refactor: Added new download_multiple_files_parallel helper function

- plugin.sh uses this to download manifests concurrently

lib/common.sh

@@ -123,7 +123,37 @@ download_file() {
     cp "$cache_file" "$dest"
 }
 
+# Helper to download multiple files in parallel using background jobs
+download_multiple_files_parallel() {
+    # Usage: download_multiple_files_parallel url1 dest1 [url2 dest2 ...]
+    local pids=()
+    local urls=()
+    local exit_code=0
+    
+    while [ $# -ge 2 ]; do
+        local url="$1"
+        local dest="$2"
+        shift 2
+        
+        # Start download in background
+        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dest")" 2>/dev/null || true
+        curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$dest" &
+        pids+=($!)
+        urls+=("$url")
+    done
+    
+    # Wait for all background jobs to finish
+    for i in "${!pids[@]}"; do
+        if ! wait "${pids[$i]}"; then
+            log_warn "Failed to download from ${urls[$i]}"
+            exit_code=1
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    return $exit_code
+}
+
 # Export functions and variables for subshells
 export _LIB_COMMON_SOURCED=1
 export RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE NC
-export -f require_bash log_info log_success log_warn log_error confirm has_command make_temp_dir version_lt download_file
+export -f require_bash log_info log_success log_warn log_error confirm has_command make_temp_dir version_lt download_file download_multiple_files_parallel

lib/plugins.sh

@@ -60,18 +60,30 @@ declare -g -A PLUGIN_VERSIONS
 EOF
 
     if [ -f "$sources_file" ]; then
+        local dl_args=()
+        local temp_manifests=()
+        
         while IFS= read -r url || [ -n "$url" ]; do
             # Skip empty lines and comments
             [[ -z "$url" || "$url" == \#* ]] && continue
             
-            log_info "Fetching plugin manifest from $url..."
-            local manifest_json
-            if manifest_json=$(curl -fsSL "$url" 2>/dev/null); then
-                echo "$manifest_json" | parse_plugin_manifest >> "$cache_file"
-            else
-                log_warn "Failed to fetch manifest from $url"
-            fi
+            local temp_file
+            temp_file=$(mktemp --suffix=".json" 2>/dev/null || mktemp)
+            dl_args+=("$url" "$temp_file")
+            temp_manifests+=("$temp_file")
         done < "$sources_file"
+        
+        if [ ${#dl_args[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+            log_info "Fetching ${#temp_manifests[@]} plugin manifests in parallel..."
+            download_multiple_files_parallel "${dl_args[@]}"
+            
+            for temp_file in "${temp_manifests[@]}"; do
+                if [ -s "$temp_file" ]; then
+                    cat "$temp_file" | parse_plugin_manifest >> "$cache_file"
+                fi
+                rm -f "$temp_file"
+            done
+        fi
     fi
     
     # Clear downloaded scripts to force lazy re-download of the updated versions