digikam 6.0.x and kipi-plugins
Gilles Caulier
caulier.gilles at gmail.com
Mon Feb 11 18:59:46 GMT 2019
Well I don't know.
In fact a request must be open in KDE Phabricator to system admin team. As
they are busy to migrate KDE git server step by step to Gitlab, i doubt
that it will done easily from now.
We are fully detached for kipi development now, but you can ask to a team
which still use it, as KPhotoAlbum or GwenView.
Best
Gilles Caulier
Le lun. 11 févr. 2019 à 18:53, Rex Dieter <rdieter at gmail.com> a écrit :
> Thanks, any estimate when a standalone kipi-plugins release may happen?
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 11:20 PM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> Ah you want mean if the source code still released in digiKam. Well no,
>> it must be released as a separated package now, as libkipi in fact.
>>
>> best
>>
>> Gilles Caulier
>>
>> Le lun. 11 févr. 2019 à 05:35, Rex Dieter <rdieter at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>> > kipi-plugins still here,
>>>
>>> That's good to hear. Where is kipi-plugins then? It seems not present
>>> in the digikam-6.0.0-beta3 tarball at least.
>>>
>>> -- Rex
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 8:38 AM Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le dim. 10 févr. 2019 à 15:12, Rex Dieter <rdieter at gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Just so we're clear here. It sounds like you didn't explicitly
>>>>> address my "dropping these means a significant reduction of functionality
>>>>> for other kipi-plugin consumers (like gwenview)" comment.
>>>>>
>>>>> So other kipi-plugin consumers (like gwenview) will be losing
>>>>> functionality? If so, I may have trouble justifying providing such a
>>>>> digikam update in stable distro releases.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No. kipi-plugins still here, are libkipi. just digiKam do not use
>>>> libkipi anymore with 6.0.0.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Or are other existing libkipi apps being adjusted to use these newer
>>>>> digikam interfaces too?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good question.
>>>> The goal about the new digiKam start, after 2 years of development
>>>> (last stable was 5.9.0, but 6.0.0 have been started 2 year ago), is to
>>>> rewrite the whole plugins interface.
>>>>
>>>> In fact, in next digiKam 6.1.0, we will come with 3 levels of plugins :
>>>> generic (as kipi), but also Editor (for digiKam image editor and Showfoto),
>>>> and Bqm, for the Batch Queue Manager.
>>>>
>>>> We have something like more than 100 plugins now...
>>>>
>>>> [gilles at localhost digikam]$ pwd
>>>> /usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/digikam
>>>>
>>>> [gilles at localhost digikam]$ tree
>>>> .
>>>> ├── bqm
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_AntiVignetting_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_AssignTemplate_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_AutoCorrection_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_BcgCorrection_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Blur_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Border_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_BWconvert_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ChannelMixer_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ColorBalance_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ColorFX_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Convert16To8_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Convert8To16_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToDNG_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToJP2lugin_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToJPEG_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToPGF_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToPNG_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_ConvertToTIFF_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Crop_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_CurvesAdjust_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_FilmGrain_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Flip_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_HslCorrection_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_IccConvert_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Invert_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_LensAutoFix_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_LocalContrast_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_NoiseReduction_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_RedEyeCorrection_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_RemoveMetadata_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Resize_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Restoration_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Rotate_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_Sharpen_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_TimeAdjust_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_UserScript_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Bqm_WaterMark_Plugin.so
>>>> │ └── Bqm_WhiteBalance_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── editor
>>>> │ ├── Editor_AdjustCurvesTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_AdjustLevelsTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_AntivignettingTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_AutoCorrectionTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_AutoCropTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_BcgTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_BlurFxTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_BlurTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_BorderTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_BWSepiaTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_CBTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ChannelMixerTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_CharcoalTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ColorFxTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ContentAwareResizeTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_Convert16To8Tool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_Convert8To16Tool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_DistortionFxTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_EmbossTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_FilmGrainTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_FilmTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_FreeRotationTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_HotpixelsTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_HSLTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_InserTextTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_InsertTextTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_InvertTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_LensAutoFixTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_LensDistortionTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_LocalContrastTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_NoiseReductionTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_OilPaintTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_PerspectiveTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_PrintTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ProfileConversionTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_RainDropTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_RatioCropTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_RedEyeTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ResizeTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_RestorationTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_SharpenTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_ShearTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_TextureTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ ├── Editor_WhiteBalanceTool_Plugin.so
>>>> │ └── libEditor_HelloWorld_Plugin.so
>>>> └── generic
>>>> ├── Generic_Box_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Calendar_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_DigitalScanner_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_DropBox_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_ExpoBlending_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_FaceBook_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_FileTransfer_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Flickr_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_GeolocationEdit_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_GLViewer_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Google_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_HtmlGallery_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_ImageShack_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_ImgUr_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_IpFs_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_JAlbum_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_MediaServer_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_MediaWiki_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_MetadataEdit_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_OneDrive_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Panorama_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Pinterest_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Piwigo_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Presentation_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_PrintCreator_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Rajce_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_SendByMail_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_SmugMug_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_TimeAdjust_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_Twitter_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_VideoSlideShow_Plugin.so
>>>> ├── Generic_VKontakte_Plugin.so
>>>> └── Generic_YandexFotki_Plugin.so
>>>>
>>>> 3 directories, 116 files
>>>>
>>>> All plugin mechanisms are inspired from Marble stuff. It use a pure and
>>>> simple Qt5 API. All plugin types use shared components from digiKam core.
>>>> Plugin types share same classes internally, and this prevent code
>>>> duplication and permit to implement a new plugin very quickly without to
>>>> re-invent the wheel.
>>>>
>>>> Later 6.1.0, we will create more plugin types step by step, as face
>>>> engines, maintenance tools, image loaders, etc... This will take time, but
>>>> it's the plan to make all lead features as plugins in digiKam. This way
>>>> permit to isolate well all digiKam components which will be more easy for
>>>> external contributor to patch and create new ones, without to touch
>>>> internal implementations.
>>>>
>>>> So to come back about the sharing plugin with other KDE applications.
>>>> why not, i don't say no, _but_, the plugin interface still in digiKam core.
>>>> External KDE applications who want load plugins will need to use digiKam
>>>> core, as extra dependency.
>>>>
>>>> Voilà for some technical details, and the plan...
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>>
>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>
>>>>>
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