I think that the best cms "framework" for take a sight in it is Drupal and his great plugin system... It has core plugins and optional (downloadable plugins). Firefox is not comparable because all of them are "optional" type, you can not choose if you want to use gecko engine (for example) It would be great to have a "web2py-centraplugin.com" to download or find all of them...
alex f El 21/10/2009 20:03, Yarko Tymciurak escribió: > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:41 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu > <mailto:mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>> wrote: > > > This is up to the developer. You can choose to store all plugins in > one app and have other apps call them > > > *sigh* > > > {{=LOAD(...,application='otherapp')}} > > The fact is that if you distribute or compile an app, all plugins > should stay with it. > > > "should"? Several cases in point: > > - shared libraries are not distributed (and consider the reasons that > exists over static linking) > - Firefox is NOT distributed with all plugins - the end user adds > those he wants to use (think of the reasons); > - a "survey" plugin.... how will it be added by the person who > downloads a (for example) wiki app? > > The entire concept of "plugin" and it's purposes, and motivation needs > to be explicit. > > I am concerned we do not be holding a mouse and calling it a tiger... > > > Moreover it should be possible for two apps to > use two different version of the same plugins since we cannot > guanartee creators of plugins will not break backward compatibility > and we cannot guarantee the non-existance of plugins with the same > name. They belong to the app but you can share them. > > Massimo > > On Oct 21, 11:25 am, Yarko Tymciurak <resultsinsoftw...@gmail.com > <mailto:resultsinsoftw...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM, mr.freeze > <nat...@freezable.com <mailto:nat...@freezable.com>> wrote: > > > > > I like how the plugin system is shaping up but have one > question about > > > the folder structure. It seems more manageable to structure it > like > > > this: > > > > > applications > > > -- my app > > > ---- models > > > ---- views > > > ---- controllers > > > ---- plugins > > > ------ myplugin > > > -------- models > > > -------- views > > > -------- controllers > > > > > This way a plugin would basically be a sub-app, making it > easier to > > > install/uninstall/upgrade and could also have multiple > models/views/ > > > controllers. I remember some discussion about it but can't > remember > > > what the reasons against it were. > > > > <sarcasm flag UP> > > ...yes, with the added benefit that you get to make copies and > copies of > > plugins into every applications that needs it, woohooo!... > > </sarcasm> > > > > Seriously, folks - think about plugins in other systems. > > Plugins need to be that - logically, I expect them to be per web2py > > installation (not as a component within an application); > > Logically, I also _might_ like to see them versionsed, so that > pluginA has a > > DEFAULT version which links to a specific version (without > talking about the > > mechanism for that "linking"). > > > > > > > > > On Oct 21, 10:18 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu > <mailto:mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu>> wrote: > > > > The new web2py in trunk (1.68.2) also contains an improved > > > > experimental solution for plugins. > > > > Here is a new video about it > > > > > >http://www.vimeo.com/7182692 > > > > > > It includes suggestions from various people but I am sure it > still > > > > needs a lot of work. Anyway, give it a try and let us know > what else > > > > would you expect from a plugin system. > > > > > > The interface for uploading/downloading plugins is missing, > among > > > > other things. > > > > > > Massimo > > > > > -- Alejandro Fanjul Fdez. alex.fan...@gmail.com www.mhproject.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
