On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM, A.L.E.C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think it would be good start for plugins API to get rid of hardcoded
> actions from index.php. So, we have such code:
>
> // include task specific files
> if ($RCMAIL->task=='mail') {
> include_once('program/steps/mail/func.inc');
>
> if ($RCMAIL->action=='show' || $RCMAIL->action=='preview' ||
> $RCMAIL->action=='print')
> include('program/steps/mail/show.inc');
>
> ...
>
> My proposition is to create file for each action (filename = actionname)
> in tasks directories, and then we have:
>
> foreach(array('plugins', 'steps') as $dir)
> if
> (file_exists('program/'.$dir.'/'.$RCMAIL->task.'/'.$RCMAIL->action.'.inc'))
> {
> @include_once('program/'.$dir.'/'.$RCMAIL->task.'/_init.inc'); //
> init actions (renamed func.inc)
>
> @include_once('program/'.$dir.'/'.$RCMAIL->task.'/'.$RCMAIL->action.'.inc');
> @include_once('program/'.$dir.'/'.$RCMAIL->task.'/_destroy.inc'); //
> post actions
> break;
> }
Maybe we can work on a required set of "methods" and calls for all
plugins to get rid off those [file, function]_exists() things. We
could also register available methods/calls via an ini file (of course
parsing of those should be cached) which exposes them.
I am all for dropping in plugins and running them - on the same side
this very dynamic context also eats away on resources, so maybe we
should have a plugin.ini after all which initializes them or lets
roundcube know what is available.
I'd also like to seperate "core" feature set and plugins. Not
everything (by definition)is a plugin, even if they are handled the
same.
RE: hooks - interesting idea, I think that would make sense. We can
utilize jquery to perform the frontend things for that. We'd probably
need an "ajax" endpoint so jquery can give the endpoint a context
(e.g. reading mail, writing mail, browsing addressbook, browsing
folder, ...) and in return get available plugins for the hooks that
are available in this context.
Also check out the wiki for some notes that Brennan and I took on a plugin api.
Till
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