[Kde-bindings] plasma data engines using ruby

[Robert Riemann]

Problem was solved in an IRC conversation. I created a wiki page and will blog 
about it.

Am Samstag, 10. Juli 2010, 02:29:37 schrieb Robert Riemann:
> I started to create a stocks data engine for plasma using ruby,
> but I run into problems when trying to actually install my script.
> 
> I did a look into http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3393 but it seems to be
> outdated for me. The Techbase doen't offer a dedicated page on plasma data
> engines with ruby, so I did a looked into
> http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Python/Writing_DataEng
> ines#Installing_the_DataEngine .
> 
> I managed it to install it somehow:
> 
> My structure which gets zipped:
> plasma-ruby-engine-stocks
> ├── CMakeLists.txt
> ├── metadata.desktop
> ├── readme.txt
> └── stocks_engine.rb (executable)
> 
> Installation in ~/.kde4 with:
> plasmapkg -t dataengine -i plasma-ruby-engine-stocks.zip
> 
> When I now start my engine using
> plasmaengineexplorer --engine ruby-stocks
> 
> I don't see anything (which might be ok), but I think that plasma didn't
> start my script. I dont see any output and no ruby process running.
> 
> This is my metadata.desktop:
> 
> [Desktop Entry]
> Name=Stocks Data Engine
> Comment=Stocks data for Plasmoids
> 
> X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/DataEngine
> ServiceTypes=Plasma/DataEngine
> Type=Service
> Icon=alarmclock
> X-KDE-Library=krubypluginfactory
> X-KDE-PluginKeyword=plasma-ruby-engine-stocks/stocks_engine.rb
> X-Plasma-EngineName=ruby-stocks
> 
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=<Your name here>
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=<Your email here>
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=ruby-stocks
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=http://plasma.kde.org/
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
> X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
> 
> It would be nice if someone could provide a working dataengine example.
> I can offer to create a techwiki page if i get it working.
> 
> Best regards,
> Robert

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