Re: Overriding plugin functionality in app

Which plugin?

Burt

On Monday 06 July 2009 12:43:37 am altosz wrote:
>
> Thanks for your answers,
>
> it is what I wanted. I'll try to modify plugin functionality via extending
> plugin metaclass in Bootstrap and if it works and plugin's author is happy
> with it I would commit to common repository - otherwise such extension will
> leave in my app only.
>
>
> nycsailor wrote:
> >
> > I'm not absolutely sure, but I'm pretty sure the Bootstrap is started
> > after the plugins load (which is evident by Hibernate being available).
> >
> > You could probably do what you want in there.
> >
> > On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 10:07 -0700, altosz wrote:
> >> So I should create my own plugin which is loaded after the original
> >> plugin
> >> and there override the functionality I need?
> >>
> >> But still is it possible to override the functionality of the plugins not
> >> messing with other plugins? Just in the application structure. And if it
> >> is
> >> ok I should better create a patch to the plugin then issue another one.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> nycsailor wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible with what you want to do, that you can create a plugin
> >> > that modifies the other plugin through MetaProgramming. Groovy is very
> >> > flexible when it comes to modifying objects and classes and grails
> >> > allows you to specify plugins that need to be loaded before yours.
> >> >
> >> > I'm not sure what you want to do, but this might be the easiest.
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, 2009-07-05 at 09:36 -0700, altosz wrote:
> >> >> Good day, Grails and plugin developers,
> >> >>
> >> >> I've encountered the following question when developing an app. I have
> >> a
> >> >> plugin and would like to override (expand) it functionality. How
> >> should
> >> >> it
> >> >> be done?
> >> >>
> >> >> 1. Is it possible to create the same class in app plugin folder?
> >> Whould
> >> >> it
> >> >> override the same class of the plugin?
> >> >> 2. Or the only way is to modify plugin code?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >> Alexei