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From: Pranav Saxena <pranav.saxena@citrix.com>
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:45:38 +0530
Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins
Thread-Topic: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins
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Animesh ,=20

We have a config  .js file for maintaining the list of plugin ID's  . We us=
e the  plugin ID to load the plugin into the cloudstack UI . In case , a pl=
ugin is misbehaving all one needs to do is comment out the plugin ID in the=
 config.js file .This would not load the plugin on to the cloudstack dashbo=
ard  and it would seem as if the plugin does not exist at all.=20

Regards,
Pranav

-----Original Message-----
From: Animesh Chaturvedi [mailto:animesh.chaturvedi@citrix.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:52 AM
To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins

Sonny

How does administrator enable/ disable the plugin if it is misbehaving beca=
use of bug or let's say after upgrade?=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fang Wang [mailto:fang.wang@citrix.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:11 AM
> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: RE: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins
>=20
> I like the idea of the plugin button so users can see all the plugins.
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sonny Chhen [mailto:Sonny.Chhen@citrix.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:01 PM
> To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Cc: Brian Federle; Pranav Saxena
> Subject: '[PROPOSAL]' Third party plugins
>=20
> Hello All,
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> I would like to discuss a new feature that is being worked on for the=20
> next release of CloudStack. It is the ability to add third party=20
> plugins into CloudStack while still utilizing the current ui. The=20
> procedure in which this would occur is as follows:
>=20
>=20
> 1.       The developer  will write a plugin that they would like to add i=
nto
> CloudStack
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> 2.        Using a predetermined file hierarchy we create, the developer w=
ill
> place their plugin within the folder structure and fill out a=20
> plugin.js file
>=20
> 3.       The admin will then place this folder into the existing CloudSta=
ck
> "plugin"
>=20
> 4.       The admin will then add this new listing onto the plugin.js file=
 that lies
> within that folder
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> 5.       The user then just has to refresh the browser and the plugin wil=
l be
> available to use.
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> We will be toying with the idea of adding a plugin button to the=20
> navigation so that the user can see what plugins have been installed=20
> and click on them to access them.
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> Please see the link below for more information.
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> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/30744936/plug
> in.jpg
>=20
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/3rd+Party+Plugi
> n
>=20
> Thoughts, comments, suggestions?
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> Thanks You and Best Regards,
>=20
> Sonny H. Chhen
> Manager of User Interface & User Experience | Citrix Systems -=20
> CloudPlatform
> 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA  95054, USA