[openupload-devel] New Plugin: groupfiles

[Jochen D. <jo...@co...>]

Hey Alessandro,

Here is the second plugin I've created. This one provides access to a file
for a whole group. When the plugin is enabled for a certain user, this user
can select one or more groups that can have access to the file.

Users in said groups will see that file in their file list can see the
details and download the file. The plugin implements the fileList,
uploadOptions, uploadConfirm and fileDetails actions.

I have made some changes to files.inc.php, more specifically in fileList and
fileDetails:
fileList: the plugin gets an array in which count, rows, offset and the file
list are passed. In the same array, the additional file list from the plugin
and the total number of additional files from the plugin are passed back
through the same array. This way the file list can be reconstructed with the
files from the plugins appended to the original file list. Pagination should
continue to work.

fileDetails: the plugin can manipulate the finfo array, before access to the
file details are checked. This was done specifically to allow the groupfiles
plugin to let the user see files that are not his, but visible to his group.
Ther might be a more elegant way to do this, but I couldn't immediately find
one. Furthermore, the file options can be manipulated by the plugins and the
fileDetails method will save them back to the database. This allows plugins
to alter the file_options even after the file has been uploaded (which I
think would be a good overall feature).

I might have overstepped some design philosophies you had for OpenUpload to
implement this plugin, let me know how it works out for you. As always, I'm
happy to make changes to let it fit better with what you had in mind.

enjoy
jochen