[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15536: Introduce register_plugin

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#15536: Introduce register_plugin
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 Reporter:  filosofo     |       Owner:  filosofo        
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release  
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:                  
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch, close
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Comment(by filosofo):

 Replying to [comment:1 westi]:
 > Why?

 For the reasons mentioned:
  * Plugins ''all'' have to repeat the same code, sometimes less
 effectively than we would desire.  And code duplication is not desirable.
  * Plugins often initialize at the wrong point (too early or too late).
 This takes care of it for them.

 Note that your example only works for static methods in `MyPlugin`.  To
 actually instantiate, you have to do something like the following:

 {{{
 function load_my_plugin()
 {
    global $my_great_plugin;
    $my_great_plugin = new MyPlugin;
 }

 add_action('plugins_loaded', 'load_my_plugin');
 }}}

 The current API requires ''practically every single plugin'' to repeat
 this type of code.

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