Save active wordpress plugin - When deactivating for troubleshooting

save_plugin_states

/*  Find the active plugins, save to array  */

$=jQuery;
plugin_states = [];
$('.row-actions-visible').each(function(i){
	// save state which is set as class "activate" or "deactivate"
	plugin_state_class = $(this).children().eq(0).attr('class');
	plugin_states.push(plugin_state_class);
});

plugin_states = JSON.stringify(plugin_states);
// print as array, remove outer quotes so that its an array, not a string, then copy into variable below
console.log(plugin_states);


/*  reactivating plugins  */
$=jQuery;

// copy previously saved string to plugin_states array
plugin_states = ["deactivate","activate","activate","deactivate","0","deactivate","deactivate","activate","deactivate","activate","deactivate","deactivate","activate","activate","deactivate","deactivate","deactivate","activate","activate","0","deactivate","activate","activate","deactivate","activate"];

$('.row-actions-visible').each(function(i){
  
	plugin_state_class = $(this).children().eq(0).attr('class');
	console.log("plugin_state_class = "+plugin_state_class+" | plugin_states[i] = "+plugin_states[i]);
  	// if saved and current state aren't the same, check the checkbox to do bulk edit
	if(plugin_state_class !== plugin_states[i]){
		$(this).closest('tr').children('th').find('input').attr('checked', 'checked');
	}
});

// run bulk activate/deactivate