/**
* Installs any new plugins
*/
public function install_new_plugins($dbplugins, $plugin_class_directory)
{
global $CFG;
// instantiate the assmgr db
$dbc = new ilp_db();
// get all the currently installed evidence resource types
$plugins = ilp_records_to_menu($dbplugins, 'id', 'name');
// get the folder contents of the resource plugin directory
$files = scandir($plugin_class_directory);
foreach ($files as $file) {
// look for plugins
if (preg_match('/^([a-z_]+)\\.php$/i', $file, $matches)) {
if (!in_array($matches[1], $plugins)) {
// include the class
require_once $plugin_class_directory . '/' . $file;
// instantiate the object
$class = basename($file, ".php");
$pluginobj = new $class();
// update the resource_types table
$id = $dbc->create_plugin($pluginobj->get_plugin_table(), $pluginobj->get_name());
// any additional functions that must be carried that are specific to a child class can be carried out in the install function
$pluginobj->install($id);
}
}
}
}
