On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 4:28 PM, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > I'm fine with XER. > 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). > As I said I think we'll have a UI for it at some point. I just don't think I will have time to work on that in the new platform flavor scope (or maybe just a quick tool in http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Extension+Tweak). > Thanks > -Vincent > > > > > -- > > Thomas Mortagne > > -- Thomas Mortagne
