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I want to disable contexts programmatically (for automated updates, where a new release of a website needs a context to be disabled).

I manage contexts using Features, but Features doesn't hold the enabled/disabled status of the context.

I can't find a fucntion to change context status programmatically. There's a support request but the snipet is not working (nothing happends, context remiangs the same status).

After some investigations I come across the context_status variable. It seems to hold an array with context names as key and TRUE as value: each of this context is disabled. If you edit the that variable unsetting one context the context becomes enabled.

So it seems the only way to disable/enable a context programmatically is to edit this conext_status.

Is there a better way to do it?

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BTW, as context_status is a varialbe I can pack it into a feature, and move config from dev sites to prod site, but I can't just pack only one context: this variable seems to hold all system context that are disabled. –  tunic Jul 15 at 15:54
    
Thanks for the tip, it's not ideal like you say but at least it's someting we can work with. –  marcvangend Aug 19 at 9:49

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Use the context_status to enable/disable contexts.

This variable is an array with context names as key and TRUE as value: each of this context is disabled.

To disable a context: add a new pair to the array like this: 

$contexts = variable_get('context_status', array());
$contexts['context_name'] = TRUE;
variable_set('context_status', $contexts);

To enable a context: unset the context name from context_status.

$contexts = variable_get('context_status', array());
unset($contexts['context_name']);
variable_set('context_status', $contexts);

Also you can use Features, exporting the context_status to a feature.

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Should be variable_set('context_status', $contexts); rather than variable_set('context_name', $contexts); –  codeinthehole Aug 27 at 14:18
    
Yes, you are right, thanks for pointing it out. I've updated my answer. –  tunic Aug 27 at 16:56

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