Calling a custom plugin method inside module

[joepagan]

Asked in discord already

But basically I am trying to call a plugin service method in another module's init() function, I hope that I'm doing something stupid here?:

main Plugin file init() function:

$this->setComponents([
          'foo' => Foo::class,
        ]);

Module file:

use mynamespace\pluginhandle\PluginClass;
...
PluginClass::getInstance()->foo->bar()

Get the error:

Attempt to read property "foo" on null

A helpful suggestion linked to this discussion which suggests maybe plugins aren't available at the point that modules load?
OP's solution here it to wrap this plugin method in an event EVENT_AFTER_LOAD_PLUGINS, though this is not really maintainable if you want to use it at multiple places throughout your module.

[brandonkelly]

A helpful suggestion linked to this discussion which suggests maybe plugins aren't available at the point that modules load?
OP's solution here it to wrap this plugin method in an event EVENT_AFTER_LOAD_PLUGINS, though this is not really maintainable if you want to use it at multiple places throughout your module.

Yep that’s the way to go, as plugins are loaded after modules. You will only need to worry about this trick for code in your module’s init() method (or called from it).

[joepagan]

Ah, thank you for letting me know! I had presumed it was going to be like that everywhere before even trying it somewhere else first!