On Sep 14, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Erin Schnabel wrote: > I should ammend, it interacts w/ the packager plugin that's already > part of the base: > com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.packaging...
Right, it's just an extension of it that adds an Application Descriptor and API to manage it. It's an early implementation of http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ Design/ApplicationManager -Vincent > On 9/14/07, Erin Schnabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This sounds a lot like what the "Packager" application already in the >> CodeZone does... >> >> http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Code/PackagerApplication >> >> I assume you'd be basing partly on that, rather than starting from >> scratch? >> >> I've made minor changes to the Application since I d/led it... but >> the >> PackageClass is essentially the ApplicationDescriptor, and there >> already is an Export page which takes care of exporting the >> documents. >> >> It's currently based on a text-field list of documents.. with the >> Applications I manage, it works just fine, as I know the documents in >> the application, and include the Package document w/in the xar I >> export. >> >> I was going to add a variant of the Export document that will do a >> query based on the space, and generate a xar based on the result of >> the query... >> >> >> >> >> On 9/12/07, Thomas Mortagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> 2007/9/12, Ludovic Dubost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> >>>> Hi Vincent >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> I think it would be great if applications have an "active" field >>>> and >>>> have a "translations" field which would be parsed by XWiki to load >>>> translations. This is the first need I see which would help >>>> deployment. >>>> Once it sufficiently documented we should deprecate the Packager >>>> that is >>>> published on xwiki.org >>> >>> Vincent forgot to say that Application Manager also support >>> "translation" pages in the descriptor that are, for now, updated in >>> XWikiPreferences when installing or reload application :) >>> >>>> >>>> Ludovic >>>> >>>> Vincent Massol a écrit : >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm about to commit the Application Manager from Thomas >>>>> Mortagne. He >>>>> has partially implemented this idea: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/ >>>>> bin/ >>>>> view/Design/ApplicationManager >>>>> >>>>> It's composed of 2 modules: >>>>> - a plugin >>>>> - a set of documents (XAR) >>>>> >>>>> It allows to create applications inside a wiki by creating a page >>>>> which acts as an Application Descriptor and which contains >>>>> definition >>>>> of all documents in an application, the version of the >>>>> application, >>>>> etc. It also allows to export an application as a XAR file (a >>>>> standard XAR + this Application Descriptor). All in all it has 2-3 >>>>> pages for managing applications, listing installed >>>>> applications, etc. >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to do the following: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Commit his work in platform/plugins and platform/applications >>>>> 2) Document it on xwiki.org in the Applications section of the >>>>> Code Zone >>>>> >>>>> Later on, I think we could start using it for splitting XE into >>>>> separate applications. >>>>> >>>>> Just to let you know. As usual let me know if you think there's a >>>>> problem. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> -Vincent >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> devs mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ludovic Dubost >>>> Blog: http://www.ludovic.org/blog/ >>>> XWiki: http://www.xwiki.com >>>> Skype: ldubost GTalk: ldubost >>>> AIM: nvludo Yahoo: ludovic >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> devs mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thomas Mortagne >>> _______________________________________________ >>> devs mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >>> >> >> >> -- >> 'Waste of a good apple' -Samwise Gamgee >> > > > -- > 'Waste of a good apple' -Samwise Gamgee > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
