Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Entry point for Extensions

On 18 Aug 2017, at 16:29, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) <valicac(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Vincent Massol <vincent(a)massol.net> wrote: 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 <vincent(a)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 >> > >