[Owncloud] Re: plugins vs. apps

[kunal ghosh]

> In short apps add a new aspect to owncloud and plugins add small new
> features
> to existing aspects.
>
> What does this mean? An address book would be a new app. The ownCloud core
> only handles files and an address book would be a new aspect. Same with a
> gallery. In the core of ownCloud you can easily upload your photos, but we
> do
> not have the ambition to create pretty albums you can share with your
> family
> and friends. An "gallery" app however could do this, using the existing
> files.
> A plugin could add a function to the addressbook, like asking the contact
> to
> fill out its vcard. A plugin for the gallery could add aditional
> transitions or
> a possibility to add background music to the slideshow or whatever.
>
> Both apps and plugins integrate nicely into ownCloud, using the existing
> possibilities and the typical ownCloud layout.
>
> I hope you get the point.
> Cheers,
>

Hi Jacob, Nice explanation :)  i understand the difference now.
But just to reiterate, if an author is writing a plugin which adds in a lot
of features that ownCloud base
doesn't provide (or inherently doesn't provide) then the plugin should be
designed to be an app.

Is that correct ?


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