Best way for a plugin to interact with another plugin? [SSH.koplugin]

kodermike · 06-20-2025, 11:37 PM

I have a plugin I've been working on, and one of the things it does is disable the SSH plugin (along with a bunch of other things, of course). What I discovered in a no-duh moment was that if dropbear is running when the plugin is disabled, dropbear just keeps running. Fun times can ensue.

Is there a good way to call a function in another plugin? I know outright killing dropbear if it's running kills the pid, and that's what I have at the moment, but that feels so dirty. Is using userpatch from within a plugin a better idea, so I can access the function for ssh to stop? Or is using userpatch from a plugin frowned on?

Thanks!

hius07 · 06-21-2025, 12:41 AM

Every plugin has an access to the parent module (FM or Reader) as self.ui.
The parent has an access to any plugin as self.plugin_name.
Finally, a plugin can call other plugin's method as self.ui.plugin_name:method_name.

kodermike · 06-21-2025, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hius07

Finally, a plugin can call other plugin's method as self.ui.plugin_name:method_name.

Thank you!

06-20-2025, 11:37 PM	#1
kodermike Member Posts: 15 Karma: 60 Join Date: Dec 2024 Location: PNW, US Device: kobo	Best way for a plugin to interact with another plugin? [SSH.koplugin] I have a plugin I've been working on, and one of the things it does is disable the SSH plugin (along with a bunch of other things, of course). What I discovered in a no-duh moment was that if dropbear is running when the plugin is disabled, dropbear just keeps running. Fun times can ensue. Is there a good way to call a function in another plugin? I know outright killing dropbear if it's running kills the pid, and that's what I have at the moment, but that feels so dirty. Is using userpatch from within a plugin a better idea, so I can access the function for ssh to stop? Or is using userpatch from a plugin frowned on? Thanks!

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06-21-2025, 12:41 AM	#2
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 3592925 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle	Every plugin has an access to the parent module (FM or Reader) as self.ui. The parent has an access to any plugin as self.plugin_name. Finally, a plugin can call other plugin's method as self.ui.plugin_name:method_name.

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