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Plugin Events Reference
This document is a reference for all events declared by the core Mantis plugin API. It should contain the event name, type, a description of where and when it is triggered, and any special parameters it may expect to receive.
NOTE: The event list has not yet been finalized. You should not rely on this reference until events have been fully implemented.
Plugin API Events
EVENT_PLUGIN_INIT( Execute ) - This event is triggered by the Mantis core immediately after all plugins have been registered. All of the core API's will have already been loaded. It should always be the first event triggered for any page load. This event should be used for setting up configuration variables or any other per-instance setting.
Output Modifying Events
Layout Events
These events will be called on every page load, and are defined with relation to the overall style and layout of Mantis. They allow plugins to add content to the overall Mantis layout and theme.
EVENT_LAYOUT_RESOURCES( Output ) - This event is triggered before the end of the<head>tag, after the standard Javascript and CSS resources have been included. This should be used for linking to plugin-specific Javascript or CSS resources.EVENT_LAYOUT_PAGE_HEADER( Output ) - This event is triggered after the site title and Mantis logo have been displayed, but before the login information and menu.EVENT_LAYOUT_CONTENT_BEGIN( Output ) - This event is triggered after the Mantis menu has been displayed, at the beginning of the content section.EVENT_LAYOUT_CONTENT_END( Output ) - This event is triggered after the content section has been displayed, but before the footer section.EVENT_LAYOUT_PAGE_FOOTER( Output ) - This event is triggered after the normal Mantis footer has been displayed, and any output from this event should be the last elements displayed on the page.
Display Events
These events are called whenever certain content is displayed, allowing plugins to modify the displayed content for formatting or other reasons.
EVENT_DISPLAY_TEXT( Chain )EVENT_DISPLAY_FORMATTED( Chain )EVENT_DISPLAY_RSS( Chain )
Content Adding Events
Menu Events
These events allow plugins to hook menu events in order to add new menu items in various places.
EVENT_MENU_MAIN( Default )EVENT_MENU_MANAGE( Default )EVENT_MENU_MANAGE_CONFIG( Default )EVENT_MENU_SUMMARY( Default )EVENT_MENU_DOCS( Default )EVENT_MENU_ACCOUNT( Default )
View Events
These events allow plugins to add new content to individual view pages in various locations.
EVENT_VIEW_BUG_AFTER_DETAILS( Output )EVENT_VIEW_BUG_AFTER_RELATIONSHIP( Output )EVENT_VIEW_BUG_AFTER_UPLOAD( Output )EVENT_VIEW_BUG_AFTER_USERS( Output )EVENT_VIEW_BUG_AFTER_NOTES( Output )
Update Events
These events allow plugins to add new forms or form elements to an update page in various locations.
EVENT_UPDATE_BUG_AFTER_DETAILS( Output )EVENT_UPDATE_BUG_AFTER_FORM( Output )EVENT_UPDATE_BUG_AFTER_NOTES( Output )
Form Events
These events allow plugins to process form data submitted from update pages.
EVENT_FORM_BUG_BEFORE( Execute )EVENT_FORM_BUG_AFTER( Execute )
Other
Filter Events
EVENT_FILTER_MY_VIEW( Chain ) - This event allows plugins to modify the list of filters shown by the My View page.EVENT_FILTER_QUERY( Chain ) - This event allows plugins to modify the database query used for bugs matching a filter.
Bug Events
EVENT_BUG_REPORTED( Execute ) - Triggered when a new bug has been reported.EVENT_BUG_UPDATED( Execute ) - Triggered when a bug has been updated.EVENT_BUG_RESOLVED( Execute ) - Triggered when a bug is resolved.EVENT_BUG_CLOSED( Execute ) - Triggered when a bug has been closedEVENT_BUG_NOTE_ADDED( Execute ) - Triggered when a bugnote has been added to a bug. Is this superfluous because of EVENT_BUG_UPDATED?
