+1, and can we be clear on how the CS4.1 and above 'PluggableService' relates to the 4.0 and below 'Plugin'?
If there's a clear evolutionary path between the two, we should explain this under under Developer 101 [1] and CloudStack University [2]. [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+API+Development [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/CLOUDSTACK/cloudstack-university.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Sebastien Goasguen [mailto:run...@gmail.com] > Sent: 19 March 2013 12:27 PM > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Make a video on "Writing plugins, APIs for > CloudStack" > > > On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Rohit Yadav <bhais...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Writing a plugin and a new API for CloudStack is not difficult, we > > just need to put some content on our wikis; Do we want to release a > > new write a plugin or api video for 4.1+, I can volunteer? > > Rohit, see my CS University wiki page. > > There is a section in there for "API" and "plugins" > > If you do this, could you do two separate screencasts and two separate slide > decks ? > > > > > I've updated the wiki: (read about the PluggableService design and how > > it helps ApiServer and ApiDiscoveryService) > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+API+ > > Development > > > > There are only three steps: > > 1. Write your api cmd class with correct annotations > > > (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Annotations+us > > e+in+the+API) 2. Configure role based access in commands.properties.in > > 3. Your service should extend PluggableService. Add your api's cmd > > class to its implementation's getCommands() list of API classes. Make > > sure the service implementation is a Spring bean (put it either in one > > of the xmls or use the @Component annotation on the service impl). > > > > Note: In case you're adding an API to CloudStack server itself, add > > your API class in ManagementServerImpl's getCommands() list of APIs. > > Test with cloudmonkey! > > > > Cheers.
