Most of the functionality provided by this tool (typically the
validation and actual deployment of the plugin package) has been moved
to the core level. So this is becoming just a thin wrapper and user
interface for installing new plugins via the administration UI.
Also fixes MDL-49600 as we no longer keep the unzipped contents of the
packages in the persistent temp directories.
Previously, the acknowledgement was required only when installing
plugins from the ZIP file. It is valid when installing plugins from the
Plugins directory, too. So we display it at the validator page now to
make sure it is displayed in both cases.
There is no need to require the admin to check the acknowledgement box
now. We do not do that anywhere in admin UI (and there are more
dangerous operations than installing a plugin). Admins still can deploy
plugins manually without this tool anyway. And at the end, they are
admins. They should know what they are doing. Simply displaying the
acknowledgement message before they click the install button is enough.
Now we allow the plugin type left unselected and we attempt to
auto-detect it. Only when the auto-detection fails, the admin has to
manually select the type of the plugin.
The script validate.php expects a ZIP file stored in a temporary
location. It extracts the ZIP (optionally renaming the root directory)
and executes the validator. Then it renders the validator log messages
and continue buttons.
David Mudrák