Adapters

Jetonomy uses a universal adapter pattern for every external integration point. Instead of hard-coding a dependency on a specific search engine, email provider, membership plugin, or AI provider, each integration is represented by a PHP interface. You implement the interface, register your adapter, and Jetonomy uses it everywhere.

All adapters are managed through the static Adapter_Registry class (includes/adapters/class-adapter-registry.php).

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The Four Adapter Types

Interface	Class (namespace Jetonomy\Adapters\)	What it controls
Search_Adapter	interface-search-adapter.php	Full-text search for posts, replies, spaces
Email_Adapter	interface-email-adapter.php	Outbound notification emails
Membership_Adapter	interface-membership-adapter.php	Membership level checks and gating
AI_Adapter	interface-ai-adapter.php	AI chat completions and embeddings (text generation, moderation, semantic features)

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Built-in Adapters (Free)

Adapter Class	Type	Active When
Fulltext_Search (Jetonomy\Search\)	Search	Always (MySQL FULLTEXT - built-in)
WP_Mail_Adapter	Email	Always (uses wp_mail())
WP_Roles_Adapter	Membership	Always (WP role-based membership fallback)
MemberPress_Adapter	Membership	MemberPress plugin is active
PMPro_Adapter	Membership	Paid Memberships Pro is active
Ollama_AI_Adapter	AI	A local Ollama endpoint is configured

Pro Adapters (Jetonomy Pro)

Adapter Class	Type	Active When
WooCommerce_Adapter	Membership	WooCommerce Memberships is active
RCP_Adapter	Membership	Restrict Content Pro is active
LearnDash_Adapter	Membership	LearnDash is active (4.x and 5.x)
Tutor_Adapter	Membership	Tutor LMS is active
LifterLMS_Adapter	Membership	LifterLMS is active
Sensei_Adapter	Membership	Sensei LMS is active
MasterStudy_Adapter	Membership	MasterStudy LMS is active
OpenAI_AI_Adapter	AI	The AI extension is enabled with an OpenAI provider configured
Anthropic_AI_Adapter	AI	The AI extension is enabled with an Anthropic provider configured
Custom_AI_Adapter	AI	The AI extension is enabled with a custom OpenAI-compatible provider configured

Pro registers membership adapters via Adapter_Registry::register_membership() and AI adapters via Adapter_Registry::register_ai() at plugins_loaded priority 20.

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Adapter_Registry API

// Register adapters.
\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_search( 'my-search', $adapter );
\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_email( 'my-mailer', $adapter );
\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_membership( 'my-membership', $adapter );
\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_ai( 'my-ai', $adapter );
// Retrieve the active adapter (first registered adapter where is_active() returns true).
$search     = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_search();
$email      = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_email();
$membership = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_membership();
$ai         = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_ai();

// Retrieve a specific adapter by ID.
$mp     = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_membership( 'memberpress' );
$openai = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_ai( 'openai' );

// List all registered membership / AI adapters.
$all    = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_all_membership();
$all_ai = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_all_ai();

There is no realtime adapter. Only membership, search, email, and AI adapters exist - four interfaces, four register_*() methods on Adapter_Registry, and no register_realtime(). Live updates (new replies, notification counts) are delivered by REST polling against the updates endpoint, not by a pluggable realtime backend. Older docs listed “real-time” among the adapter interfaces - that was never implemented. If you need push-based delivery, open an issue; do not implement the other adapter interfaces expecting a realtime seam to exist.

The Registry returns null when no active adapter is found for a type - always null-check before calling methods.

Registration timing: Register your adapters at plugins_loaded. Use priority 9 if you want your adapter to override a built-in default (e.g. replacing built-in search). Use priority 15 for additive adapters that do not need to override defaults (e.g. adding a new membership source):

add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() {
    if ( ! class_exists( '\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry' ) ) {
        return; // Jetonomy not active.
    }
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_search(
        'meilisearch',
        new My_Plugin\Meilisearch_Adapter()
    );
}, 15 );

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Search Adapter Interface

namespace Jetonomy\Adapters;

interface Search_Adapter {
    /** Return true when this adapter is ready to handle queries. */
    public function is_active(): bool;

    /** Index a document. Called when a post or reply is created or updated. */
    public function index( string $object_type, int $object_id, array $data ): void;

    /**
     * Execute a search query.
     *
     * @param string   $query      The search string.
     * @param string   $type       'post', 'reply', or 'space'.
     * @param int|null $space_id   Optional space filter.
     * @param int      $limit      Max results (default 20).
     * @param int      $offset     Pagination offset.
     * @return array               Array of result objects with at least: id, title (posts/spaces) or content (replies).
     */
    public function search( string $query, string $type, ?int $space_id, int $limit, int $offset ): array;

