JInstallerPlugin/discover install

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Description[edit]

Custom discover_install method

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Syntax[edit]

discover_install()

Returns[edit]

void

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/installer/adapters/plugin.php

Importing[edit]

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

Source Body[edit]

function discover_install()
{
        // Plugins use the extensions table as their primary store
        // Similar to modules and templates, rather easy
        // If its not in the extensions table we just add it
        $client = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($this->parent->extension->client_id);
        if (is_dir($client->path . DS . 'plugins'. DS . $this->parent->extension->folder . DS . $this->parent->extension->element)) {
                $manifestPath = $client->path . DS . 'plugins'. DS . $this->parent->extension->folder . DS . $this->parent->extension->element . DS . $this->parent->extension->element . '.xml';
        }
        else {
                $manifestPath = $client->path . DS . 'plugins'. DS . $this->parent->extension->folder . 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'));
        $this->parent->extension->manifest_cache = serialize($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::_('Plugin').' '.JText::_('Discover Install').': '.JText::_('Failed to store extension details'));
                return false;
        }
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

API16