The format is the last thing we should worry about it. The real issues are how to we categorize plugins? What should the metadata contain? what should be standard hooks? which contraints should be require for the plugin to be portable?
On May 3, 3:16 pm, dlypka <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
