Script function

world.GetPluginInfo

Type

Method

Summary

Gets details about a specified plugin

Prototype

VARIANT GetPluginInfo(BSTR PluginID, short InfoType);

Description

Gets details about the specified plugin, identified by its unique ID.

You can obtain various "types" of information about the plugin by specifying an "InfoType".

If the InfoType given is out of range, NULL is returned. If the plugin does not exist, NULL is returned. (Use "IsNull" to test for this possibility).

You can obtain one of 25 "types" of information about the plugin by specifying an "InfoType". The possible InfoTypes are:

1: Name (string)
2: Author (string)
3: Description (long description) (string)
4: Script contents (string)
5: Script language (ie. vbscript, perlscript, jscript) (string)
6: Plugin file name (string)
7: Unique ID (string)
8: Purpose (short description) (string)
9: Number of triggers (long)
10: Number of aliases (long)
11: Number of timers (long)
12: Number of variables (long)
13: Date written (date)
14: Date modified (date)
15: Save state flag (boolean)
16: Scripting enabled? (boolean)
17: Enabled? (boolean)
18: Required MUSHclient version (double)
19: Version of plugin (double)
20: Directory that plugin resides in (string)
21: Evaluation order of plugin (long)
22: Date/time plugin installed (date)
23: During a CallPlugin call, the ID of the calling plugin (if any) (string)
24: Time spent on scripting in this plugin (seconds, double)
25: Plugin sequence number (short)

The evaluation order starts at 1, and increases by 1 for each plugin in the list of plugins (disabled or not).

Available in MUSHclient version 3.23 onwards.

VBscript example

world.note world.GetPluginInfo (world.GetPluginID, 8)

Jscript example

world.note (world.GetPluginInfo (world.GetPluginID, 8));

PerlScript example

$world->note ($world->GetPluginInfo ($world->GetPluginID, 8));

Python example

world.note (world.GetPluginInfo (world.GetPluginID, 8))

Lua example

Note (GetPluginInfo (GetPluginID (), 8))

Return value

The specified information about the plugin, as described above.
A NULL variant if the InfoType is not a valid type.
A NULL variant if the plugin is not installed.

See Also ...

Topics

Aliases
Arrays
Plugins
Scripting
Timers
Triggers
Variables

Functions

(BroadcastPlugin) Broadcasts a message to all installed plugins
(CallPlugin) Calls a routine in a plugin
(EnablePlugin) Enables or disables the specified plugin
(GetPluginID) Returns the 24-character ID of the current plugin
(GetPluginList) Gets a list of installed plugins.
(GetPluginName) Returns the name of the current plugin
(GetPluginTimerInfo) Gets details about a named timer for a specified plugin
(GetPluginTimerList) Gets the list of timers in a specified plugin
(GetPluginVariable) Gets the contents of a variable belonging to a plugin
(GetPluginVariableList) Gets the list of variables in a specified plugin
(IsPluginInstalled) Checks to see if a particular plugin is installed
(LoadPlugin) Loads a plugin from disk
(PluginSupports) Checks if a plugin supports a particular routine
(ReloadPlugin) Reloads an installed plugin
(SaveState) Saves the state of the current plugin
(UnloadPlugin) Unloads an installed plugin

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