elgg/community_web_services

Provides web services for use on the Elgg community site.

Web services for the Elgg community site, _(*1)

Elgg version check

This web service supports Elgg sites checking if there is a newer version available for download at elgg.org., _(*2)

Name

elgg.update.check, _(*3)

Parameters

• version: The Elgg version string

Response

The version string for the newest release in that series, _(*4)

Community plugins update check

Check if there are newer versions of an Elgg site's plugins available on the Elgg community site., _(*5)

Name

plugins.update.check, _(*6)

Parameters

• plugins: An array of plugin id strings. The plugin id string is the md5 hash of the plugin directory name, plugin version, and the plugin author name.
• version: Elgg version string

Response

Array of new plugin versions available for download:, _(*7)

[
  {
    "plugin_id": <plugin 1 id>,
    "plugin_name": <plugin 1 name>,
    "plugin_version": <plugin 1 verson string>,
    "plugin_url": <plugin 1 homepage>,
    "download_url": <plugin 1 url>,
  },
  {
    "plugin_id": <plugin 2 id>,
    "plugin_name": <plugin 2 name>,
    "plugin_version": <plugin 2 version string>,
    "plugin_url": <plugin 2 homepage>,
    "download_url": <plugin 2 url>,
  }
]