Updater

Implements DatabaseAwareInterface

Updater Class

since

1.7.0

package

Joomla CMS

Methods

__construct

Constructor

__construct( basepath = __DIR__,  classprefix = 'JoomlaCMSUpdaterAdapter',  adapterfolder = 'Adapter') : 
since

3.1

Arguments

basepath

stringBase Path of the adapters

classprefix

stringClass prefix of adapters

adapterfolder

stringName of folder to append to base path

Response

mixed

def

Sets a default value if not already assigned

def( property,  default = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 7.0 Defining dynamic properties should not be used anymore

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

default

mixedThe default value.

Response

mixed

findUpdates

Finds the update for an extension. Any discovered updates are stored in the #__updates table.

findUpdates(int|array eid,  cacheTimeout,  minimumStability = self::STABILITY_STABLE,  includeCurrent = false) : 
since

1.7.0

Arguments

eid

int|array<string|int, mixed>Extension Identifier or list of Extension Identifiers; if zero use all sites

cacheTimeout

intHow many seconds to cache update information; if zero, force reload the update information

minimumStability

intMinimum stability for the updates; 0=dev, 1=alpha, 2=beta, 3=rc, 4=stable

includeCurrent

boolShould I include the current version in the results?

Response

boolTrue if there are updates

get

Returns a property of the object or the default value if the property is not set.

get( property,  default = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::getProperties()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 7.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

default

mixedThe default value.

Response

mixedThe value of the property.

getAdapter

Get an update adapter instance

getAdapter( name, mixed||string|int options = []) : \Joomla\CMS\Updater\UpdateAdapter
throws

InvalidArgumentException

since

6.0.0

Arguments

name

stringAdapter name

options

array<string|int, mixed>Adapter options

Response

UpdateAdapter

getAdapters

Gets a list of available update adapters.

getAdapters(mixed||string|int options = [], mixed||string|int custom = []) : string||string|int
since

3.4

Arguments

options

array<string|int, mixed>An array of options to inject into the adapter

custom

array<string|int, mixed>Array of custom update adapters

Response

array<string|int, string>An array of the class names of available install adapters.

getAvailableUpdates

Returns available updates

getAvailableUpdates( eid,  minimumStability = self::STABILITY_STABLE) : mixed||string|int

Arguments

eid

int

minimumStability

string

Response

array<string|int, mixed>

getInstance

Returns a reference to the global Installer object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

getInstance() : \Joomla\CMS\Updater\Updater
static
since

1.7.0

Response

UpdaterAn installer object

getProperties

Returns an associative array of object properties.

getProperties( public = true) : mixed||string|int
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::get()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 7.0 Create a proper getter function for the property

Arguments

public

boolIf true, returns only the public properties.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>

getSitesWithUpdates

Returns the IDs of the update sites with cached updates

getSitesWithUpdates( timestamp) : mixed||string|int
since

3.6.0

Arguments

timestamp

intOptional. If set, only update sites checked before $timestamp will be taken into account.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>The IDs of the update sites with cached updates

getUpdateObjectsForSite

Loads the contents of an update site record $updateSite and returns the update objects

getUpdateObjectsForSite(mixed||string|int updateSite,  minimumStability = self::STABILITY_STABLE,  includeCurrent = false) : mixed||string|int
since

3.6.0

Arguments

updateSite

array<string|int, mixed>The update site record to process

minimumStability

intMinimum stability for the returned update records

includeCurrent

boolShould I also include the current version?

Response

array<string|int, mixed>The update records. Empty array if no updates are found.

getUpdateSites

Returns the update site records for an extension with ID $eid. If $eid is zero all enabled update sites records will be returned.

getUpdateSites( eid) : mixed||string|int
since

3.6.0

Arguments

eid

intThe extension ID to fetch.

Response

array<string|int, mixed>

loadAdapters

Discover all adapters in the adapterfolder path

loadAdapters() : 
since

6.0.0

Response

void

set

Modifies a property of the object, creating it if it does not already exist.

set( property,  value = null) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 7.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

property

stringThe name of the property.

value

mixedThe value of the property to set.

Response

mixedPrevious value of the property.

setAdapter

Set an adapter by name

setAdapter( name, \Joomla\CMS\Updater\UpdateAdapter|string adapter) : 
since

6.0.0

Arguments

name

stringAdapter name

adapter

UpdateAdapter|stringAdapter object or class name

Response

boolTrue if successful

setProperties

Set the object properties based on a named array/hash.

setProperties( properties) : 
inherited deprecated
since

1.7.0

see CMSObject::set()
deprecated

4.3.0 will be removed in 7.0 Create a proper setter function for the property

Arguments

properties

mixedEither an associative array or another object.

Response

bool

updateLastCheckTimestamp

Update the last check timestamp of an update site

updateLastCheckTimestamp( updateSiteId) : 
since

3.6.0

Arguments

updateSiteId

intThe update site ID to mark as just checked

Response

void

Constants

STABILITY_DEV

Development snapshots, nightly builds, pre-release versions and so on

Value 0
since

3.4

Type(s)

int

STABILITY_ALPHA

Alpha versions (work in progress, things are likely to be broken)

Value 1
since

3.4

Type(s)

int

STABILITY_BETA

Beta versions (major functionality in place, show-stopper bugs are likely to be present)

Value 2
since

3.4

Type(s)

int

STABILITY_RC

Release Candidate versions (almost stable, minor bugs might be present)

Value 3
since

3.4

Type(s)

int

STABILITY_STABLE

Stable versions (production quality code)

Value 4
since

3.4

Type(s)

int

Properties

instance

Updater instance container.

static
since

1.7.3

Type(s)

Updater

adapters

Array of installer adapters

since

6.0.0

Type(s)

array<string|int, string>|array<string|int, UpdateAdapter>

classprefix

Adapter Class Prefix

since

6.0.0

Type(s)

string

adapterfolder

Base Path for the installer adapters

since

6.0.0

Type(s)

string