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Description

Custom discover_install method

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Syntax

discover_install()

Returns

void

Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/adapters/module.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.adapters.module' );

Source Body

function discover_install()
{
        // Modules are like templates, and are one of the easiest
        // If its not in the extensions table we just add it
        $client = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($this->parent->extension->client_id);
        $manifestPath = $client->path . DS . 'modules'. DS . $this->parent->extension->element . DS . $this->parent->extension->element . '.xml';
        $this->parent->manifest = $this->parent->isManifest($manifestPath);
        $this->parent->setPath('manifest', $manifestPath);
        $manifest_details = JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile($this->parent->getPath('manifest'));
        // TODO: Re-evaluate this; should we run installation triggers? postflight perhaps?
        $this->parent->extension->manifest_cache = serialize($manifest_details);
        $this->parent->extension->state = 0;
        $this->parent->extension->name = $manifest_details['name'];
        $this->parent->extension->enabled = 1;
        $this->parent->extension->params = $this->parent->getParams();
        if ($this->parent->extension->store()) {
                return $this->parent->extension->get('extension_id');
        }
        else
        {
                JError::raiseWarning(101, JText::_('Module').' '.JText::_('Discover Install').': '.JText::_('Failed to store extension details'));
                return false;
        }
}

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Examples

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