Plugin_Upgrader::plugin_info(): string|false
- Since
- 2.8.0
- Source
wp-admin/includes/class-plugin-upgrader.php:530
Description
This isn't used internally in the class, but is called by the skins.
Compatibility
- WordPress
- since 2.8.0
- PHP
- 7.4–8.6-dev
- 6.7.7
- 6.8.8
- 6.9.7
- 7.0.4
- 7.1.0
Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.
Return value
string|false- The full path to the main plugin file, or false.
Performance profile
How much work a call to Plugin_Upgrader::plugin_info() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.
- Cost class
- Light
- Scaling
- Constant
- Instructions
- 4–25
- Plugin surface
- None
- Called by
- 0
Only touches the object cache, via wp_cache_get().
No loop in the body: the same number of instructions runs whatever you pass in.
Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 28.
Nothing here hands control to plugin code.
Nothing in core calls this; the cost is only what you spend yourself.
What it touches
- cacheobject cache
wp_cache_get()one call below Plugin_Upgrader::plugin_info()
Further down the call graph this can also reach hook, query, option, serialize and transient. Those are the worst case, several calls deep and usually down an error path, not what a normal call pays.
What one call costs · 3 distinct outcomes
One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost Plugin_Upgrader::plugin_info() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.
| When | Instructions | Calls it makes |
|---|---|---|
| always | 4–7 | none |
!empty($value) && empty($plugin) | 16 | get_plugins() |
!empty($value) && !empty($plugin) | 25 | get_plugins(), array_keys() |
Across PHP versions
Compiles the same on PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6-dev: 28 instructions, 4–25 executed per call, 3 branches. The work does not change between versions.
An instruction is not a fixed amount of time, so a matching count is not necessarily the same speed; what it rules out is a difference in the work itself.
Uses · 1
- get_plugins()Checks the plugins directory and retrieve all plugin files with plugin data.
Source code
public function plugin_info() { if ( ! is_array( $this->result ) ) { return false; } if ( empty( $this->result['destination_name'] ) ) { return false; } // Ensure to pass with leading slash. $plugin = get_plugins( '/' . $this->result['destination_name'] ); if ( empty( $plugin ) ) { return false; } // Assume the requested plugin is the first in the list. $plugin_files = array_keys( $plugin ); return $this->result['destination_name'] . '/' . $plugin_files[0]; }Changelog
Introduced in 2.8.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.
About this page
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