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MDL-8973 improved auth plugin docs

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skodak 2007-03-23 11:26:23 +00:00
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@ -117,9 +117,16 @@ get_auth_plugin() that does the work for you:
Auth plugin classes are pretty basic and should be extending auth_plugin_base class. Auth plugin classes are pretty basic and should be extending auth_plugin_base class.
They contain the same functions that were previously in each plugin's lib.php file, They contain the same functions that were previously in each plugin's lib.php file,
but refactored to become class methods, and tweaked to reference the plugin's instantiated config but refactored to become class methods, and tweaked to reference the plugin's instantiated
to get at the settings, rather than the global $CFG variable. config to get at the settings, rather than the global $CFG variable.
When creating new plugins you can either extend the abstract auth_plugin_base class
(defined in lib/authlib.php) or create a new one and implement all methods from
auth_plugin_base.
The new plugin architecture allows creating of more advanced types such as custom SSO
without the need to patch login and logout pages (see prelogin_hook() and prelogout_hook()
methods in existing plugins).
Configuration Configuration
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