[Rainbowportal-devel] TODO: For modules creators

[Mark M. <mar...@ar...>]

I'll do items 2a-2d for the Discussion module.  Will be completed by May
5.
 
- Are there instructions/guidelines somewhere for creating: 
1) the install/uninstall scripts
2) the XML install file
 
- Do core modules really need these scripts or are they just installed
by default?
 
- What should an uninstall script do?
        Delete the stored procedures?  
        Delete the code files? 
        Delete the module registration and all module instance data?
        Delete the pertinent tables and all their data? - this could be
difficult because 2 modules could potentially access the same table.  
        Delete all data in a table associated with the module? - what
about when someone extends the architecture so modules can share the
same row data?
 
- How are the install and uninstall scripts evoked?
 
Mark
 
The module help is a great idea!  For end user help I suggest a ? icon
in the module header.  It would be easy to add this to one of the base
classes but modules need a way to disable it if they don't provide a
help page - It really annoys me when I click on a help link only to get
the message "Help not available for this topic".
 
-----Original Message-----
From: rai...@li...
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manudea
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:55 AM
To: rai...@li...
Subject: [Rainbowportal-devel] TODO: For modules creators



Hi folks,

I noticed we need some improvement on modules. Any volunteer?

 

1.	Provide a standard way for get help on a module from an user
perspective 


a.	Admin help (for portal administrator) 

b.	User help (for final user) 

c.	Custom help (a blank page that can be filled by admin for
explain how use that module in that context) 

2.	Provide old modules (those that are already on the core from
long time) of: 


a.	Install / uninstall scripts 

b.	Install xml description 

c.	Help 

d.	Readme or jpg samples (as you like, not required) 

 

 

All this task are no dependent each other so can be done from different
persons.

 

Please reply to this mail saying what you want to do before actually
start so other know that someone is working on it.

For start do not choose more than one task and provide an estimated
completion date.

Thanks for you collaboration.

 

Manu

 

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