Port Plugin Manager module to D7

Ok, let's go! Patch attached is for D7 with allready a few fixes, needs more love still though. I'm willing to work on this more and I'm pretty sure yoroy and Bohjan will help along improving the UI, and chx and other helping to move this in core if accepted.

Yeah, I got that too, still looking into it why it happens, it should only appear on install though, rest should work fine.

Marking needs review (and subscribing ;)).

Subscribing. Interesting and exciting stuff! :)

Subcribing for now. Here's how it looks right now:

Update patch, changes:
- DBTNG
- Introduced hook_backend_plugin so other modules can write their own backend, plugin_manager being the first of course.
- t() in every drupal_set_message
- moved form_alter to .module file
- fix of notices on admin/build/modules page

Still needs work but in the meantime, have fun :)

Btw, it would be cool if someone could test it on windows with the Archive tar packages from PEAR (http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Tar).
Haven't look at the license yet, but maybe it might be possible to ship that along with this package.

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I was under the impression this will be in D7 core, but it only has an install by url feature, so this module will be a must :)

http://www.unleashedmind.com/en/blog/sun/more-than-50-drupal-modules-mov... says this is incorporated into Drupal 7. Is that correct?

Yep! Please see attached screenshot to see how it's done in d7. I am not using the 6.x version of this module in my installations, so please check to see if there are any missing features. If there are, please re-open this issue.

@the maintainers: Joshua, Khalid if this is the case, please update the modules page and provide a link to this issue for people to see. Thanx

@klonos: those are only update screens.

Plugin Manager for D6 has a fantastic module browser and installer...

I'll check that out, but did you see the 3rd screenie from my post in #17? That shows installation of new modules/themes.

I'm confused. Looks like there was an attempt to fully integrate this module into D7 core, but it was forgotten? See:

• #395472: Plugin Manager in Core: Part 1 (backend)
• #395474: Plugin Manager in Core: Part 2 (integration with update status)
• #395478: Plugin Manager in Core: Part 3 (integration with installation system) (has discussion of module browsing)
• #395480: Plugin Manager in Core: Part 4 (installation profiles)

Ok, it is partially in core then. See related Upgrade status issue (it will be handled as such): #903060: Better handling for partially in core cases

I guess it was forgotten/postponed then, but the two first parts that are fixed are the most important ones IMHO. Does the 6.x version support the two last parts/features though?

Per webchick, parts 3 & 4 are too late for D7. So looks like much of Plugin Manager remains valid as contrib for D7.

...I guess so, but are parts 3 & 4 implemented in the 6.x branch?

See http://www.bojhan.nl/module-theme-browser-interface - it looks like someone started to write a different version of this for D7 (but on Github only).

Maybe it would be good to join forces and have one awesome module for browsing themes/modules in D7? (The effort here are presumably further along than that one, since Plugin Manager has been around a while, although I haven't checked. There are some interesting new designs posted there, though.)

[Edit: 20-Mar-2011] There is some D7 compatible sandbox code related to #25

Is there any work being done on including this in D8?

Have a look at the Project Browser.

Hello WeRockYourWeb:

I have just started looking into this code as I really liked the idea of this plugin but when I downloaded it it did not work!!!

Joshua has set me up as admin but am a bit new to drupal.org

I am going to start by finding the first version combo that worked and starts from there.
Probably a version 6 of some kind.

And then work my way along thru 7 to 8
But may well only be able to be a weekend warrior so do not hold your breath for results!!!

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Still if you know anyone using a working version that might help speed me up a bit
This weekend I will start loading drupal 6 version and testing if any work more or less end to end.
Any info - ie exact versions and releases --- from anyone on anything they know working for 6 will mean I can put that time into coding /doc fixing as opposed to testing.

UPDATE: please ignore request for info on working versions ---hunting thru queue I have found webindustries reporting March 2012 that version 6.11 of plugin manager works with 6.22 of Drupal.I'll get that combo installed myself and can then see the program working end to end.
I can then start to address any fixes that need to be done to get it working with drupal 6.24 and later where it no longer works.

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But no problem

Thanks for your interest and I will update you once have any solid development news.

Regards
Ivor Neckles