[rkward-devel] Dependencies and 'about' information for plugins

[meik michalke]

hi,

Am Montag, 4. Februar 2013, 19:13:32 schrieb Thomas Friedrichsmeier:
> As a quick reference for what will need to be covered in rkwarddev:
> - <dependencies> is a direct child of <document>, not of <about>. It can
> also  be specified per <component>

oops, this will take some time, as it will require changes in several parts of 
rkwarddev. it will also break backwards compatibility, previous scripts will 
have to be changed (e.g., the "dependencies", "package" and "pluginmap" 
arguments of rk.XML.about() need to be transformed into a function of its 
own).

> - <require> gains a new parameter "map", for including plugin maps from 
> different packages
> - new element <dependency_check> for providing more compatiblity inside 
> plugins

> - new parameter "priority" in the <document> element of .pluginmap files. 
> Controls whether newly installed pluginmaps will be activated by default.

ok, that shouldn't be too hard.

> - Contrary to what the documentation may have suggested, before, it is a
> good  idea to set the "namespace" of .pluginmaps to something unique,
> instead of "rkward". At least, if you want to make it possbile for others
> to <require> your .pluginmaps.

i will look into it. i'm not sure if this also requires rather complex 
internal changes. currently, the namespace "rkward" is hardwired in 
rk.XML.pluginmap().

well, the package needs a function for the new matrix element anyway. i hope 
it won't take me too long. i'll probably write some proper "get" and "is" 
methods for the XiMpLe package first, to get rid of some ugly passages in the 
rkwarddev code, while i'm at it.

btw, XiMpLe and roxyPackage are on CRAN now, did i mention that?


viele grüße :: m.eik

-- 
dipl. psych. meik michalke
institut f"ur experimentelle psychologie
abt. f"ur diagnostik und differentielle psychologie
heinrich-heine-universit"at d-40204 d"usseldorf
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