[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:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  Plugins                 |     Version:  3.4.2
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by TJNowell):

 Noting that my comment updates were not carried over by PRBot.
 Specifically

 Even then, why not use a line in the plugin header?

 {{{
 <?php
 /**
  * Plugin Name:  Foo
  * Requires Plugins: Bar, Gutenberg
  * Requires PHP: 7.2.0
  * etc...
 }}}

 We already have code and precedents for this covering PHP and WordPress
 versions, and we have a widespread syntax for version handling that
 `composer` `npm` `yarn` `bundler` and many other package managers already
 use, e.g. `gutenberg@~10.0`.

 This also avoids the future issue of a `plugin.json` being introduced that
 duplicates this further should the plugin information be moved out of the
 PHP header, or issues is a JS tool uses the generic `dependencies.json`
 filename.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22316#comment:96>
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