How to install component and route plugin in one package?

Question

I have created custom component and a route plugin for Joomla 1.5 to to provide SEO URLs for my component and also articles and categories which are not menu tied. Now I hav

Answer 1

There is a easier method.

What is a package?

A package is a extension that is used to install multiple extensions in one go.

How do I create a package?

A package extension is created by zipping all zip files of the extensions together with a xml manifest file. For example if you have a package composed by:

• component helloworld
• module helloworld
• library helloworld
• system plugin helloworld
• template helloworld

The package should have the following tree in your zipfile:

-- pkg_helloworld.xml
 -- packages <dir>
     |-- com_helloworld.zip
     |-- mod_helloworld.zip
     |-- lib_helloworld.zip
     |-- plg_sys_helloworld.zip
     |-- tpl_helloworld.zip

The pkg_helloworld.xml could have the following contents:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <extension type="package" version="1.6">
 <name>Hello World Package</name>
 <author>Hello World Package Team</author>
 <creationDate>May 2012</creationDate>
 <packagename>helloworld</packagename>
 <version>1.0.0</version>
 <url>http://www.yoururl.com/</url>
 <packager>Hello World Package Team</packager>
 <packagerurl>http://www.yoururl.com/</packagerurl>
 <description>Example package to combine multiple extensions</description>
 <update>http://www.updateurl.com/update</update>
 <files folder="packages">
   <file type="component" id="helloworld" >com_helloworld.zip</file>
   <file type="module" id="helloworld" client="site">mod_helloworld.zip</file>
   <file type="library" id="helloworld">lib_helloworld.zip</file>
   <file type="plugin" id="helloworld" group="system">plg_sys_helloworld.zip</file>
   <file type="template" id="helloworld" client="site">tpl_helloworld.zip</file>
 </files>
 </extension>

Answer 2

When any extension installed Joomla triggers an event 'com_yourcomponent_install()' to your install file, which you have mentioned in xml file.

write a function com_yourcomponent_install in which get the path of plugin folder and install it

$installer =  new JInstaller();
// Install the packages
$installer->install($pluginPath);

For example

1. in you xml file install.mycomponent.php
2. and in install.mycomponent.php there should be a function com_mycomponent_install()

3. this function will contain the code as

   $installer = new JInstaller(); // Install the packages $installer->install($pluginPath);