KTextEditor::ApplicationPlugins

[Christoph Cullmann]

> On Saturday 04 January 2014 22:33:26 Christoph Cullmann wrote:
> > Yes, at least all currently ported ones, which means its good enough for
> > all
> > others, too, as the file tree, search in files and the project plugin use
> > more or less all stuff.
> > 
> > All that is required for the hosting application is to provide an
> > KTextEditor::Application/MainWindow wrapper and implement the plugin
> > loading.
> > 
> > Kate application itself no longer installs any headers or libs to link
> > against.
> 
> Ok, that sounds great. If we manage to make that the main way of providing
> plugins, that's exactly what I always wanted to have. I'm then also happy to
> drop pure KTextEditor plugins.
About the details we can then discuss at the sprint, e.g. if the interfaces would be ok
in that way for KDevelop, too.

If that fits the bill, we can remove the other plugin type and rename applicationplugin => plugin
and then have a new common base ground for KF5.

Greetings
Christoph

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