Hi, Aurélien. I think LDAP is a great candidate to convert to a plugin. The foundation is there however it is still more developer-focused than user-focused.
Probably the best starting place is Jan's example plugin: https://github.com/janl/my-first-couchdb-plugin On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Aurélien Bénel <[email protected]> wrote: > > No idea? > Any plugin expert out there? > > > Hi everyone, > > > > In version 1.4, the feature that excites me the most is the plugin system. I see it as a way to foster innovation on CouchDB, letting people test unstable features, without having to weaken the core of CouchDB. > > > > However, I haven't found much on the Web about what can be done exactly as a plugin, and how difficult it is to turn a "feature hidden in some developer’s git repository" into a plugin. > > > > As an example of a long forgotten (yet needed) feature, let's take the LDAP authentication handler ( https://github.com/chao/couchdb/commits/ldap_auth). Could it be turned into a plugin? Would it be easy? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Aurélien >
