On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Sonny Chhen <sonny.ch...@citrix.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I would like to discuss a new feature that is being worked on for the next > release of CloudStack. It is the ability to add third party plugins into > CloudStack while still utilizing the current ui. The procedure in which this > would occur is as follows: > > > 1. The developer will write a plugin that they would like to add into > CloudStack > > 2. Using a predetermined file hierarchy we create, the developer will > place their plugin within the folder structure and fill out a plugin.js file > > 3. The admin will then place this folder into the existing CloudStack > "plugin" > > 4. The admin will then add this new listing onto the plugin.js file > that lies within that folder > > 5. The user then just has to refresh the browser and the plugin will be > available to use. > > We will be toying with the idea of adding a plugin button to the navigation > so that the user can see what plugins have been installed and click on them > to access them. > > Please see the link below for more information. > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/30744936/plugin.jpg > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/3rd+Party+Plugin > > Thoughts, comments, suggestions? > > Thanks You and Best Regards, > > Sonny H. Chhen > Manager of User Interface & User Experience | Citrix Systems - CloudPlatform > 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA >
Thanks for sharing Sonny. I'm +1 on this concept! For logistical reasons, I'd like to understand what we mean by "being worked on for the next release of CloudStack". Are you saying that you are planning to be code complete by the end of January for the 4.1 feature freeze? Is the coding in-progress? If so, which feature branch is it in? Thanks! -chip
