fix(plugins): make native loading lifecycle safe

test/plugins.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "zeroerr/assert.h"
 #include "zeroerr/unittest.h"
 
+#include "common/Runtime.h"
 #include "plugins/Plugins.h"
 
 #include <string>
@@ -38,3 +39,26 @@ TEST_CASE("plugins.unload.unknownPathIsNoop") {
     Plugins plugins;
     CHECK_EQ(plugins.unload("not-loaded"), false);
 }
+
+#if !defined(EVENGINE_ANDROID) && !defined(EVENGINE_IOS)
+TEST_CASE("plugins.load.nativeLibraryAndInstantiateCppModule") {
+    eve::Runtime runtime(512, ssq::Libs::ALL);
+    runtime.initialize();
+
+    Plugins plugins;
+    const std::string library =
+        std::string(EVENGINE_TEST_BINARY_DIR) + "/native_test_plugin" +
+        EVENGINE_TEST_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX;
+    REQUIRE(plugins.load(library));
+    CHECK(plugins.isLoaded(library));
+
+    auto* module = eve::ModuleManager::requireInstance<eve::Module>("NativeTestPlugin");
+    REQUIRE(module != nullptr);
+    CHECK_EQ(module->getName(), std::string("NativeTestPlugin"));
+
+    // Native classes and VM closures still point into the library, so plugins
+    // deliberately remain resident for the rest of the process.
+    CHECK_EQ(plugins.unload(library), false);
+    CHECK(plugins.isLoaded(library));
+}
+#endif