Yeah, any content on creating a CS plug-in would be great to have. I've been reading the Wiki on it, but am still not convinced I know enough about it to actually do it.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Donal Lafferty <donal.laffe...@citrix.com>wrote: > +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. > > -- *Mike Tutkowski* *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com o: 303.746.7302 Advancing the way the world uses the cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> *™*
