diff --git a/plugins/example/example.js b/plugins/example/example.js
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--- a/plugins/example/example.js
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-function example(value) {
- alert("Value saved: " + value);
-}
diff --git a/plugins/example/init.php b/plugins/example/init.php
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--- a/plugins/example/init.php
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-host = $host;
-
- $host->add_hook($host::HOOK_PREFS_TAB, $this);
- }
-
- function save() {
- $example_value = db_escape_string($_POST["example_value"]);
-
- $this->host->set($this, "example", $example_value);
-
- echo "Value set to $example_value";
- }
-
- function get_prefs_js() {
- return file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . "/example.js");
- }
-
- function hook_prefs_tab($args) {
- if ($args != "prefPrefs") return;
-
- print "
";
-
- print "
";
-
-// print_r($this->host->set($this, "example", rand(0,100)));
-// print_r($this->host->get_all($this));
-
- $value = $this->host->get($this, "example");
-
- print "
";
-
- print "
"; #pane
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/example_api/init.php b/plugins/example_api/init.php
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--- a/plugins/example_api/init.php
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-host = $host;
-
- $host->add_api_method("example_testmethod", $this);
- }
-
- function example_testmethod() {
- return array(API::STATUS_OK, array("current_time" => time()));
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/example_article/init.js b/plugins/example_article/init.js
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index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/plugins/example_article/init.php b/plugins/example_article/init.php
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index 69902cbf1..000000000
--- a/plugins/example_article/init.php
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-host = $host;
-
- $host->add_hook($host::HOOK_RENDER_ARTICLE, $this);
- }
-
- function get_prefs_js() {
- return file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) . "/init.js");
- }
-
- function hook_render_article($article) {
- $article["content"] = "Content changed: " . $article["content"];
-
- return $article;
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/example_feed/init.php b/plugins/example_feed/init.php
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--- a/plugins/example_feed/init.php
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-host = $host;
-
- $host->add_hook($host::HOOK_FEED_PARSED, $this);
- }
-
- function hook_feed_parsed($feed) {
- _debug("I'm a little feed short and stout, here's my title: " . $feed->get_title());
- _debug("... here's my link element: " . $feed->get_link());
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/example_routing/init.php b/plugins/example_routing/init.php
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index a7b19d787..000000000
--- a/plugins/example_routing/init.php
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@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-host = $host;
-
- $host->add_handler("test", "example", $this);
- $host->add_handler("public", "getunread", $this);
- }
-
- function getunread() {
- print rand(0,100); # yeah right
- }
-
- function example() {
- print "example method called";
- }
-
- function csrf_ignore($method) {
- return true;
- }
-
- function before($method) {
- return true;
- }
-
- function after() {
- return true;
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>
diff --git a/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php b/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php
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--- a/plugins/example_vfeed/init.php
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-host = $host;
-
- $this->dummy_id = $host->add_feed(-1, 'Dummy feed', 'images/pub_set.svg', $this);
- }
-
- function get_unread($feed_id) {
- return 1234;
- }
-
- function get_headlines($feed_id, $options) {
- $qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines(-4,
- $options['limit'],
- $options['view_mode'], $options['cat_view'],
- $options['search'],
- $options['search_mode'],
- $options['override_order'],
- $options['offset'],
- $options['owner_uid'],
- $options['filter'],
- $options['since_id'],
- $options['include_children']);
-
- $qfh_ret[1] = 'Dummy feed';
-
- return $qfh_ret;
- }
-
- function api_version() {
- return 2;
- }
-
-}
-?>