# polylang/trunk/src/install/updater-registry.php

Polylang, version trunk. 62 lines.

- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/polylang/trunk/code/src/install/updater-registry.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/polylang/trunk/raw/src/install/updater-registry.php
- Modified: 2026-09-14T16:30:38+00:00

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```php
<?php
/**
 * @package Polylang
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

/**
 * Elects a single "leader" among the add-ons' updaters.
 *
 * Several add-ons can run at once, each carrying its own namespaced copy of the updater, isolated from the others.
 * This registry lives in core as the single point they all share, and only arbitrates which updater is the leader.
 * HTTP and license logic stay in the package.
 *
 * @since 3.9
 */
class PLL_Updater_Registry {

	/**
	 * The registered updaters. On equal versions, the first registered wins.
	 *
	 * @var PLL_Updater_Interface[]
	 */
	private static $candidates = array();

	/**
	 * Announces an updater to the registry. Called from each add-on's Updater constructor.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9
	 *
	 * @param PLL_Updater_Interface $updater The add-on's updater.
	 * @return void
	 */
	public static function register( PLL_Updater_Interface $updater ): void {
		add_action( 'pll_init', array( self::class, 'elect' ), 0 );

		self::$candidates[] = $updater;
	}

	/**
	 * Elects the highest-version updater and runs its setup once. Hooked to `pll_init`.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9
	 *
	 * @param PLL_Base $polylang Polylang object.
	 * @return void
	 */
	public static function elect( PLL_Base $polylang ): void {
		$elected = null;

		foreach ( self::$candidates as $candidate ) {
			if ( null === $elected || version_compare( $candidate::get_version(), $elected::get_version(), '>' ) ) {
				$elected = $candidate;
			}
		}

		if ( null !== $elected ) {
			$elected->init( $polylang );
		}
	}
}

```