Component integration

To integrate redRAD in your component:

You can start using redRAD directly in the installer script (most of the times install.php):

<?php
/**
 * @package     Redshopb
 * @subpackage  Install
 *
 * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2013 redCOMPONENT.com. All rights reserved.
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later, see LICENSE.
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

// Find redRAD installer to use it as base system
if (!class_exists('Pkg_RedradInstallerScript'))
{
	$searchPaths = array(
		// Install
		dirname(__FILE__) . '/redRAD',
		// Discover install
		JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/manifests/packages/redrad',
		// Uninstall
		JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/redrad'
	);

	if ($redradInstaller = JPath::find($searchPaths, 'install.php'))
	{
		require_once $redradInstaller;
	}
}

/**
 * Custom installation of Redshop b2b.
 *
 * @package     Redshopb
 * @subpackage  Install
 * @since       1.0
 */
class Com_RedshopbInstallerScript extends Pkg_RedradInstallerScript
{
}

That will extend the redRAD installer (Pkg_RedradInstallerScript) so your installer is 100% free of redRAD stuff. When your component gets installed the parent class will automatically install redRAD.

To be detected as a redRAD component the manifest also requires that you add:

<redrad version="1.0" />

Manifest example:

    <name>COM_REDSOURCE</name>
    <creationDate>June 2013</creationDate>
    <author>redCOMPONENT</author>
    <authorEmail>[email protected]</authorEmail>
    <authorUrl>www.redcomponent.com</authorUrl>
    <copyright>Copyright (C) 2008 - 2013 redCOMPONENT.com. All rights reserved.</copyright>
    <license>GNU General Public License version 2 or later, see LICENSE.</license>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
    <description>COM_REDSOURCE_DESC</description>
    <scriptfile>install.php</scriptfile>
    <redrad version="1.0" />

That information is also stored in the standard component parameters so you can do:

<?php
$comParams = JComponentHelper::getParams('com_redshopb');
$redradParams = $comParams->get('redrad');