Plugin: RemovePluginAndDependencies

[tmiranda]

This Plugin adds the ability to completely uninstall a Plugin AND all of its dependencies. It also provides the ability to search for and remove unused Plugins.

By default, when you remove a Plugin SageTV does not remove any "support" plugins that were also installed by the Plugin being removed. This can result in many unneeded Plugins remaining installed on your system. This Plugin allows you to optionally remove all of these unneeded Plugins.

When you select a Plugin that has unneeded dependencies you will be presented with the option to remove the Plugin and its dependencies:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/atta...5&d=1292787661

If the Plugin can't be removed because some other Plugin depends on it, you will be given the option to see what Plugins use it:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/atta...6&d=1292787671

If the Plugin does have dependencies you can see which are needed (and will not be uninstalled) and which are not (and will be uninstalled):

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/atta...7&d=1292787687

You also have the option to override the removal of Plugins:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/atta...8&d=1292787694

There is also an option added to the Plugin Options menu that allows you to search for and remove all unneeded Plugins. (No screenshot.) This is useful if you have installed and uninstalled many plugins.

[tmiranda]

Screenshots attached. If I were only smart enough to figure out how to imbed images in posts

[tmiranda]

I just found a bug in this. Sometimes it will show a Plugin dependency as not needed when it really is. When you try to uninstall the Plugin the needed dependency will not be removed, which is the correct thing to do...

[GKusnick]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

If I were only smart enough to figure out how to imbed images in posts

Host them elsewhere and use the image button on the toolbar to insert a link. Or else attach them as you've done here and right-click on the attachment link to get the URL for embedding via the image button.

[tmiranda]

Beta 0.5 available. I think I fixed the bug that I previously identified but I can't be 100% sure because of the possible complexity of Plugin inter dependencies. If you find bugs please let me know.

Tom

[Skirge01]

You mentioned this plugin today in a different thread, so I thought I'd give it a shot to find any unnecessary stuff. But, I can't seem to find this:

There is also an option added to the Plugin Options menu that allows you to search for and remove all unneeded Plugins.

I installed the plugin on both the client and the server and neither seems to have this option anywhere, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

[tmiranda]

You should see the option to "Remove Plugin and Dependencies" from the plugin manager options menu that appears when press Select.

[Skirge01]

I do see that, but I assume it's only for that particular plugin. The way you worded the part I quoted, I thought that this had the ability to search for any and all unneeded plugins, in a sort of batch mode. My bad.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Skirge01

I do see that, but I assume it's only for that particular plugin. The way you worded the part I quoted, I thought that this had the ability to search for any and all unneeded plugins, in a sort of batch mode. My bad.

Sorry, it doesn't search directly for unneeded plugins. What I recommend is starting on the UI Mod tab, remove what you don't want, then go to the Standard tab. That usually gets them all.

Alternatively go to All and work your way down the list.

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Sorry, it doesn't search directly for unneeded plugins. What I recommend is starting on the UI Mod tab, remove what you don't want, then go to the Standard tab. That usually gets them all.

Alternatively go to All and work your way down the list.

I went to the library tab and went one by one. I wound up removing about 4 or 5 things each on the client and then on the server and, so far, no issues have popped up. Thanks for the great "little" utility!

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Skirge01

I went to the library tab and went one by one. I wound up removing about 4 or 5 things each on the client and then on the server and, so far, no issues have popped up. Thanks for the great "little" utility!

You're welcome. It was a good way to brush up on recursive programming

[tmiranda]

New version available. Migrated hosting to BinTray. No change in functionality.