    /** Remove a document from the index. Called when a post or reply is deleted. */
    public function delete( string $object_type, int $object_id ): void;
}

Example: Custom Elasticsearch Adapter

<?php
namespace My_Plugin;

use Jetonomy\Adapters\Search_Adapter;

class Elasticsearch_Adapter implements Search_Adapter {

    private \Elasticsearch\Client $client;

    public function __construct() {
        // Build your Elasticsearch client here.
        $this->client = \Elasticsearch\ClientBuilder::create()
            ->setHosts( [ get_option( 'my_plugin_es_host', 'localhost:9200' ) ] )
            ->build();
    }

    public function is_active(): bool {
        // Only activate when the Elasticsearch host option is set and the client connects.
        $host = get_option( 'my_plugin_es_host' );
        return ! empty( $host ) && $this->client->ping();
    }

    public function index( string $object_type, int $object_id, array $data ): void {
        $this->client->index( [
            'index' => 'jetonomy_' . $object_type,
            'id'    => $object_id,
            'body'  => $data,
        ] );
    }

    public function search( string $query, string $type, ?int $space_id, int $limit, int $offset ): array {
        $must = [
            [ 'multi_match' => [ 'query' => $query, 'fields' => [ 'title^3', 'content' ] ] ],
        ];

        if ( $space_id ) {
            $must[] = [ 'term' => [ 'space_id' => $space_id ] ];
        }

        $params = [
            'index' => 'jetonomy_' . $type,
            'body'  => [
                'query' => [ 'bool' => [ 'must' => $must ] ],
                'from'  => $offset,
                'size'  => $limit,
            ],
        ];

        $raw = $this->client->search( $params );

        // Map Elasticsearch hits to the flat object array Jetonomy expects.
        return array_map(
            fn( $hit ) => (object) array_merge( $hit['_source'], [ 'id' => (int) $hit['_id'] ] ),
            $raw['hits']['hits'] ?? []
        );
    }

    public function delete( string $object_type, int $object_id ): void {
        $this->client->delete( [
            'index' => 'jetonomy_' . $object_type,
            'id'    => $object_id,
        ] );
    }
}

Register it:

add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() {
    if ( ! class_exists( '\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_search(
        'elasticsearch',
        new My_Plugin\Elasticsearch_Adapter()
    );
}, 15 );

Jetonomy will call is_active() on every registered search adapter and use the first one that returns true. Because the built-in Fulltext_Search adapter always returns true, register your custom adapter before the defaults are initialized - or override it by making sure your adapter is registered first.

The built-in defaults are initialized at plugins_loaded priority 10 via Adapter_Registry::init_defaults(). Registering at priority 15 means your adapter is added after the defaults, but since get_search() iterates in insertion order, you need to register at priority 9 if you want your adapter to take precedence:

add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() {
    // Priority 9 - runs before Jetonomy's init_defaults() at priority 10.
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_search( 'elasticsearch', new My_Plugin\Elasticsearch_Adapter() );
}, 9 );

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Email Adapter Interface

namespace Jetonomy\Adapters;

interface Email_Adapter {
    public function is_active(): bool;

    /**
     * Send a single transactional email.
     *
     * @param string   $to            Recipient email address.
     * @param string   $subject       Email subject line.
     * @param string   $html          HTML body.
     * @param string   $plain         Plain-text fallback.
     * @param string[] $extra_headers Additional mail headers.
     * @return bool True on success.
     */
    public function send( string $to, string $subject, string $html, string $plain, array $extra_headers = [] ): bool;

    /**
     * Send a batch of emails.
     *
     * @param array $messages Array of ['to', 'subject', 'html', 'plain'] arrays.
     * @return array          Results array indexed by recipient.
     */
    public function send_batch( array $messages ): array;

    /** Register any hooks needed (e.g. intercepting wp_mail for logging). */
    public function register_hooks(): void;
}

Example: Postmark Adapter

class Postmark_Adapter implements \Jetonomy\Adapters\Email_Adapter {

    public function is_active(): bool {
        return ! empty( get_option( 'my_plugin_postmark_token' ) );
    }

    public function send( string $to, string $subject, string $html, string $plain, array $extra_headers = [] ): bool {
        $token = get_option( 'my_plugin_postmark_token' );
        $from  = get_option( 'admin_email' );

