Hi Mark, I think the type of "add-on" you are talking about is somewhat similar to something Richard Rodgers has begun to develop:
https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-976 But, I agree with your point. It does seem like we can find ways to make this easier post-1.8.0. You should be able to Install DSpace and then "drop in" some add-ons & configure them as needed. Technically, you can basically do the "jar drop-in" thing with custom Curation Tasks or separately-released Curation Tasks (like Replication Task Suite, https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-876). Prototypes/ideas/brainstorms definitely are welcome. :) - Tim On 9/1/2011 12:56 PM, Mark H. Wood wrote: > [Wearing my sysadmin hat] When I think of "add-on", here's what I expect: > > o drop a JAR into an existing installation, or unpack a tarball on > top of it; > > o perhaps edit one or two lines of readily-accessible configuration > data to make the product core aware of the existence of the add-on. > > o configure the add-on as needed. > > Hacking a POM and reassembling the whole product doesn't even come close. > > I intend no disparagement of the existing code. Add-ons in the above > sense weren't part of the requirements. I do intend to suggest that > we give thought to how we could improve the deployability of > third-party add-ons in DSpace, without requiring the use of > developers' tools. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Dspace-devel mailing list Dspace-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel
