2 May
2017
2 May
'17
4:28 p.m.
Hi,
On 2 May 2017, at 16:05, Thomas Mortagne
<thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com> wrote:
Hi devs,
I'm currently working on a new package format to package a bunch of
extensions into a single file.
The first use case is to make offline install easier. We can't count on all
in one XAR anymore (plus all in one XAR prduces very crappy extensions) so
I was thinking about providing a generic package containing all the
extensions you need in it. It will simply be a zip containing extensions in
the same format than Extension Manager local repository so that you can
unzip it it there (or later use some UI to "import" it).
So now I need a name for this new package. Since extension descriptor file
extension is "xed" (for "XWiki Extension Descriptor") I was thinking
about
naming it XEP (for "XWiki Extension Package"). Any better idea ?
For now my plan is to provide the following:
* a new Maven handler for <packaging>xep</packaging>
* a new Maven mojo "xep" in the existing extension Maven plugin
* start using it with the new platform flavor which is supposed to replace
XE so that people can have something to use for offline installs
WDYT ?
Sounds good.
Regarding the naming, assuming we need a file extension other than ZIP, "XWiki
Extension Package” seems like a package for a single XWiki Extension.
Some ideas. Why not something in the name that suggest it’s a repository.
For example: XWiki Extension Repository Archive or XWiki Repository Archive for short,
which, using a 3LA, would translate into XRA.
XAR = XWiki Archive = a single extension
XRA = XWiki Repository Archive = a repository of extensions = several extensions
We could also have XWiki Extension Repository, i.e. “XER”, which would also be one letter
change from XAR:
XAR = XWiki Archive = a single extension
XER = XWiki Extension Repository = a repository of extensions = several extensions
Now since the users will need to unzip this binary and they won’t import it (as they do
for XAR), it would be better for it to be ZIP as otherwise it’ll harder to unzip (no
double-clicking on it for ex).
Thanks
-Vincent
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Thomas Mortagne