        $response = wp_remote_post( 'https://api.postmarkapp.com/email', [
            'headers' => [
                'Accept'                  => 'application/json',
                'Content-Type'            => 'application/json',
                'X-Postmark-Server-Token' => $token,
            ],
            'body' => wp_json_encode( [
                'From'     => $from,
                'To'       => $to,
                'Subject'  => $subject,
                'HtmlBody' => $html,
                'TextBody' => $plain,
            ] ),
        ] );

        return ! is_wp_error( $response ) && 200 === wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response );
    }

    public function send_batch( array $messages ): array {
        $results = [];
        foreach ( $messages as $msg ) {
            $results[ $msg['to'] ] = $this->send( $msg['to'], $msg['subject'], $msg['html'], $msg['plain'] );
        }
        return $results;
    }

    public function register_hooks(): void {
        // Optional - intercept wp_mail if you want to route ALL site email through Postmark.
    }
}

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Membership Adapter Interface

namespace Jetonomy\Adapters;

interface Membership_Adapter {
    public function is_active(): bool;

    /** Return all active membership level IDs for a user. */
    public function get_user_levels( int $user_id ): array;

    /** Check whether a user has a specific membership level. */
    public function user_has_level( int $user_id, string $level_id ): bool;

    /** Return all available membership levels as ['id' => ..., 'name' => ...] objects. */
    public function get_all_levels(): array;

    /** Return the human-readable label for a level ID. */
    public function get_level_label( string $level_id ): string;

    /** Register any hooks needed for lifecycle events (e.g. activation/deactivation). */
    public function register_hooks(): void;
}

The register_hooks() method is where you fire jetonomy_membership_activated and jetonomy_membership_deactivated - see 02-hooks-reference.md.

Grouping and describing your levels (1.9.1)

get_all_levels() may return two optional keys per level. Both are ignored if you omit them, so existing adapters keep working unchanged:

Key	Type	Effect
kind	string	Groups the level under a heading in the Access Rules picker. Levels sharing a kind are listed together, which stops a long flat list of unrelated products, tiers and courses.
note	string	A short line shown under the level name, for when the name alone does not identify it.

public function get_all_levels(): array {
    return array(
        array( 'id' => 'gold', 'name' => 'Gold', 'kind' => 'Subscriptions', 'note' => 'Renews monthly' ),
        array( 'id' => 'wb-101', 'name' => 'Workshop 101', 'kind' => 'Courses' ),
    );
}

A membership rule tops out at Member whatever access level the owner picks, so your adapter cannot be used to appoint moderators. See Access level.

Example: Custom Membership Adapter

class My_Membership_Adapter implements \Jetonomy\Adapters\Membership_Adapter {

    public function is_active(): bool {
        return defined( 'MY_MEMBERSHIP_VERSION' );
    }

    public function get_user_levels( int $user_id ): array {
        return (array) get_user_meta( $user_id, 'my_membership_levels', true );
    }

    public function user_has_level( int $user_id, string $level_id ): bool {
        return in_array( $level_id, $this->get_user_levels( $user_id ), true );
    }

    public function get_all_levels(): array {
        return my_membership_get_all_plans(); // Your own function.
    }

    public function get_level_label( string $level_id ): string {
        return my_membership_get_plan_name( $level_id ) ?? $level_id;
    }

    public function register_hooks(): void {
        // Fire Jetonomy's membership hooks so space access is updated automatically.
        add_action( 'my_membership_activated', function( int $user_id, string $plan_id ) {
            do_action( 'jetonomy_membership_activated', $user_id, $plan_id );
        }, 10, 2 );

        add_action( 'my_membership_cancelled', function( int $user_id, string $plan_id ) {
            do_action( 'jetonomy_membership_deactivated', $user_id, $plan_id );
        }, 10, 2 );
    }
}

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AI Adapter Interface

namespace Jetonomy\Adapters;

interface AI_Adapter {
    /** Whether this adapter is configured and ready. */
    public function is_active(): bool;

    /** Unique provider identifier (e.g. 'openai', 'anthropic', 'ollama'). */
    public function get_id(): string;

    /** Human-readable provider name. */
    public function get_name(): string;

    /**
     * Send a chat completion request.
     *
     * @param array $messages Array of ['role' => 'system'|'user'|'assistant', 'content' => string].
     * @param array $options  Optional: model, temperature, max_tokens, json_mode.
     * @return array{content: string, usage: array{prompt_tokens: int, completion_tokens: int, total_tokens: int}, model: string}
     * @throws \RuntimeException On API failure.
     */
    public function chat( array $messages, array $options = [] ): array;

    /**
     * Generate embeddings for text.
     *
     * @param string $text    Input text.
     * @param array  $options Optional: model.
     * @return array{embedding: float[], model: string, usage: array{total_tokens: int}}
     * @throws \RuntimeException On API failure or if provider does not support embeddings.
     */
    public function embed( string $text, array $options = [] ): array;

    /** Return supported models as id => display_name. */
    public function get_models(): array;

    /** Test the connection (validates API key + reachability). Returns ['ok' => bool, 'error'? => string, 'model'? => string]. */
    public function test(): array;
}

The built-in Ollama_AI_Adapter (free) talks to a local Ollama endpoint and activates only when one is configured. Jetonomy Pro’s AI extension registers OpenAI_AI_Adapter, Anthropic_AI_Adapter, and Custom_AI_Adapter (any OpenAI-compatible endpoint). Adapter_Registry::get_ai() returns the first registered adapter whose is_active() returns true; pass an explicit ID to target a specific provider.

