On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Jon Romero <darks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > how about this: > The (main) problem (as I see it) with Massimo's approach is polluting > directories with plugin files (and maybe making it more difficult to > add/remove plugins). > That is just the most obvious issue with that approach... > Besides that, I think it is a very easy way to add plugin capabilities > to web2py (without changing much of its architecture). > "...without changing much of [web2pys] architecture...." is irrelevant. In fact, the only "important" thing is maintaining backward compatibility (e.g. not changing web2py behavioraly, or at existing interfaces available to applications). If any existing web2py coupliing (for example) where to be cleaned up because of what was discovered to be difficult from defining a reasonable plugin system, that would be a GOOD thing! I think the current way is insufficient (see my recent post for one example of why I think we need more than is currently there). > > So, what if there is a central plugin_config.py that defines what each > plugin does (documentation), version and files (models, controllers > EVEN static files) and url for updates? > > I imagine being able to do something like that: > $sudo web2plug install CMS > downloading 3 files > .... > .... > Done > Yeah - I think some way of "broadcasting" plugin capability is needed, and some way of registering that too... I think we need _more_ than that (i.e. "not 'Done'!"), but I think that is a piece. > > and then info is added in the plugin_config.py (so it's easy to remove > it - manually or automagically). > There may be a better way to do this, but the concept is in the right space - we need to think through this more I think. > Also, the admin page can provide an update interface for plugins JUST > by reading a file (also, no speed problems - we are reading a file at > the start). > Ideas? > You could prototype this to show how it would work (although I think a little more discussion is still in order, first...). > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
