2014-08-29 10:24 GMT+02:00 Pirmin Kalberer <pi...@sourcepole.com>: > Hi Alessandro, > > Am Donnerstag, 28. August 2014, 14.49:47 schrieb Alessandro Pasotti: >> >> as anticipated to some of you during the last HF, I've started to add >> Python plugins support for the server side. >> >> The rationale behind server plugins is doublefold: first they could >> provide additional services without the need to touch the C++ >> codebase, second they allow for GUI-based configuration since the >> server plugins are not separated from the desktop plugins (of course >> the environment and permissions should be carefully configured to >> allow information sharing from the desktop user to the webserver user >> ). > > This looks like the first real case for an RFC! I'm quite sceptical adding > Python to QGIS server. In my opinion this should be discussed thoroughly > first.
Hello Pirmin, thanks for the feedback!!! At least this is the start of a discussion :) I knew from previous conversations with some of you that adding python plugins to the server was not at the top of the priority list and I added QEP (RFC) in the original subject because I know this topic must be discussed: I'm not going to do a PR anytime soon, and my implementation is more like an hack to see how far can I go with this idea, but, so far, it seems quite promising. Everybody knows how has been important to have Python plugins on the desktop side, coding in Python is 5 to 10 times faster than building C++ code and moreover the lower barrier to start being productive will bring a lot of new functionalities from a larger pool of developers. Last but not least, python plugins do not need to pass the PR/pull/build/relase cycle that affect the C++ core, which adds a considerable delay to bug fixes and new features. That said, I would really like to hear more from you all about the reasons to be against this idea. -- Alessandro Pasotti w3: www.itopen.it _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
