Directory independent extensions

How to implement directory independent extensions

Many people want to use downloaded extensions in their own way. As for me most of the extensions require me to correct Yii::import() instructions inside their source code. All these extensions are directory dependent. To avoid the situation described above, I suggest to implement pseudo-anonymous aliases:

// take the current extension path
$dir = dirname(__FILE__);
// generate alias name
$alias = md5($dir);
// create alias
Yii::setPathOfAlias($alias,$dir);
// import other classes
Yii::import($alias.'.anotherClass');
Yii::import($alias.'.andAnoTherClass');
//...
//if you want, you can destroy an alias created
Yii::setPathOfAlias($alias,'');

Using this technique you can create really directory-independent extensions.

16 1
7 followers
Viewed: 16 819 times
Version: 1.1
Category: Tips
Written by: GOsha
Last updated by: GOsha
Created on: Nov 19, 2010
Last updated: 13 years ago
Update Article

Revisions

View all history

Related Articles