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From: Rohit Yadav <bhaisaab@apache.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:09:13 +0530
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Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Make a video on "Writing plugins, APIs for CloudStack"
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On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Sebastien Goasguen <runseb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Rohit Yadav <bhaisaab@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> Writing a plugin and a new API for CloudStack is not difficult, we
>> just need to put some content on our wikis; Do we want to release a
>> new write a plugin or api video for 4.1+, I can volunteer?
>
> Rohit, see my CS University wiki page.
>
> There is a section in there for "API" and "plugins"
>
> If you do this, could you do two separate screencasts and two separate slide decks ?

Okay will follow up that tomorrow, gym time now!

Cheers.

>
>>
>> I've updated the wiki: (read about the PluggableService design and how
>> it helps ApiServer and ApiDiscoveryService)
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+API+Development
>>
>> There are only three steps:
>> 1. Write your api cmd class with correct annotations
>> (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Annotations+use+in+the+API)
>> 2. Configure role based access in commands.properties.in
>> 3. Your service should extend PluggableService. Add your api's cmd
>> class to its implementation's getCommands() list of API classes. Make
>> sure the service implementation is a Spring bean (put it either in one
>> of the xmls or use the @Component annotation on the service impl).
>>
>> Note: In case you're adding an API to CloudStack server itself, add
>> your API class in ManagementServerImpl's getCommands() list of APIs.
>> Test with cloudmonkey!
>>
>> Cheers.
>