Console Modules/Extensions

[crwgregory]

This request is to allow any module with a type of 'console' to be loaded into the application before the 'console.init' event is called, but also allows for future development by adding a getType function in the module manager that returns any registered modules of a specific type.

Currently modules don't get loaded before the 'console.init' event is called and this is limiting if you want to build a pagekit extension/module that extends the pagekit console.

• [x] I have read and followed the contribution guide: https://github.com/pagekit/pagekit/blob/develop/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
• [x] The destination branch of the pull request is the develop branch

[crwgregory]

An example of what kind of extension this feature would allow for: https://github.com/drunken-kungfu/pagekit-template-generator

[gholleyd]

I would like this to merged in. Something like this could be used to create a custom command running on a cron job, which could have several advantages for clearing cache, generating reports, post processing, and a bunch of other things.

[malte-christian]

Indeed, this can be quite useful. But it has to be secured that no extension break the console app, because the console app should also serve as a "rescue tool", if some fatal errors preventing the usage in the browser.

[crwgregory]

@MalteScharenberg How do you imagine something like that working? Could you give an example of a situation where you would need to use the console as a "rescue tool" and I can try to implement a safety mechanism into the pull request.

[ahoiroman]

Need this feature urgently. Maybe it would be an option to start ./pagekit --safe which does not include any extensions at all - this could be used to recover a pagekit-instance in case of emergency.

[ahoiroman]

Any news on that?

[crwgregory]

I haven't worked with pagekit for over a year now. If you are wanting to implement this feature feel free to get into the pull request and add in a safety feature. Shouldn't be to hard.