Add Feature to Specify Plugin Loading Priority about velocity HOT 1 CLOSED

Velocity loads plugins using a standard topological sorting algorithm to determine the order. Topological sorts simply do not permit for arbitrary orders as specified by the user, they just ensure that the dependencies are loaded in the order you want. Of course, the use of a topological sort happens to be an implementation detail that could be changed at any time.

If you need to hook into a plugin to make it not do certain things, the knobs you turn can include hooks within the plugins in question (the Velocity event system can also be used by plugins that define their own events!) and event ordering. Finally, of course, you can use the dependency system to control in what order Velocity will load plugins.

Adding a "pretty please load this plugin in a given order" option to plugins will likely result in plugins doing all sorts of really stupid and potentially buggy things.

from velocity.