This plugin provides an easy way to install plugins from a github account (predefined)

Requirements

• the function "shell_exec()" must be enabled on the server
• git must be installed and configured on the server in order to use the git functionality (you can still install plugins from archives!)

Installation

• Clone from github : in your plugin directory type git clone git://github.com/josegonzalez/cakephp-github-plugin-plugin.git github_plugin
• Add as a git submodule : in your plugin directory type git submodule add git://github.com/josegonzalez/cakephp-github-plugin-plugin.git github_plugin
• Download an archive from github and extract it in /plugins/github_plugin

Features

• List installed plugins
• View available plugins
• Search available plugins
• Install plugin as a git submodule
• Install plugin from a zip archive via github
• Update all git plugin submodules
• Update a specific git plugin submodule

Usage

In command-line, run "cake github_plugin" and follow the prompts

TODO

• Installing from plugin archive cache where possible
• Moving cache files to their own folder
• Configuring the github user with which the plugin interacts with
• Install plugin from a specified archive
• Install plugin from a search
• Browse available plugins
• Updating plugins installed via archive
• Updating plugin from an archive install to a git submodule install
• Removing plugin installed as submodule
• Remove plugin installed as zip archive
• Copy plugin from another project
• Archive an installed plugin
• Upload an installed plugin to some server
• Interface with the thoughtglade plugin server
• Provide the ability to archive all plugins at will
• Retain metadata for each plugin in it's installation folder
• SVN Functionality