[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22316: Plugin Dependencies (Yet Another Plugin Dependencies Ticket)

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#22316: Plugin Dependencies (Yet Another Plugin Dependencies Ticket)
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 Reporter:  Viper007Bond  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins       |     Version:  3.4.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |
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Comment (by Viper007Bond):

 Replying to [comment:28 MikeSchinkel]:
 > Another question to ponder is: ''"How much overhead does each plugin add
 vs. using require() or a class auto-loader?"''  Will 100 plugins being
 activated slow down a site vs. `require()`ing   100 PHP files?  If so, we
 may seriously consider a "library" concept instead of or in addition to
 plugin dependencies.

 Why don't you test and see? ;)

 Active plugins being loaded are just done via an <code>include()</code> or
 <code>require()</code>. There's basically no difference. For that matter
 the include itself has a trivial amount of overhead.

 As the saying goes, it's quality not quantity. You could run 500 plugins
 if you wanted to.

 But this is off-topic from this ticket. :)

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