Isn't there a use case for a plugin that has both server and GUI components? May be we should keep the name generic.
Thanks Animesh On Dec 13, 2012, at 5:08 PM, "Pranav Saxena" <pranav.sax...@citrix.com> wrote: > Yeah , we can pick different names for each plugin . I am not sure if we'll > keep a specific format for the naming . All what is required is mapping to a > unique ID associated with that plugin which would take care of adding a third > party plugin to the cloudstack dashboard. > > Regards, > Pranav > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donal Lafferty [mailto:donal.laffe...@citrix.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 3:53 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins > > I've a question on terminology. > > Are these 'GUI plugins' going to use the same component.xml class loader as > existing plugins? If not, can we pick different names for each approach to > providing a plugin? E.g. 'GUI plugins' and 'driver plugins'? > > DL > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pranav Saxena [mailto:pranav.sax...@citrix.com] > Sent: 13 December 2012 10:22 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins > > Currently , we haven't discussed access based scenario for a plugin . But yes > , this won't be a tough thing to incorporate. We can enable /disable a UI > plugin based on admin or a normal user . > > Regards, > Pranav > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fang Wang [mailto:fang.w...@citrix.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:46 AM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins > > This is a silly question, Do we allow all plugins to have same access role? > OR some plugins have admin access, and some plugins for users only? > > Thanks, > -Fang > > -----Original Message----- > From: Animesh Chaturvedi [mailto:animesh.chaturv...@citrix.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:52 AM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins > > Sonny > > How does administrator enable/ disable the plugin if it is misbehaving > because of bug or let's say after upgrade? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Fang Wang [mailto:fang.w...@citrix.com] >> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:11 AM >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins >> >> I like the idea of the plugin button so users can see all the plugins. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sonny Chhen [mailto:sonny.ch...@citrix.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:01 PM >> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Cc: Brian Federle; Pranav Saxena >> Subject: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins >> >> 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/plug >> in.jpg >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/3rd+Party+Plugi >> n >> >> 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 >
