gistfile1.php

	/**
	 * Removes the admin menu item for a given component
	 *
	 * This method was pilfered from JInstallerComponent::_removeAdminMenus()
	 * /libraries/joomla/installer/adapters/component.php : _removeAdminMenus
	 *
	 * @param   int   $id The component's #__extensions id
	 * 
	 * @return  bool  True on success, false on failure
	 * 
	 * @ref   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10642936/component-without-admin-menu
	 * @note  matching element name + type gives uniqueness
	 * @note  Could use $parent->stepStack: Array([0] => Array('type' => 'menu', 'id' => 826));
	 */
	protected function removeAdminMenus()
	{
		// Initialise Variables
		$db 		= JFactory::getDbo();
		$query 		= $db->getQuery(true);
		$table 		= JTable::getInstance('menu');

		// Get component id
		$id			= JTable::getInstance('extension')->find(array('name' => 'com_linkfiles', 'client_id' => 1));

		// Get the ids of the menu items
		$query
			->select(	'id' )
			->from(		'#__menu' )
			->where(	$db->qn('client_id') . ' = ' . $db->q( 1 ) )
			->where(	$db->qn('component_id') . ' = ' . (int) $id )
		;

		$db->setQuery($query);

		$ids 		= $db->loadColumn();

		// Check for error
		if ($error = $db->getErrorMsg())
		{
			return false;
		}
		elseif ( !empty($ids))
		{
			// Iterate the items to delete each one.
			foreach ($ids as $menuid)
			{
				if (!$table->delete((int) $menuid))
				{
					return false;
				}
			}

			// Rebuild the whole tree
			$table->rebuild();
		}

		return true;
	}