How a component can be discovered to test it? For example, where an installer can be copied to be discovered?

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You cannot copy the installer, but rather, have to get the files inside the extension package to their respective root directory in your Joomla install. It's easier done locally rather than uploading to some server.
If you unzip a component locally you will see folders inside. These folders usually are named for the directory you will find them in the Joomla install. Copy the folder to the Joomla directory and then you can do a Discover.

Hope that helps. Sorry if it's not clear, just let me know and I'll try again :)

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can you give an example component and explicit instructions on what to copy where as so far i have been unable to do a discover install on a component

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ah i found some on the old issue pasting them here for others

test instructions

Uncompress JCE in folder tmp/com_jce_2341 and execute this from Joomla's root folder:

cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/administrator/components/com_jce/ administrator/components/
cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/administrator/language/en-GB/* administrator/language/en-GB/
cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/components/com_jce/ components/
cp tmp/com_jce_2341/install.script.php administrator/components/com_jce/
cp tmp/com_jce_2341/jce.xml administrator/components/com_jce/
cp tmp/com_jce_2341/legacy.xml administrator/components/com_jce/
cp tmp/com_jce_2341/language/en-GB/* language/en-GB/
cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/packages/editor plugins/editors/jce
cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/packages/module/ administrator/modules/mod_jcefilebrowser
cp -r tmp/com_jce_2341/packages/quickicon/ plugins/quickicon/jcefilebrowser

Update: I just noticed I left media folders out of the equation, but the component installs fine

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can you check those instructions please as they dont allow me to discover install jce correctly anyway

perhaps with a simpler component

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For testing I "created" and used this "component":
https://github.com/lunalars/simplej33comp/archive/master.zip

Just copy folder "com_testt" to administrator/components, then hit "discover"

edited this because of bu.....t, sorry

Sorry! Forget about my last post!!

@test success
After applying the patch (com_patchtester) an asset is created on installation of a discovered component.
Again I used the component from my last post ( https://github.com/lunalars/simplej33comp/archive/master.zip ).

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@test successful, asset entry is created after discovery.

Moving to RTC, we have 3 successful tests

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Merged into staging - thanks!