[wp-hackers] Plugin Management and Autoupdate System

[jason switzer]

This is looks as if it is heading in the right direction. Perhaps you could
add an Install/Remove URI as well. This URI could be executable php or
something that actually performs the install/removal of the plugin.

On 7/29/06, Peter Westwood <peter.westwood at ftwr.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Computer Guru wrote:
> > I'm done with a framework that checks for the updates.
> > Basically I'm going with an RDF RSS file that looks something like this:
> >
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <rss version="2.0">
> >     <channel>
> >         <title>CompleteRSS Download Bulletin</title>
> >         <link>http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=2</link>
> >         <description>CompleteRSS is the best WP plugin
> ever!</description>
> >         <lastBuildDate>20 Jul 2006 12:34:56 GMT</lastBuildDate>
> >         <item>
> >               <title>Alpha 2</title>
> >
> > <link>
> http://neosmart.net/mint/pepper/orderedlist/downloads/download.php?fil
> >
> e=http%3A//neosmart.net/downloads/software/WordPress/Plugins/CompleteRSS/Com
> > pleteRSS_0.2.phps</link>
> >               <guid isPermaLink="false">0.3</guid>
> >               <pubDate>20 Jul 2006 12:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
> >               <description>Upgrade immediately to win a cool
> > million!</description>
> >         </item>
> >         <item>
> >               <title>Alpha 1</title>
> >
> > <link>
> http://neosmart.net/mint/pepper/orderedlist/downloads/download.php?fil
> >
> e=http%3A//neosmart.net/downloads/software/WordPress/Plugins/CompleteRSS/Com
> > pleteRSS_0.1.phps</link>
> >               <guid isPermaLink="false">0.1</guid>
> >               <pubDate>03 Jul 2006 13:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
> >               <description>This version is the first
> > release!</description>
> >         </item>
> >     </channel>
> > </rss>
>
> What about support for multiple WP Versions?
>
> Some plugins exists at different versions for different WP Versions -
> for example taking advantage of new features with a rewrite while still
> keeping the old version available for people using old WP Versions.
>
> >
> >
> > It is saved as a plaintext (.xml or .rdf preferable) file on any server
> > anywhere. In the plugin itself:
> > /*
> > Plugin Name: CompleteRSS
> > Plugin URI: http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=2
> > Update URI: http://neosmart.ath.cx/CompleteRSS.xml
> > Description: CompleteRSS makes sure your RSS Feeds contain full article
> text
> > and are fully valid - because your readers deserve it!
> > Version: 0.2
> > Author: Computer Guru
> > Author URI: http://neosmart.net/blog/
> > */
> >
> > Notice the line of added meta data: "Update URI"
> >
> > On the server-side I've finished a script that cycle through all
> installed
> > plugins, search for "Update URI" metadata, and if found, query the
> XML/RDF
> > file, check if a new version is available, and return the result.
> >
>
> I assume this will be users trigged or will it run via the builtin cron.
>
>
> > Before I take this any further:
> > Is this OK or not? I don't want to put weeks into it and find out there
> is
> > no interest.
> >
>
> It is interesting, as have been the other update methods.
>
> I would prefer to see the option of multiple different types of update
> uri so as to support formats other than rdf.
>
> This post from the last time we discussed auto-updating sums up my ideas
> in this area
> (http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2006-February/004637.html
> )
>
>
> > I can prolly really soon get a working version of this that has _very_
> basic
> > auto-update and auto-install and auto-remove features included. It'll
> simply
> > grab a remote plain-text file, save it as a PHP file on the local server
> in
> > the plugins DIR.
> > On update it will delete the old file and save the new.
> > On uninstall it will delete the old file.
> >
>
> What do you mean by auto-remove?  Your not suggesting WordPress
> automatticly disables plugins based on information from an external
> source are you - that's a surefire way to break sites!
>
> > I don't have anything in my head yet as to the best way of creating an
> > (un)install routine for anything more complex than this; such as
> > (un)installing database tables or multiple file plugins.
> >
>
> Surely uninstall should use the builtin deactivate-plugin hooks???
>
>
> > Source code available on demand, ask and you shall receive. And no, it's
> not
> > a plugin, it's a wp-core file.
> >
>
> Why not attach it to a ticket on trac as a patch for all to see?
>
> westi
> --
> Peter Westwood
> http://blog.ftwr.co.uk
>
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