[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8964: Allow adding headers to get_plugin_data

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#8964: Allow adding headers to get_plugin_data
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 Reporter:  strider72    |       Owner:  westi                    
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned                 
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  2.8                      
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:                           
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch plugins filters
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Comment(by strider72):

 1) The changes are additive -- I do a merge_array giving existing headers
 priority.

 2) Let's get Plugins solid and then I'll go in and do the same for Themes.

 3) By "plugin specific" you mean it should only work if it specifies the
 plugin to check?  I say resoundingly, NO.  That would defeat the ability
 to make my plugin work with "whatever other plugins are designed to be
 compatible".  i want to be able to make code that says "For each plugin
 that has Header X, do this...."

 Not sure how "plugin specific" ensures "correct programming"

 I don't understand what you mean about a helper function.  Why do this?
 Isn't the filter much simpler?  K.I.S.S.

 "... and saves the code you have to check in the action for it being for
 you."

 I don't understand that statement at all.

 A good example of this plugin is a 3rd party version checker.  We can add
 a header "Version Check URL:"  The plugin doing the check can readily find
 *all* plugins that have this header and check those URLs for update info.
 I'm not sure how extensive plugin registration helps this process.

 For a specific use case, look at this: http://code.google.com/p/strider-
 core/
 This is a plugin framework I'm working on, that includes the
 aforementioned version checking.  There is no download under the "main"
 code section, but look in Downloads for a sample plugin that uses the
 framework.  (It makes more sense in context anyway....)

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