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 A Zend plugin is any class that is determined at runtime. A Zend plugin is any class that is determined at runtime.
  
-Although VuFind 2.0 provides a wide variety of plugins for a wide variety of purposes, they all follow certain basic patterns:+Although VuFind versions 2.x and later provide a wide variety of plugins for a wide variety of purposes, they all follow certain basic patterns:
  
   * Each family of plugins has a common interface and/or base class.   * Each family of plugins has a common interface and/or base class.
-  * Each family of plugins is loaded with the help of a [[development:architecture:zend_framework|Zend Framework]] service locator, which in turn can be obtained from the main [[http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.0/en/modules/zend.service-manager.intro.html|Service Manager]].+  * Each family of plugins is loaded with the help of a [[development:architecture:laminas|Zend Framework]] service locator, which in turn can be obtained from the main [[http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.0/en/modules/zend.service-manager.intro.html|Service Manager]].
   * Each plugin-specific service locator can be configured through its own section of module.config.php inside VuFind's main module (which can be overridden and extended through a [[development:architecture:customizing_vufind#modules|local custom module]]).   * Each plugin-specific service locator can be configured through its own section of module.config.php inside VuFind's main module (which can be overridden and extended through a [[development:architecture:customizing_vufind#modules|local custom module]]).
   * Each family of plugins lives in its own namespace, but VuFind can be configured to load custom plugins from other places.   * Each family of plugins lives in its own namespace, but VuFind can be configured to load custom plugins from other places.
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 All of the specific details for each plugin type can be found in the [[:development|VuFind 2.x Developer Manual]]. All of the specific details for each plugin type can be found in the [[:development|VuFind 2.x Developer Manual]].
  
 +:!: In some cases [[development:code_generators|code generators]] can be used to automate parts of the procedures described below.
 ===== Creating a New Plugin ===== ===== Creating a New Plugin =====
  
development/plugins/general_information.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/03 20:08 by demiankatz