Smarty

[Cloggs]

I use the _get_plugin_filepath in my plugins to pull in other plugins using the same mechanism the standard Smarty modifier date_format uses.

Since installing 2.6.2 I have run in a referencing problem and now need to use $smarty->call _get_plugin_filepath when the plugin is called from a compiled template and $this->call _get_plugin_filepath when the plugin is called by the Smarty compiler.

Appears that when the compiler is called the $smarty variable is not available to the custom plugin but $this is. This is easily demonstrated by using the force_compile property and using the isset() function.

[messju]

if your plugin is a modifier, then it's always $smarty->_get_plugin_filepath() (that changed from $this to $smarty in Smarty 2.6.0)

but modifier's are never included by the compiler, so it's *always* $smarty and should be no problem.

if your plugin is anything else than a modifier, then you get a reference to $smarty as function-parameter. in this case you should require the other plugin *inside* the plugin-function, not outside. (like function.html_select_date.php does it, for example).

[Cloggs]

Thanks, changed the require_once to inside the function thus removing the need for my workaround.

Maybe is would be useful to add your guidance to the manual page 'http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/plugins.writing.php'