For the metadata, it sounds like a need for something similar to good old 'typelibs' a la Microsoft COM. I suppose it would be represented in XML rather than binary as typelibs were binary. Or maybe in some portable python byte code?
On May 3, 10:55 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > This is a recurrent theme on this list and one I care the most. It is > also a complicated issue because different people define plugins in > different ways and because it is a matter of writing specs more than a > technical issues. Anyway... > > In web2py we do not have the concept of projects. We have the site > (one web2py folder) and multiple applications for a site. An > application can be a plug-in in the sense described in > > http://www.web2py.com/examples/static/plugin_t2.pdf > > I think we should also plug-ins in the sense of "things" that plug > into an application. While an application is a zipped file that unzips > under a new application folder, a plugin would be a zipped file that > unzips ONLY under an existing application folder IF it does not > override any existing file UNLESS the existing files constitute a > previous version of the same plug-in. A plug-in could contain > > modules/plugin_xxx/* > models/plugin_xxx.py > controllers/plugin_xxx.py > views/plugin_xxx/*.html > static/plugin_xxx/* > > and it would also contain a metadata file of some kind > > plugins/plugin_xxx.meta? > > We can imaging more sophisticated admin, layout.html, etc. that know > how to interpret the metadata file. > > We need to come out with specs for writing these metadata files. What > should be in there? > Once this is solved everything else can be coded in one day. > > Massimo > > On May 3, 6:47 am, Kless <jonas....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there any plugin system for reuse/share applications in another > > projects?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
