Author: crossley
Date: Thu Oct 31 06:00:48 2013
New Revision: 1537383
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1537383
Log:
Improved the "How to build a Plugin" document, regarding creating your own
local plugins.
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/docs_0_100/howto/howto-buildPlugin.xml
forrest/trunk/site-author/status.xml
Modified:
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/docs_0_100/howto/howto-buildPlugin.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/docs_0_100/howto/howto-buildPlugin.xml?rev=1537383&r1=1537382&r2=1537383&view=diff
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---
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/docs_0_100/howto/howto-buildPlugin.xml
(original)
+++
forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/docs_0_100/howto/howto-buildPlugin.xml
Thu Oct 31 06:00:48 2013
@@ -135,12 +135,21 @@
$PROJECT_HOME/plugins. There are a couple of changes you now need to
make to the newly copied build.xml file. Open up 'build.xml' for
editing. You can change the project name value to something more
- suitable.Find the property name for forrest.plugins.dir and change the
- location to read
+ suitable. Find the property name for forrest.plugins.dir and change the
+ location to read:
</p>
<source>location="."</source>
+ <p id="local-plugins-descriptor">
+ You will also need a local "Plugins Descriptor" file.
+ So copy $FORREST_HOME/plugins/plugins.xml to this local plugins
directory.
+ Edit it to remove all of the "plugin" entries, and add your own ones.
+ Now need to declare this in the forrest properties.
+ Remember that each user can have a local forrest.properties file in
their home directory.
+ Add the "forrest.plugins.descriptors" property by copying it from the
forrest.properties file of a "seed-sample" project.
+ Append the full path-name for your local plugins descriptor file using
the "file://" protocol.
+ </p>
<p class="instruction">
- So, revised commands for $PROJECT_HOME/plugins:
+ So the revised commands for the $PROJECT_HOME/plugins space, to seed a
new plugin:
</p>
<source>
cd [path_to_project_home]/plugins
@@ -193,12 +202,20 @@
<section id="skinconf">
<title>src/documentation/skinconf.xml</title>
<p>
- This configures the skin for your plugins documentation.
+ This configures the skin for your plugin's documentation.
Note that it is a minimal file, as most content is centrally
configured for all ASF plugins.
- Over-ride some elements if needed, e.g. see the PDF output plugin.
</p>
<p>
- If this is not and ASF-hosted plugin, then copy the skinconf.xml
from a fresh
+ The "project-name" element was generated during the seedPlugin
phase.
+ Now edit that to use a sensible short name, e.g. "Plugin: FooBar
Output".
+ (This "project-name" is used to generate the default project logo
banner.)
+ See other plugins for relevant examples.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Over-ride some other elements if needed, e.g. see the PDF output
plugin.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If this is not an ASF-hosted plugin, then copy the skinconf.xml
from a fresh
'forrest seed-sample' site instead.
</p>
</section>
@@ -218,6 +235,7 @@
src/documentation/content/xdocs/images/project-logo.png
and
src/documentation/content/xdocs/favicon.ico
+ to the same place in your plugin.
</p>
</section>
</section>
@@ -366,11 +384,15 @@
<section id="explain-descriptor">
<title>Explanation</title>
<p>
- The files plugins/plugins.xml and
- whiteboard/plugins/whiteboard-plugins.xml are the "Plugins
Descriptor"
+ The files $FORREST_HOME/plugins/plugins.xml and
+ $FORREST_HOME/whiteboard/plugins/whiteboard-plugins.xml
+ are the core "Plugins Descriptor"
files. Each plugin is described with its name, purpose, location, and
version information. These descriptors are deployed to the forrest
website.
+ (If you are developing local plugins then you will have declared
+ additional <a href="#local-plugins-descriptor">local plugins
descriptor</a>
+ files.)
</p>
<p>
Each plugin has a build.xml file which defines its version
Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/status.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/status.xml?rev=1537383&r1=1537382&r2=1537383&view=diff
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--- forrest/trunk/site-author/status.xml (original)
+++ forrest/trunk/site-author/status.xml Thu Oct 31 06:00:48 2013
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@
<link href="site:upgrading_010">upgrading to v0.10-dev</link>
</action>
<!-- 2013-10 -->
+ <action context="docs" type="update" dev="DC">
+ Improved the
+ "<link href="site:buildPlugin">How to build a Plugin</link>"
+ document, regarding creating your own local plugins.
+ </action>
<action context="docs" type="add" dev="DC">
Linked to the Wayback Machine for older versions of documentation.
See <link href="site:faq">FAQ</link>.
