Plugin_status is being using? about kalkun

[back2arie]

Hi

You might want to check out latest code. Plugin is now using hook scenario and all plugin is stored on /application/plugins/.
There's some plugin example on the current code that might help you out.

[agsotelo]

Thanks back2arie, but already look there and still feeling me a little lost.

Perhaps i don't explain correctly.

What i want to know is in what moment the entity "plugin" from DB Schema being update the field "plugin_status" with the installed plugins.

In my research i found in the file "application/models/plugin_model.php" and i found the function "getPluginStatus($name)". It's suppose this function check out plugin's status, but seem's don't work correctly because there isn't any record in the entity "plugin".

I only want to check if my plugin is loaded correctly to display (or not) some code, that's all.

Thansk in advance!

[agsotelo]

I solved my problem, but i don't know if there is the best way, anyway i will try to explain what i done:

1. Put the code below in the controller to check if the plugin is loaded:
   /////////////////////////////////
   // Inside the constructor put this
   $this->load->model('Plugin_model', 'plugin_model');
   /////////////////////////////////
   .
   .
   .
   /////////////////////////////////
   // Inside the method who called the view put this

            // Check if 'category_company' plugin is active
            // 
            // Only plugins in the database are active ones
            $encontrado = false;

            $plugins = $this->plugin_model->get_plugins();
            if ( $plugins->num_rows() > 0 ) {
                foreach ($plugins->result() as $plugin) {
                    if($plugin->plugin_system_name == 'category_company') {
                        $encontrado = true;
                    }
                }
            }
            // If found then make the dinamyc control
            if($encontrado == true) {
                // Options
                $options = array('0' => 'Select a Company', 
                                 '1' => 'Option 1',
                                 '2' => 'Option 2'
                                );
                // Make select element and pass it throw the $data parameter
                $data['category_company'] = form_dropdown('company', $options, '0');
            }
            // Pass the $data information to the view
    $this->load->view($the_view, $data);

2. Put the code below in the view to show/hide my select element

And that's all.

To try this only need to go to the item "plugin" from the menu and disable/enable the plugin.

I wonder if there is a better way to do the same without using the "Plugin_model", perhaps using a method in the plugin library ( I tried this using $plugins_active['plugin_system_name'] invoking the library from the constructor without lucky).

Thanks in advance!

[back2arie]

Hi

"application/models/plugin_model.php" is currently unused due the change of the plugin scenario.

To check whether plugin is already installed or not, you can do this ugly hack.
Add this function on "application/libraries/plugins.php":

function get_installed_plugin()
{
    return Plugins::$plugins_active;
}

And you can easily call it from your plugin.

[back2arie]

Or, even better:

function check_installed_plugin($name)
{
    $installed_plugin = Plugins::$plugins_active;
    return array_key_exists($name, $installed_plugin);
}

[agsotelo]

Thanks back2arie :)