"Incompatible with" key for modules

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"Incompatible with" key for modules

« on: December 12, 2005, 04:31:47 PM »

My proposal for future development of the core: an "incompatible with" key in the info array of modules.

It would do this:
1. When installing a module, the 'incompatible' key in the info array is checked.
That key contains a comma separated list of modules that will either cause this one not to work, or other modules that this one would break were it installed and activated.

2. If any of those modules are found to be installed, this module is not installed, and outputs an error message such as "This module is incompatible with (xxxxxxx.php OR module name). Please see search for information at http://dragonprime.net in order to resolve this issue."


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 09:25:49 PM »

You could do this manually, by having

Code:

if(is_module_installed("modulename")) {
output("This module is incompatible with (xxxxxxx.php OR module name). Please see search for information at ");
rawoutput("<a href="http://dragonprime.net">http://dragonprime.net</a>");
output(" in order to resolve this issue.");
addnav("","http://dragonprime.net");
return false;
}


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2005, 10:50:39 PM »

Just one question:

for what do you need that?

0.97 and 1.0.x/0.98 are not compatible... that's it.

There is no use making a 1.0.x module that's incompatible to another one. Yet *I* haven't encountered any yet, so you might share your knowledge with me what didn't work for you

To mark a module 0.97 or 1.0.x is something usually done when it comes to downloading.


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2005, 11:00:16 PM »

He's referring to 1.x.x modules which cause other modules to cause problems...hence, they are incompatible.


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2005, 03:30:31 AM »

Hm, I see. Yet I can't think of any examples... Embarrassed

Except poorly programmed ones with lots of bugs (yet they are incompatible to lotgd core if you ask me...)


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2005, 04:34:45 PM »

Just an idea I came up with while discussing this.

If cities2 was created and installed alongside cities, you might have duplicate navs added, hooks being called twice and possibly interfering with each other, and other unpredictable behaviour.

Pure theory at this point, and no concrete examples, but it seemed like a good idea when I thought of it. (And to me it still is!)


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Re:"Incompatible with" key for modules

« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2005, 05:21:42 PM »

It seems sensible. If I have some spare minutes I might do it Wink

Might not get used a lot but hey.


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