Base: re-add _prepare_parameters function to print a warning message

diff --git a/videosite/Base.pm b/videosite/Base.pm
index 923585a..d9e2044 100644 (file)
--- a/videosite/Base.pm
+++ b/videosite/Base.pm
@@ -248,13 +248,23 @@ sub selectconn {
 }
 
 #
+# This function was used in previous versions of videosite. If it's called
+# we are dealing with an old plugin which probably needs some minor modifications
+# to work properly.
+#
+# Generate a warning message.
+#
+sub _prepare_parameters {
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    $self->error("THIS MODULE IS CALLING _prepare_parameters(). THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. See readme.txt in the plugin directory.");
+}
+
+#
 # Register a callbacks into the core API to the plugin.
 # Example of those are config getter/setters and IO functions
 # The API is a hash reference containing subroutine references.
 #
-# After the API is registered an attempt is made to load the config
-# (or set defaults if config values are not found)
-#
 sub register_api {
     my $self = shift;
     my $api = shift;