default values for plugin parameters

Hi
I developped a plugin with default parameters declared this way:

[code:1] <params>
<param name="@spacer" type="spacer" label="Credits:" default="This plugin was created by Thierry Chen for POSTGATE enterprises" description="" />
<param name="@spacer" type="spacer" label="License:" default="This plugin is distributed under a limited GNU/GPL license and cannot be modified to work with anything else outside of the Community Builder suite supported by the Joomlapolis.com site" description="" />
<param name="@spacer" type="spacer" label="Parameters:" default="Please look at the relevant tab for additional parameters" description="" />
<param name="thumbs_width" type="text" default="76" label="Profile thumbs width" description="Profile thumbs width for portfolios images. Live empty to avoid resizing" />
<param name="no_image" type="text" default="components/com_comprofiler/plugin/user/plug_profileimage/images/no-image-76x76.jpg" label="No image file url" description="No image file url(from Joomla root)" />
<param name="pi_folder" type="text" default="images/comprofiler/profileimage" label="Images folder" description="Where profile images are stored. Each directory represents an og the 9 items. Each jpg file in folders represents a value for the item" />
</params>
[/code:1]

The problem is that this default values are written in database only after a user goes to the plugin manager and saves the plugin once (even setting no parameters).
Is there an issue ?

Not really an issue.

Your plugin should have default values set for each parameter.

Look at CB Gallery plugin for examples.

You don't see default values in that statement ? :

[code:1]<param name="thumbs_width" type="text" default="76" label="Profile thumbs width" description="Profile thumbs width for portfolios images. Live empty to avoid resizing" />
[/code:1]

Default value "76" is takes effect only when some administrator saves the plugin once in backend.

kmchen wrote:

You don't see default values in that statement ? :

[code:1]<param name="thumbs_width" type="text" default="76" label="Profile thumbs width" description="Profile thumbs width for portfolios images. Live empty to avoid resizing" />
[/code:1]

Default value "76" is takes effect only when some administrator saves the plugin once in backend.

In your php file you should have something like this:

[code:1]$params->get('thumbs_width', 76)[/code:1]

This way when your code actually uses the parameter it will default to same 76 value in case the parameter is not set in database.

Thanks a lot Nick. It works that way.

But isn't it a little heavy to have default definitions in xml and php files ? Each time one wants to modifie a default value he has to replace all occurences in whole files...:sick:

kmchen wrote:

Thanks a lot Nick. It works that way.

But isn't it a little heavy to have default definitions in xml and php files ? Each time one wants to modifie a default value he has to replace all occurences in whole files...:sick:

Well, that's how things currently work.

Pretty sure that Joomla has similar concept (could be wrong, but think so).