Changes between Version 64 and Version 65 of TracPlugins

Timestamp:

Sep 1, 2010, 5:15:49 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

anatoly techtonik <techtonik@…>

Comment:

user-centric plugin definition and discovery description

TracPlugins

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 [[TracGuideToc]]
 
-Since version 0.9, Trac supports [trac:PluginList plugins] that extend the built-in functionality. The plugin functionality is based on the [trac:TracDev/ComponentArchitecture component architecture].
+Trac is extensible with [trac:PluginList plugins] since version 0.9. The plugin functionality is based on the [trac:TracDev/ComponentArchitecture component architecture]. 
 
-Plugins can be either installed globally, in a shared plugins directory  (see [TracIni#GlobalConfiguration Global Configuration]) or locally for specific TracEnvironment, in its `plugins` directory.
+== Plugin discovery ==
+
+From the user point of view Plugin is either standalone .py file or an .egg package. Trac looks for Plugins in a global shared plugins directory  (see [TracIni#GlobalConfiguration Global Configuration]) or locally in specific TracEnvironment, in its `plugins` directory.
 Except for the later case, the components defined in a plugin should be explicitly enabled in the [[TracIni#components-section| [components] ]] section of the trac.ini file.
 
-== Requirements ==
+== Requirements for Trac eggs  ==
 
 To use egg based plugins in Trac, you need to have [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools setuptools] (version 0.6) installed.