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Documentation | 2025.5

# Extensions Management

You must be logged in as a user with super user privileges to configure the P4 Server Extensions.

This section details how to manage the P4 Server Extensions. You can use the swarm-extctl.sh script file located in /opt/perforce/swarm/sbin directory to perform different actions on the P4 Server Extensions.

You can use the following commands to manage the P4 Server Extensions:

- List

- Delete

- Install

- Config

- Tokens

- Disable

- Enable

- Save

- Load

- Ping

## List

### Description

Lists all the installed Extensions and their configurations.

### Commands run

Runs the list command.

swarm-extctl list

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    ... config swarm
    ... extension Perforce::helix-swarm
    ... uuid 4532BC59-7BC8-478F-ADF6-0A563C42563D
    ... revision 1
    ... owner super
    ... type change-commit
    ... arg //...
    ... debugStatus none

    ... config swarm
    ... extension Perforce::helix-swarm
    ... uuid 4532BC59-7BC8-478F-ADF6-0A563C42563D
    ... revision 1
    ... owner super
    ... type change-content
    ... arg //...
    ... debugStatus none

    ... config swarm
    ... extension Perforce::helix-swarm
    ... uuid 4532BC59-7BC8-478F-ADF6-0A563C42563D
    ... revision 1
    ... owner super
    ... type change-submit
    ... arg //...
    ... debugStatus none

## Delete

### Description

Deletes the P4 Server extension and their configurations.

### Commands run

Runs the delete command.

swarm-extctl delete

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Deleting the configuration
    Are you really sure (y/n)?
    y
    Extension 'Perforce::helix-swarm and its configurations' successfully deleted.

## Install

### Description

Installs the P4 Server extension. The helix-swarm.p4-extension file located in swarm_root/p4-bin/extensions directory is used to install Extensions.

For more information about installing P4 Server extension, see Installing the P4 Code Review extension for P4 Server (recommended).

After installation, the saved configurations are automatically applied to the extension. For more information about the saved configurations, see Save command.

### Commands run

Runs the install command.

swarm-extctl install

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Installing the configuration
    Are you really sure (y/n)?
    y
    Extension 'Perforce::helix-swarm' version '2023.1/2414875' installed successfully.
    Perform the following steps to turn on the Extension:

    # Create a global configuration if one doesn't already exist.
    p4 extension --configure Perforce::helix-swarm

    # Create an instance configuration to enable the Extension.
    p4 extension --configure Perforce::helix-swarm --name swarm

    For more information, visit:
    https://www.perforce.com/manuals/v23.1/extensions/Content/Extensions/Home-extensions.html

    Reading configuration from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf

    Extension config helix-swarm saved.

    Reading configuration from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf.inst

    Extension config swarm saved.

## Config

### Description

Lists the global configuration and instance configuration for the installed Extensions.

The global configuration is retrieved from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf file and the instance configuration is retrieved from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf.inst file. If no configuration files are available, the extension specification file opens in your text editor. You can edit the specification file and save it in your text editor.

### Commands run

Runs the config command.

swarm-extctl config

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

The global configuration and instance configuration opened in your text editor.
Here is a sample global configuration specification for P4 Server extension:

    # A Perforce Extension Specification.
    #
    #  ExtName:          The name of the Extension being configured.
    #  ExtDescription:   The description of the Extension being configured.
    #  ExtVersion:       The version of the Extension being configured.
    #  ExtUUID:          The UUID/key of the Extension being configured.
    #  ExtRev:           The revision of the Extension being configured.
    #  ExtMaxScriptTime: Maximum seconds the Extension may be run.
    #  ExtMaxScriptMem:  Maximum megabytes the Extension may use.
    #  ExtAllowedGroups: Groups whose members may configure the Extension.
    #  ExtEnabled:       Enable/Disable this Extension.
    #  ExtP4USER:        Perforce user account for the Extension to use.
    #  Name:             The name of this Extension config.
    #  Owner:            The user who created this Extension config.
    #  Update:           Update time for the Extension config spec.
    #  Description:      The description of this Extension config.
    #  ExtConfig:        Extension-supplied configuration fields.
    #
    # See 'p4 help extension' for detailed information.

    ExtName:        helix-swarm

    ExtDescription:
            Helix Swarm Extension

    ExtVersion:     2023.1/2414875

    ExtUUID:        4532BC59-7BC8-478F-ADF6-0A563C42563D

    ExtRev: 1

    ExtMaxScriptTime:       unset

    ExtMaxScriptMem:        unset

    ExtAllowedGroups:

    ExtEnabled:     true

    ExtP4USER:      super

    Name:   helix-swarm

    Owner:  super

    Update: 2023/03/07 15:35:18

    Description:
               This is the Helix Swarm extension, which replaces the old Perl
               trigger that was used previously. If this is installed and
               configured, then the Swarm triggers MUST be removed.
               This file configures the connection to the Swarm server. Only one
               Swarm instance can manage a single Helix server.

    ExtConfig:
            Swarm-URL:      http://localhost/

            Swarm-Token:    785D3DD6-304D-5FCA-AF47-751578849960

            Swarm-Secure:   true

            Debug:  3

After you edit the specification file and save it in your text editor.

    Extension config helix-swarm saved.
    Extension config swarm saved.

## Tokens

### Description

Lists the trigger tokens available for a P4 Server including the multiple P4 Server (P4D) instances. The tokens are saved in /opt/perforce/swarm/data/queue/tokens directory. The Swarm installation folder is /opt/perforce/swarm/.

### Commands run

Runs the tokens command.

swarm-extctl tokens

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Available tokens:
    785D3DD6-304D-5FCA-AF47-751578849960

## Disable

### Description

Disables the P4 Server extension configuration.

### Commands run

Runs the disable command.

swarm-extctl disable

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Disabled

## Enable

### Description

Enables the P4 Server extension configuration.

### Commands run

Runs the enable command.

swarm-extctl enable

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Enabled

## Save

### Description

Saves the global configuration to /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf file and the instance configuration to /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf.inst file.

### Commands run

Runs the save command.

swarm-extctl save

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Extension config helix-swarm saved.
    Extension config swarm saved.

## Load

### Description

Loads the global configuration from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf file and the instance configuration from /opt/perforce/etc/swarm-extension.conf.inst file.

### Commands run

Runs the P4 Code Review load command.

swarm-extctl load

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    Extension config helix-swarm saved.
    Extension config swarm saved.

## Ping

### Description

Lists the version and status of the P4 Server extension.

### Commands run

Runs the ping command.

swarm-extctl ping

The swarm-extctl.sh script responds with:

    Checking to see if you are a super user... super
    OK
    Swarm Version: SWARM/2023.1/2414875 (2023/03/07)
    Extension Version: 2023.1/2414875

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