ModulesInfo::getModuleInfoVerbose() method

Returns a verbose array of information for a Module

This is the same as what’s returned by Modules::getModuleInfo() except that it has the following additional properties:

  • versionStr (string): formatted module version string.
  • file (string): module filename from PW installation root, or false when it can't be found.
  • core (bool): true when module is a core module, false when not.
  • author (string): module author, when specified.
  • summary (string): summary of what this module does.
  • href (string): URL to module details (when specified).
  • permissions (array): permissions installed by this module, associative array ('permission - name' => 'Description').
  • page (array): definition of page to create for Process module (see Process class)

Usage

// basic usage
$array = $modulesInfo->getModuleInfoVerbose($class);

// usage with all arguments
$array = $modulesInfo->getModuleInfoVerbose($class, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
classstring, Module, int

May be class name, module instance, or module ID

options (optional)array

Optional options to modify behavior of what gets returned:

  • noCache (bool): prevents use of cache to retrieve the module info
  • noInclude (bool): prevents include() of the module file, applicable only if it hasn't already been included

Return value

array

Associative array of module information

See Also


ModulesInfo methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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