Do you think it is a good idea to start a document and/or wiki entry for a thumbnail sketch of how we want to do this?
--Tom On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Tal Liron <[email protected]> wrote: > Our current idea is to support multiple ways of installing extensions. One > of them will, of course, be by including them in the CSAR file (which can > be done in various ways: Python source code, wheels, wagons, etc.). We want > to standardize all extensions with a single well-defined entry point. > > On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Vaishnavi K.R <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Tal, > > > > > > Good that this has been considered. > > > > As all the three entities are mere python modules, it is good to have a > > common loading mechanism. > > > > But will there be any major change in the existing way of loading plugins > > and using the same in the service template? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > /Vaish > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Tal Liron <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 7:27:02 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Loading custom workflows > > > > Great question, and it was asked very recently on this list ... > > > > There is a need for a unified way to dynamically load > > extensions/plugins/workflows from CSAR files as well as other places. We > > are trying to come with a good, forward-looking architectural design for > > this loading mechanism. I will provide an update on this in the next few > > days. > > > > On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Vaishnavi K.R < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > I tried using the custom workflow support provided by ARIA. > > > > > > In the current ARIA, the custom workflows are directly imported as > python > > > modules. > > > > > > It looks like it is loading the python modules that are bundled along > > with > > > the service template in CSAR. > > > > > > > > > Also I could see that you have plans to load it as how the plugins are. > > > > > > Is anyone working on this? > > > > > > Will the workflows be packaged as wagon archives and installed? > > > > > > Will they be referred in the service template with the same convention > as > > > plugins? > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > /Vaish > > > > > >
