Continuing with the new LimeSurvey external module engine
see: www.limesurvey.org/forum/development/118...odule-system-for-ls4


it is now possible for any external developer to extends any LimeSurvey controllers class. No need anymore to use the events plugin system, you can just extends the core classes in the normal OOP way.

I've added a quick example with global settings:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/tree/de...admin/globalsettings

notice than any admin views/subviews can be overriden by just adding it in the view folder:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/tree/de...globalsettings/views

So now we have the basis for a SOLID way of extending LimeSurvey.

I'll write some documentation this afternoon.

Feel free to write some feedbacks and questions in this thread.

Nice. How this shoukd co exist with minor upgrades?

gabrieljenik: that the main point. You will never ever need anymore to modify the LS Core classes. You just extends them. It's just the very normal way to work in OOP: like LimeSurvey Core classes extend Yii Core Classes:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/tree/develop/application/core

Yes, I understand that.
I meant in terms of file locations. Need to go over the details, but sounded like overrides would be close to the original files. If i see correctly, they will be separated on modules, right?

Thanks

once everything is validated, I'll add a module folder in the upload directory.

about the link with "original files that can evolve", in general, when you extend a class you often use snippet with "parent::function()"

Exemple:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/85...roller.php#L200-L221

I've just added some documentation:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/tree/de...admin/globalsettings


gabrieljenik: you'll see I answer to your question in this part:
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/tree/de...enderwrappedtemplate