Managing Dependencies

Former Member — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:55:09 GMT

Current Revision posted to Developer Training by Former Member on 08/04/2020 21:55:09

Grouping plugins can make setup and configuration of your project more manageable using [[api-documentation:IPluginGroup Plugin Type|IPluginGroup]]. This will allow you to organize and create multiple plugins and group them in the administration panel.

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Why should I group plugins?

When creating a content type it may be necessary to add multiple integrations with core services such as [[api-documentation:IRateableContentType Plugin Type|IRateableContentType]], [[api-documentation:ICommentableContentType Plugin Type|ICommentableContentType]] and [[api-documentation:ILikeableContentType Plugin Type|ILikeableContentType]]. By creating a Group Plugin these plugins will all be enabled simultaneously when the Group Plugin is enabled.

Creating a Group Plugin

The Group Plugin interface only has one property called Plugins. It returns a list of types to be grouped. In this sample there are three simple classes that implement [[api-documentation:IPlugin Plugin Type|IPlugin]], these are grouped by the [[api-documentation:IPluginGroup Plugin Type|IPluginGroup]] interface.

community.telligent.com/.../MyGroupPlugin_2E00_cs

Here is how the Group Plugin is displayed in the UI.

Tags: IPluginGroup