Joomla! Programmers Documentation

Installer plugin events are triggered when some routines are performed during the install process of extensions or when their update sites are downloaded.

onInstallerBeforePackageDownload¶

Description¶

This event will be executed before an installable package (zip file) of an extension (package, component, module, plugin, template, library) is downloaded. It allows plugins to modify the url or headers for the request.

Event Arguments¶

The event class \Joomla\CMS\Event\Installer\BeforePackageDownloadEvent has the following arguments:

• url - The url of the package.

• headers - The headers which are sent with the request.

Return Value¶

None.

Examples¶

public function onInstallerBeforePackageDownload(\Joomla\CMS\Event\Installer\BeforePackageDownloadEvent $event): void
{
    $event->updateUrl($event->getUrl() . '?auth=foo');
}

onInstallerBeforeUpdateSiteDownload¶

Description¶

This event will be executed before an update site is downloaded. It allows to modify the url or headers for the request.

Event Arguments¶

The event class \Joomla\CMS\Event\Installer\BeforeUpdateSiteDownloadEvent has the following arguments:

• url - The url of the update site.

• headers - The headers which are sent with the request.

Return Value¶

None.

Examples¶

public function onInstallerBeforeUpdateSiteDownload(\Joomla\CMS\Event\Installer\BeforeUpdateSiteDownloadEvent $event): void
{
    $event->updateUrl($event->getUrl() . '?auth=foo');
}