Status      string        `yaml:"status"`      // Status of the check - OK, FAIL
 	Id          string        `yaml:"id"`          // ID of the check - unique identifier for the check - AWS_IAM_001
+	Category    string        `yaml:"category"`    // Category of the check - Security, Cost, Performance, Fault Tolerance, Operational Excellence, etc ...
 	Results     []Result      `yaml:"results"`     // Results of the check
 	Duration    time.Duration `yaml:"duration"`    // Duration of the check
 	StartTime   time.Time

plugins/manager/manager.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package manager
 
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -42,7 +43,12 @@ func RunPlugin(pluginInput commons.Plugin, c *commons.Config) []commons.Tests {
 	// Connect via RPC
 	rpcClient, err := client.Client()
 	if err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Incompatible API version with plugin") {
+			fmt.Println("Plugin " + pluginInput.Name + " is not compatible with YATAS. Please update it.")
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		log.Fatal(err)
+
 	}
 
 	// Request the plugin
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ func RunPlugin(pluginInput commons.Plugin, c *commons.Config) []commons.Tests {
 // This prevents users from executing bad plugins or executing a plugin
 // directory. It is a UX feature, not a security feature.
 var handshakeConfig = plugin.HandshakeConfig{
-	ProtocolVersion:  3,
+	ProtocolVersion:  1,
 	MagicCookieKey:   "BASIC_PLUGIN",
 	MagicCookieValue: "hello",
 }