2021-01-25
The table scope represents the ensemble of the tables which a plugin can create/delete, when installing itself in a database.
It serves as a safety net to avoid accidentally deleting tables from other plugins.
In practise, it can be one of the following:
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null: this is the default. The scope should be guessed from the create file of the plugin, which is generally the ensemble of tables which start with the first table prefix found in the create file.
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an array: the explicit array of tables representing the table scope for this plugin.
The table scope is a concept first defined by the Light_DbSynchronizer plugin. We make it an "official" definition, to help plugin authors.
2021-01-25
The table prefix is the first underscore separated component found in the table name.
So for instance if the table name is: lud_user.
Then the table prefix is lud.
The table prefix acts as a namespace for plugins in a database environment.