1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/plugin.php b/lib/plugin.php
index 87d7be5a7..59bf3ba9d 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.php
+++ b/lib/plugin.php
@@ -76,4 +76,18 @@ class Plugin
     {
         return true;
     }
+
+    /* 
+    * the name of the shortener
+    * shortenerInfo associative array with additional information. One possible element is 'freeService' which can be true or false
+    * shortener array, first element is the name of the class, second element is an array to be passed as constructor parameters to the class
+    */
+    function registerUrlShortener($name, $shortenerInfo, $shortener)
+    {
+        global $_shorteners;
+        if(!is_array($_shorteners)){
+            $_shorteners=array();
+        }
+        $_shorteners[$name]=array('info'=>$shortenerInfo, 'callInfo'=>$shortener);
+    }
 }