Example: Custom AI Adapter

class My_AI_Adapter implements \Jetonomy\Adapters\AI_Adapter {

    public function is_active(): bool {
        return ! empty( get_option( 'my_plugin_ai_key' ) );
    }

    public function get_id(): string {
        return 'my-ai';
    }

    public function get_name(): string {
        return 'My AI Provider';
    }

    public function chat( array $messages, array $options = [] ): array {
        $response = wp_remote_post( 'https://api.example.com/v1/chat', [
            'headers' => [
                'Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . get_option( 'my_plugin_ai_key' ),
                'Content-Type'  => 'application/json',
            ],
            'body' => wp_json_encode( [
                'model'    => $options['model'] ?? 'default',
                'messages' => $messages,
            ] ),
        ] );

        if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
            throw new \RuntimeException( $response->get_error_message() );
        }

        $body = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );

        return [
            'content' => $body['choices'][0]['message']['content'] ?? '',
            'usage'   => $body['usage'] ?? [ 'prompt_tokens' => 0, 'completion_tokens' => 0, 'total_tokens' => 0 ],
            'model'   => $body['model'] ?? ( $options['model'] ?? 'default' ),
        ];
    }

    public function embed( string $text, array $options = [] ): array {
        throw new \RuntimeException( 'Embeddings not supported.' );
    }

    public function get_models(): array {
        return [ 'default' => 'Default Model' ];
    }

    public function test(): array {
        return $this->is_active()
            ? [ 'ok' => true ]
            : [ 'ok' => false, 'error' => 'API key not configured.' ];
    }
}

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Connecting Adapters to Jetonomy Events

Adapters do not self-wire - you need to connect them to Jetonomy’s lifecycle hooks to trigger indexing, emailing, or broadcasting at the right time.

Search: Index content on create/update

add_action( 'jetonomy_after_create_post', function( int $post_id, int $space_id ) {
    $search = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_search();
    if ( ! $search ) return;

    $post = \Jetonomy\Models\Post::find( $post_id );
    if ( $post ) {
        $search->index( 'post', $post_id, [
            'title'      => $post->title,
            'content'    => wp_strip_all_tags( $post->content ),
            'space_id'   => $post->space_id,
            'author_id'  => $post->author_id,
            'created_at' => $post->created_at,
        ] );
    }
}, 10, 2 );

add_action( 'jetonomy_post_deleted', function( int $post_id ) {
    $search = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_search();
    $search?->delete( 'post', $post_id );
} );

AI: Summarize a new post on demand

add_action( 'jetonomy_after_create_post', function( int $post_id, int $space_id ) {
    $ai = \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::get_ai();
    if ( ! $ai ) return;

    $post = \Jetonomy\Models\Post::find( $post_id );
    if ( $post ) {
        $result = $ai->chat( [
            [ 'role' => 'system', 'content' => 'Summarize the following topic in one sentence.' ],
            [ 'role' => 'user',   'content' => wp_strip_all_tags( $post->content ) ],
        ] );
        // Persist $result['content'] wherever you need it.
    }
}, 10, 2 );

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Summary: Registration Cheat Sheet

add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() {
    if ( ! class_exists( '\Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry' ) ) {
        return;
    }

    // Search - replace built-in MySQL FULLTEXT.
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_search(
        'meilisearch',
        new My_Plugin\Meilisearch_Adapter()
    );

    // Email - replace wp_mail for notification emails.
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_email(
        'postmark',
        new My_Plugin\Postmark_Adapter()
    );

    // Membership - add a custom membership source.
    $adapter = new My_Plugin\My_Membership_Adapter();
    $adapter->register_hooks();
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_membership( 'my-membership', $adapter );

    // AI - add a custom AI provider for chat completions / embeddings.
    \Jetonomy\Adapters\Adapter_Registry::register_ai(
        'my-ai',
        new My_Plugin\My_AI_Adapter()
    );
}, 9 ); // Priority 9 ensures search adapter runs before built-in defaults at priority 10.

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What’s Next?

• REST API Reference - All 48+ free endpoints (90+ with Pro) in detail
• Hooks Reference - Connect your adapter to content lifecycle events
• Template Overrides - Customize the community UI