Filled the spec http://www.aikiframework.org/wiki/Apps
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:01:12 -0000 rejon <[email protected]> wrote: > Blueprint changed by rejon: > > Whiteboard changed: > This is super important, but for super right now. > > Ok, Google Chrome OS Apps are using a similar format. We should > look at what google is doing and do it well: > > From the article > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374210,00.asp : > There are actually two kinds of apps: hosted and packaged, > according to Google. Both use the CRX file format. A hosted app wraps > an online website, so the CRX package can be as simple as a single > manifest.json file pointing to the website, Google said. "A packaged > app contains the whole kit and kaboodle inside the CRX package—HTML, > CSS, and so on, all run from the user's hard drive," Google said. > > Ok and this is an idea of what an aiki app store could look like : > > https://chrome.google.com/webstore > > Bravo google! > > ### > > Here is more from fab wiki: > > An AikiApp is: SQL + /assets > > Assets are > * css > * javascript > * images > * audio > * video > * docs > * and other non-html/php content > > An AikiApp can be: > * A SQL dump + Assets > > (OR) > > * zipfile or tarball containing SQL + Assets. It should contain the > assets in an /assets folder. > > Apps can be gotten by url, upload or trusted aikiapps.com. > > Aikiapps.com will store the apps and appear like a market. > > An aiki installation will contain an AppsWizard with this flow: > # aikiapps trusted OR app url/upload > # URL of app must be selected for installation > # Error detection if there is a path already or some problem > # success message > > There should be great care taken to not overwrite apps or paths. > This is super crucial. Also, after the first run of an app, good idea > for aikiapps to get out of the way. > > Also, there should be a pane in the messages/console output to > display the apps. The aikiapps should be installable off the web. > > ### > > Another thing we need to think about is installation of new tables? > Should there be an /install folder as well with any sql to be > inserted and a script for install of the app? That is probably a good > idea. Can use some update code once that is written to install the > app or make use of classes to make it work. > > ### > > We really need to think this through. > > ### > > It can be a package (self extracting php file, there are > compression in php like gzuncompress and gzcompress) it can be like > transalation-0.1.php and hold all stuff in it, all static files, SQL > statements, we can create a script for packaging. This script can > check the previous version and remove them before insert the new ones. > > We can install them from Admin Interface like Ubuntu Software > Center. Or download them to local and upload using Admin Panel. > + > + ### > + > + Added spec here, but should really make this work simply: > + http://www.aikiframework.org/wiki/Apps > -- Jakub Jankiewicz twitter: @jcubic www: http://jcubic.pl _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~aikiframework-devel Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~aikiframework-devel More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
