\Cake\CorePlugin

load()

load(string|array  $plugin, array  $config = array()) : void

Loads a plugin and optionally loads bootstrapping, routing files or runs an initialization function.

Plugins only need to be loaded if you want bootstrapping/routes/cli commands to be exposed. If your plugin does not expose any of these features you do not need to load them.

This method does not configure any autoloaders. That must be done separately either through composer, or your own code during config/bootstrap.php.

Examples:

Plugin::load('DebugKit')

Will load the DebugKit plugin and will not load any bootstrap nor route files. However, the plugin will be part of the framework default routes, and have its CLI tools (if any) available for use.

Plugin::load('DebugKit', ['bootstrap' => true, 'routes' => true])

Will load the bootstrap.php and routes.php files.

Plugin::load('DebugKit', ['bootstrap' => false, 'routes' => true])

Will load routes.php file but not bootstrap.php

Plugin::load('FOC/Authenticate')

Will load plugin from plugins/FOC/Authenticate.

It is also possible to load multiple plugins at once. Examples:

Plugin::load(['DebugKit', 'ApiGenerator'])

Will load the DebugKit and ApiGenerator plugins.

Plugin::load(['DebugKit', 'ApiGenerator'], ['bootstrap' => true])

Will load bootstrap file for both plugins

  Plugin::load([
    'DebugKit' => ['routes' => true],
    'ApiGenerator'
    ],
    ['bootstrap' => true])

Will only load the bootstrap for ApiGenerator and only the routes for DebugKit

Configuration options

• bootstrap - array - Whether or not you want the $plugin/config/bootstrap.php file loaded.
• routes - boolean - Whether or not you want to load the $plugin/config/routes.php file.
• ignoreMissing - boolean - Set to true to ignore missing bootstrap/routes files.
• path - string - The path the plugin can be found on. If empty the default plugin path (App.pluginPaths) will be used.
• classBase - The path relative to path which contains the folders with class files. Defaults to "src".
• autoload - boolean - Whether or not you want an autoloader registered. This defaults to false. The framework assumes you have configured autoloaders using composer. However, if your application source tree is made up of plugins, this can be a useful option.

Parameters

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\MissingPluginException

if the folder for the plugin to be loaded is not found

loadAll()

loadAll(array  $options = array()) : void

Will load all the plugins located in the default plugin folder.

If passed an options array, it will be used as a common default for all plugins to be loaded It is possible to set specific defaults for each plugins in the options array. Examples:

 Plugin::loadAll([
     ['bootstrap' => true],
     'DebugKit' => ['routes' => true],
 ]);

The above example will load the bootstrap file for all plugins, but for DebugKit it will only load the routes file and will not look for any bootstrap script.

If a plugin has been loaded already, it will not be reloaded by loadAll().

Parameters

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\MissingPluginException

path()

path(string  $name) : string

Returns the filesystem path for a plugin

Parameters

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\MissingPluginException

if the folder for plugin was not found or plugin has not been loaded

Returns

path to the plugin folder

classPath()

classPath(string  $name) : string

Returns the filesystem path for plugin's folder containing class folders.

Parameters

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\MissingPluginException

If plugin has not been loaded.

Returns

Path to the plugin folder container class folders.

configPath()

configPath(string  $name) : string

Returns the filesystem path for plugin's folder containing config files.

Parameters

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\MissingPluginException

If plugin has not been loaded.

Returns

Path to the plugin folder container config files.

bootstrap()

bootstrap(string  $name) : mixed

Loads the bootstrapping files for a plugin, or calls the initialization setup in the configuration

Parameters

Returns

routes()

routes(string|null  $name = null) : boolean

Loads the routes file for a plugin, or all plugins configured to load their respective routes file.

If you need fine grained control over how routes are loaded for plugins, you can use \Cake\Core\Cake\Routing\RouteBuilder::loadPlugin()

Parameters

Returns

isLoaded()

isLoaded(string  $plugin) : boolean

Check whether or not a plugin is loaded.

Parameters

Returns

loaded()

loaded(string|null  $plugin = null) : boolean|array

Return a list of loaded plugins.

If a plugin name is provided, the return value will be a bool indicating whether or not the named plugin is loaded. This usage is deprecated. Instead you should use Plugin::isLoaded($name)

Parameters

Returns

Boolean true if $plugin is already loaded. If $plugin is null, returns a list of plugins that have been loaded

unload()

unload(string|null  $plugin = null) : void

Forgets a loaded plugin or all of them if first parameter is null

Parameters

getCollection()

getCollection() : \Cake\Core\PluginCollection

Get the shared plugin collection.

This method should generally not be used during application runtime as plugins should be set during Application startup.

Returns

_includeFile()

_includeFile(string  $file, boolean  $ignoreMissing = false) : mixed

Include file, ignoring include error if needed if file is missing

Parameters

Returns