Please just create a JIRA issue and then get rolling on it. You'll have lots of people there to comment on it I'm sure.
Cheers, Tim -- Tim Ruppert HotWax Media http://www.hotwaxmedia.com o:801.649.6594 f:801.649.6595 ----- "Ruth Hoffman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tim: > I'd be interested and available to work on something like this. As an > > insider, how would you recommend getting started with the JIRA > process? > Regards, > Ruth > Tim Ruppert wrote: > > Now you can see why some of us don't spend time on those other, > derivative software packages. There are some benefits, but many > deterrents, so you have to weigh those. I personally like the idea of > adding Add-on management to OFBiz and I doubt that it would be all > that difficult, but as is the case with everything in OFBiz, it has to > be driven by the people contributing the code. > > > > Anyways, I know this doesn't get you the feature you're looking for > implemented yet, but make a JIRA issue if there isn't one already > there, and it's likely to get worked on before too long. > > > > Cheers, > > Tim > > -- > > Tim Ruppert > > HotWax Media > > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > > > o:801.649.6594 > > f:801.649.6595 > > > > ----- "Michael Xu (xudong)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> I have the same question as Ruth had: Is anyone working on such > >> Add-on > >> management or do we have any plan for this feature? > >> > >> Furthermore, now I can see some other softwares, which are on top > of > >> ofbiz, > >> are having more and more features which actually should be in > ofbiz > >> framework or core application level, like Add-on management, > domain > >> driven > >> support, Ajax, more friendly report or dashboard, etc. (I am not > that > >> technical, so maybe I am wrong) > >> > >> As end customer or service vendor, if we choose any of those > >> softwares, then > >> we have to face a big problem that is how to sync ofbiz and that > >> chosen > >> software. (Normally, those softwares will get synced with ofbiz > trunk > >> in > >> every big release. That means we have to wait...but sometimes we > just > >> cannot.) > >> > >> I know it is easy to just throw such a question but hard to come > up > >> with a > >> solution. But I still want to know what's your thought at this > point > >> :-) > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Michael Xu (xudong) > >> www.wizitsoft.com | Office: (8610) 6267 0615 ext 806 | Mobile: > (86) > >> 135 0135 > >> 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Ruth Hoffman > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Hi Jacques: > >>> Thanks for the update. This is what I was wondering - if anyone > was > >>> > >> working > >> > >>> on this. > >>> Ruth > >>> > >>> Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> At this stage 2 points : > >>>> > >>>> 1) In OFBiz, there is already a basic ant task to create a > >>>> > >> component > >> > >>>> structure > >>>> * ant -help and * ant -projecthelp are your friends > >>>> * ant create-component is the task > >>>> 2) Currently the Neogia team is buildind a concept of add-ons > for > >>>> > >> OFBiz > >> > >>>> * It's not yet finished > >>>> * But promising, see (mostly in French but there is an option > to > >>>> translate in English using when only in French) > >>>> ** http://www.neogia.org/Add-on_Manager_Design > >>>> ** > >>>> > >> http://www.neogia.org/OFBiz_add-on/fr#Qu.27est_ce_qu.27un_Addon > >> > >>>> ** http://www.neogia.org/Add-on_Manager > >>>> > >>>> Beware I don't think it's operational yet, but the documents > above > >>>> > >> can > >> > >>>> give you an idea of the concept > >>>> > >>>> HTH > >>>> > >>>> Jacques > >>>> > >>>> From: "aswath narayana" <[email protected]> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> I think it will be a good idea to do administration of > components > >>>>> > >> in > >> > >>>>> OFBiz. > >>>>> OFBiz might get bloated with infrastructure and maintainance, > when > >>>>> > >> we > >> > >>>>> start > >>>>> doing component development within OFBiz itself. > >>>>> > >>>>> An alternate would be to have a plugin in Eclipse that will > help > >>>>> > >> in > >> > >>>>> building > >>>>> of OFBiz components (A wizard interface to build a directory > >>>>> > >> structure > >> > >>>>> and > >>>>> ability to create database and view entities visually). > >>>>> > >>>>> -Aswath > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Michael Xu (xudong) > >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> hi Ruth, > >>>>> > >>>>>> I really like your idea, which is very similar with JIRA and > >>>>>> Confluence's > >>>>>> plugin model. If users can use such a wizard to > install/uninstall > >>>>>> > >> new > >> > >>>>>> component on the fly (without restart), that would be more > >>>>>> > >> helpful to > >> > >>>>>> promote ofbiz to next level in SaaS wise. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>> Michael Xu (xudong) > >>>>>> www.wizitsoft.com | Office: (8610) 6267 0615 ext 806 | Mobile: > >>>>>> > >> (86) 135 > >> > >>>>>> 0135 > >>>>>> 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Ruth Hoffman > >>>>>> > >> <[email protected]> > >> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi David: > >>>>>>> Thanks for the quick reply. Given your response - I'm > wondering > >>>>>>> > >> if a > >> > >>>>>> useful > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> addition to OFBiz would be a feature in webtools to manage > >>>>>>> > >> OFBiz > >> > >>>>>> components. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I can envision a wizard driven interface that builds the > basic > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> directory > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> structure and config file(s) such as the ofbiz-component.xml > >>>>>>> > >> file > >> > >>>>>> necessary > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> to get a new component operational? This could be extended to > >>>>>>> > >> allow > >> > >>>>>> for > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> (sort-of) dynamic removal of components. What do you think? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Ruth > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> David E Jones wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The best way to do this is just put it in the "hot-deploy" > >>>>>>>> > >> directory. > >> > >>>>>> When > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> OFBiz starts up it will look in that directory for > >>>>>>>> > >> sub-directories > >> > >>>>>> that > >>>>>> have > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> a "ofbiz-component.xml" file which it will read to load > >>>>>>>> > >> resources for > >> > >>>>>> that > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> component. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -David > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> P.S. It's good to see you around again Ruth! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Apr 19, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hello All: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I'm a big fan of OFBiz - nice job on the Apache site, BTW. > >>>>>>>>> Congratulations - it is World class! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I've been using OFBiz off and on for a few years now for a > >>>>>>>>> > >> number of > >> > >>>>>>>>> different projects. Recently, I had a requirement to add a > >>>>>>>>> > >> custom > >> > >>>>>> component > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> to the application section of the framework. After a brief > >>>>>>>>> > >> search of > >> > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> mailing lists (I have been away from the OFBiz > collaborative > >>>>>>>>> > >> tools > >> > >>>>>> for > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> sometime) and documentation I have the following question: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Is there an automatic way to add a component to the > framework > >>>>>>>>> > >> - or > >> > >>>>>> is > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> this still a manual process? I don't see any obvious > webtool > >>>>>>>>> > >> or > >> > >>>>>> other > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> mechanism for doing this through OFBiz. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>>>> Ruth Hoffman > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > > > >
