Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-07-02 Thread Daniel Werner
Sounds nice, but on the long run, why not including a PHP class for extensions into core. This would already make quite some code you need for new extensions obsolete. I'd like to see a base class for all extensions which offer simple information such as the extensions name, version, file path,

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-07-02 Thread Krinkle
Have you looked at the example extensions? https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/extensions/examples.git;a=tree -- Krinkle ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-07-01 Thread Andrew Garrett
Ooh, I like this. On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Ori Livneh o...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Derric Atzrott wrote: Would anyone be interested in a program that generates Skeletons for new extensions? I've noticed that when I make extensions I generally go

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-27 Thread Ori Livneh
On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Derric Atzrott wrote: Would anyone be interested in a program that generates Skeletons for new extensions? I've noticed that when I make extensions I generally go through the exact same process (with minor variations) each time. [ snip ] I've been

[Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Derric Atzrott
Would anyone be interested in a program that generates Skeletons for new extensions? I've noticed that when I make extensions I generally go through the exact same process (with minor variations) each time. The idea in my head right now is for a program that does the following: * Asks for the

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Yuvi Panda
+1 would be greatly useful when introducing extension development at workshops / hackathons :) -- Yuvi Panda T http://yuvi.in/blog ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Mark Holmquist
Would anyone be interested in a program that generates Skeletons for new extensions? I've noticed that when I make extensions I generally go through the exact same process (with minor variations) each time. +1! It sounds like a very helpful tool for letting new developers hop in really

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Mark A. Hershberger
On 6/25/2012 12:11 PM, Mark Holmquist wrote: Specifically, I think jetpack is the part that generates stub files, but it's been a while since I experimented. Anyway, thanks for the email! IIUC, Jetpack is the code name for the entire AddOn SDK. This includes the stub generator, but includes

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Derric Atzrott
This also sounds a lot like what Mozilla has done: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/tools/builder Would it be preferable to have this as a web-based program where you enter your data into a form and download a zip? Or would this be preferred as a stand-alone program that generates the

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Martijn Hoekstra
If I were to use this, I would prefer a stand-alone thing, which would make it just a little easier, but I would love either On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: This also sounds a lot like what Mozilla has done:

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Yuvi Panda
+1 on standalone. Similar to how rails does it, for example. -- Yuvi Panda T http://yuvi.in/blog ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Gregory Varnum
This is a fantastic idea and I would be happy to help with the wiki-side documentation of this effort on MW.org -greg On 25 Jun, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Mark A. Hershberger m...@everybody.org wrote: On 6/25/2012 12:11 PM, Mark Holmquist wrote: Specifically, I think jetpack is the part that

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Leonard Wallentin
Would be absolutely fabulous! How about creating a README skeleton as well, that could also be cut and paste into the extensions page in the MediaWiki extension matrix? As for web vs standalone, a web interface would suit me best, as I move a lot between computers, but both, but both would be

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Derric Atzrott
Would be absolutely fabulous! How about creating a README skeleton as well, that could also be cut and paste into the extensions page in the MediaWiki extension matrix? That's actually a really good idea. I'll definitely add that in. I'll create both for now, but I wouldn't be terribly

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Martijn Hoekstra
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: Would be absolutely fabulous! How about creating a README skeleton as well, that could also be cut and paste into the extensions page in the MediaWiki extension matrix? That's actually a really good idea.  

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Derric Atzrott
Hey, PHP can run scripts. Just saying. Please do share the github once you have something up, even if its bare-bones. Good plan. I always completely forget about that. In that case, expect them at somewhat more similar times. Although, using PHP CLI does preclude the creation of a GUI version

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Martijn Hoekstra
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: Hey, PHP can run scripts. Just saying. Please do share the github once you have something up, even if its bare-bones. Good plan.  I always completely forget about that.  In that case, expect them at somewhat

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Daniel Friesen
On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:13:54 -0700, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: This also sounds a lot like what Mozilla has done: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/tools/builder Would it be preferable to have this as a web-based program where you enter your data into a

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Ryan Schmidt
I'd be willing to help out with this once you get something on github. I'd personally discourage a php-cli based standalone version because it would effectively require developing the UI twice. If you focus on the web version (or the standalone), I'll be willing to help port the changes to the

Re: [Wikitech-l] Extension Skeleton Program

2012-06-25 Thread Dmitriy Sintsov
25 Июнь 2012 г. 20:06:19 пользователь Derric Atzrott (datzr...@alizeepathology.com) написал: Would anyone be interested in a program that generates Skeletons for new extensions?   I've noticed that when I make extensions I generally go through the exact same process (with minor