Hi, > On 2 May 2017, at 16:05, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi devs, > > I'm currently working on a new package format to package a bunch of > extensions into a single file. > > The first use case is to make offline install easier. We can't count on all > in one XAR anymore (plus all in one XAR prduces very crappy extensions) so > I was thinking about providing a generic package containing all the > extensions you need in it. It will simply be a zip containing extensions in > the same format than Extension Manager local repository so that you can > unzip it it there (or later use some UI to "import" it). > > So now I need a name for this new package. Since extension descriptor file > extension is "xed" (for "XWiki Extension Descriptor") I was thinking about > naming it XEP (for "XWiki Extension Package"). Any better idea ? > > For now my plan is to provide the following: > * a new Maven handler for <packaging>xep</packaging> > * a new Maven mojo "xep" in the existing extension Maven plugin > * start using it with the new platform flavor which is supposed to replace > XE so that people can have something to use for offline installs > > WDYT ?
Sounds good. Regarding the naming, assuming we need a file extension other than ZIP, "XWiki Extension Package” seems like a package for a single XWiki Extension. Some ideas. Why not something in the name that suggest it’s a repository. For example: XWiki Extension Repository Archive or XWiki Repository Archive for short, which, using a 3LA, would translate into XRA. XAR = XWiki Archive = a single extension XRA = XWiki Repository Archive = a repository of extensions = several extensions We could also have XWiki Extension Repository, i.e. “XER”, which would also be one letter change from XAR: XAR = XWiki Archive = a single extension XER = XWiki Extension Repository = a repository of extensions = several extensions Now since the users will need to unzip this binary and they won’t import it (as they do for XAR), it would be better for it to be ZIP as otherwise it’ll harder to unzip (no double-clicking on it for ex). Thanks -Vincent > > -- > Thomas Mortagne
