Hi Dave, this is excellent idea! It's definitely easier (and more fun) for others to follow "crash course" tutorials than just reading wiki docs :)
(I've used the "Level" metaphor to give readers the feeling that they're progressing from beginner to advanced topics, as they make their way through UI plugin development.) I can certainly dedicate some time to writing such tutorial series. What would be the best way to start? Regards, Vojtech ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Neary" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:57:20 PM Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] UI plugins crash course part two (for plugin developers) Hi Vojtech, This is great! Would you be interested in writing this up as a tutorial series (working through a real-life example) for publication on the oVirt website? I think it's the kind of article which would be very useful in promoting the plug-in API. Cheers, Dave. On 11/19/2012 03:49 PM, Vojtech Szocs wrote: > Hi guys, > > this is a follow-up on the quick "crash course" for writing simple UI plugin. > > Before we proceed, please keep in mind that: > - api.register() must be called exactly once, subsequent calls "overwrite" > previous ones > - api.register() must be called before api.ready(), otherwise your plugin > will not work > - you don't have to define all supported event handler functions in > api.register(), just the ones your plugin is interested in (e.g. UiInit) > > > Level 4 - Let's make things configurable > ======================================== > > 1. Specify default plugin configuration (optional) > $ vim /usr/share/ovirt-engine/ui-plugins/hello-ui-world.json > > [hello-ui-world.json] > ... > "config": { "testLink": "http://www.example.com/"; } > ... > [/hello-ui-world.json] > > 2. Override default plugin configuration (optional) > $ mkdir -p /etc/ovirt-engine/ui-plugins > $ vim /etc/ovirt-engine/ui-plugins/hello-ui-world-config.json > > [hello-ui-world-config.json] > { > "config": { "testLink": "http://www.another-example.com/"; } > } > [/hello-ui-world-config.json] > > 3. Use plugin configuration that has been merged together > $ vim /usr/share/ovirt-engine/ui-plugins/hello-world-files/start.html > > [start.html] > ... > # Anywhere within event handler function code (e.g. UiInit) > var conf = api.configObject(); > api.showDialog('Test Dialog', conf.testLink, 600, 400); > ... > [/start.html] > > > Regards, > Vojtech > > _______________________________________________ > Engine-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel > -- Dave Neary - Community Action and Impact Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com Ph: +33 9 50 71 55 62 / Cell: +33 6 77 01 92 13 _______________________________________________ Engine-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel _______________________________________________ Engine-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel
