[FOR-741] Enable dynamic loading of plugins

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.7, 0.8
• Component/s: Plugins (general issues)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ross Gardler
• Created: 25/Nov/05 19:50
• Updated: 26/Nov/05 15:03

Description

Create a new plugin resolving mechanism that loads plugins at runtime rather than at startup. We need to modify the Locationmap somthing like this:

<match pattern="plugin.xmap.*">
  <location src="{project:tmp}/{1}/>
  <install src="http://f.a.o/plugins/0.8/{1}/>
  <install src="http://f.a.o/plugins/0.7/{1}/>
  <location src="{forrest:plugin.fallback}/error.pluginNotFound.xmap"/>
</match>

The we can dynamically install features at run time rather than at startup. We would even be able to add plugins at runtime.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: FOR-462 Projects need to be able to override plugin installation directory
• is blocked by: FOR-388 Use plugins in-place if src available