On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Vincent Massol <vinc...@massol.net> wrote:
> I’ve created a design page for this at http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/ > bin/view/Proposal/ExtensionEntryPoints#Attachments > > And I’ve also proposed a new way to plug the entry point with the “Open” > button. > Seems nice. Why is it a dropdown? what are the options? Thanks, Caty > > Let me know what you think. > > Thanks > -Vincent > > > > On 14 Oct 2016, at 16:10, Vincent Massol <vinc...@massol.net> wrote: > > > > Hi devs, > > > > Problem > > ======= > > > > We have 2 issues right now when installing an extension in XWiki: > > > > 1) It’s not clear where is the entry point of that extension. > > - Example1: an app that is only for admins and only has a > ConfigurableClass > > - Example2: an app that provides a macro and doesn’t have a UI > > > > 2) Even when an extension registers itself in the Applications Panel, > the user still need to refresh the page or navigate away to see it. > > > > Proposal > > ======== > > > > * Introduce the concept of Entry point (a.k.a home page) in Extension > metadata > > * Have the EM UI display the extension’s entry point (when there’s one) > after having installed the extension so that the user can click on it and > be taken to the home page of the extension. > > > > This would make extensions more discoverable IMO. > > > > Implementation Details > > ================== > > > > * Some maven extension metadata properties in pom.xml > > > > * A format to represent an entry point. It shouldn’t be a full URL since > that needs to be computed at runtime. Basically it should contain: > > ** The document reference > > ** The action to use (view, admin, etc) - optional, should default to > “view" > > ** The query string to use - optional, should default to an empty query > string > > > > This corresponds to the notion of ResourceReference > (EntityResourceReference to be precise). However we don’t have any textual > representation of it ATM. > > > > WDYT? Good idea? Bad idea? > > > > Thanks > > -Vincent > > > >
