Extensions Infrastructure Recent Achievements and Future Prospects Joachim Lingner Software Engineer Sun Microsystems

Joachim Lingner

Software Engineer

Sun Microsystems

About the speaker Started working as software engineer at Sun Microsystems in 1999 Also began working on StarOffice at the same time Involved in UNO development Currently focused on developing the Extension Manager

Started working as software engineer at Sun Microsystems in 1999

Also began working on StarOffice at the same time

Involved in UNO development

Currently focused on developing the Extension Manager

Content Renaming of Package Manager Extension identifier Extension versioning System integration Options pages Online update Extensions repository Future plans

Renaming of Package Manager

Extension identifier

Extension versioning

System integration

Options pages

Online update

Extensions repository

Future plans

Renaming of Package Manager Renaming “Package Manager” to “Extension Manager” and “UNO Package Bundle” to “Extension”

Renaming “Package Manager” to “Extension Manager” and

“UNO Package Bundle” to “Extension”

Renaming of Package Manager Motivation “Extension” widely used, old name did not stick Content can also be data with no relation to UNO An extension is a container for code and data and it must be deployed by the Extension Manager

“Extension” widely used, old name did not stick

Content can also be data with no relation to UNO

An extension is a container for code and data and it must be deployed by the Extension Manager

Extension Identifier File names need not be unique anymore – shorter names possible Files with short names are easier to handle and Shorter file names are better displayed in the dialog Different extensions with the same file name can be installed

File names need not be unique anymore – shorter names possible

Files with short names are easier to handle and

Shorter file names are better displayed in the dialog

Different extensions with the same file name can be installed

Extension Identifier The identifier is determined by the description.xml Use “Reversed Domain Name Scheme” to ensure uniqueness

The identifier is determined by the description.xml

Use “Reversed Domain Name Scheme” to ensure uniqueness

Versioning New “Version” column Needed for online update

New “Version” column

Needed for online update

Versioning Only one version of an extension can be installed (per user and shared layer) Helpful messages when installing

Only one version of an extension can be installed (per user and shared layer)

Helpful messages when installing

Versioning The version is determined by the description.xml

The version is determined by the description.xml

System Integration Easier recognition by using an icon for .oxt files

Easier recognition by using an icon for .oxt files

System Integration Easier installation

Easier installation

System Integration Extension Manager GUI is used for installing

Extension Manager GUI is used for installing

Options Pages Extensions may use the options dialog for their settings All options in one dialog, no separate menus Seamless integration in application settings

Extensions may use the options dialog for their settings

All options in one dialog, no separate menus

Seamless integration in application settings

Options Pages Extensions can define new nodes Nodes can appear for particular modules or always

Extensions can define new nodes

Nodes can appear for particular modules or always

Options Pages What is Required A tab-page, can be created with the dialog editor of OOo Configuration data describing the leaves and nodes, etc. An UNO service that takes care of loading and saving the data Configuration files (.xcs, .xcu) for the data of the option pages

A tab-page, can be created with the dialog editor of OOo

Configuration data describing the leaves and nodes, etc.

An UNO service that takes care of loading and saving the data

Configuration files (.xcs, .xcu) for the data of the option pages

Online Update User friendly way of getting and installing updates User starts the update Get an update for a selected extension or for all extensions

User friendly way of getting and installing updates

User starts the update

Get an update for a selected extension or for all extensions

Online Update Getting Update Information Extension Manager needs information to determine if updates are available description.xml may contain a URL Build-in URL, which is used in case the extension does not provide one URLs can directly refer to a file or trigger the generation of update information by the web server Bundling of multiple update information in an atom feed

Extension Manager needs information to determine if updates are available

description.xml may contain a URL

Build-in URL, which is used in case the extension does not provide one

URLs can

directly refer to a file or

trigger the generation of update information by the web server

Bundling of multiple update information in an atom feed

Online Update Content of Update Information Identifier Version Dependencies Download URL

Identifier

Version

Dependencies

Download URL

Online Update Update Dialog

Online Update Security Currently users must trust the connection and source HTTPS is in development Digital signatures are planned

Currently users must trust the connection and source

HTTPS is in development

Digital signatures are planned

Extension Repository Link to repository within the Extension Manager

Link to repository within the Extension Manager

Extension Repository http://extensions.services.openoffice.org Hosted by the Open Source Lab (OSL), a facility of the Oregon State University No costs for the publishers of extensions Free and commercial extensions No payment system available, but Downloads can be hosted at external sites (which may support payments) Supports the online update feature of the Extension Manager

http://extensions.services.openoffice.org

Hosted by the Open Source Lab (OSL), a facility of the Oregon State University

No costs for the publishers of extensions

Free and commercial extensions

No payment system available, but

Downloads can be hosted at external sites (which may support payments)

Supports the online update feature of the Extension Manager

Future Plans Allow semi-automatic update through web site Automatic notification about updates (combined with office) Provide information about new extensions (from repository) Support of https Digital signatures GUI redesign Bundled Extensions Improve NetBeans OpenOffice.org API Plugin More UNO AWT controls (grid control) ...

Allow semi-automatic update through web site

Automatic notification about updates (combined with office)

Provide information about new extensions (from repository)

Support of https

Digital signatures

GUI redesign

Bundled Extensions

Improve NetBeans OpenOffice.org API Plugin

More UNO AWT controls (grid control)

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