Wiki source code of Applications & Plugins

Version 22.1 by Silvia Macovei on 2009/10/19

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3 = Applications =
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5 As you've learned from the [[Programming feature>>Features.Programming]] it's possible to put code inside XWiki pages. You can combine several pages together to form an application. In other words an application is simply a self-contained set of XWiki pages. You can export these pages into a single archive file named a XAR (it stands for XWiki Archive) which can then be imported again into other wikis. This is a very nice way to create reusable applications.
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7 Applications offer a powerful way to create advanced content within wiki pages.
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9 == Example Applications ==
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11 === Calendar Application ===
12
13 //Screenshot of the Calendar Application//
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15 image:Calendar.png
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17 === Meeting Manager Application ===
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19 //Screenshot of the Meeting Manager Application//
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21 image:MeetingManager.PNG
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23 === Bulletin Board Application ===
24
25 //Screenshot of the Bulletin Board Application//
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27 image:BulletinBoardTopic.png
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29 === Polls Application ===
30
31 //Screenshot of the Polls Application//
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33 image:Polls.png
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35 == List of Applications available for download on XWiki.org ==
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37 This is a list of packaged applications you can import in your wiki, coming straight from the [[Code Zone>>code:Applications.WebHome]]. To learn more about the Import/Export process please check the [[Admin Guide's Import/Export page>>AdminGuide.ImportExport]].
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39 {{velocity}}
40 #set ($sql = ", BaseObject as obj where obj.name=doc.fullName and obj.className='XWiki.ApplicationClass' and obj.name<>'XWiki.ApplicationClassTemplate' order by doc.name")
41 #set ($applications = $xwiki.searchDocumentsNames("code", $sql, 0, 0, null))
42 #foreach ($item in $applications)
43 * [[code:$item]]
44 #end
45 #set ($dummy = $context.setDatabase("platform"))
46 {{/velocity}}
47
48 == Creating new Applications ==
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50 If you'd like to create new applications with XWiki our [[Developer's Guide>>http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/]] will help you through the process.
51 If you are interested in participating to the XWiki project development itself or in building it from sources, you should refer to the [[Community wiki>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/]].
52 If you still have questions you may [[subscribe to the mailing lists>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/MailingLists]].
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54 =Plugins=
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56 Plugins are a powerful way to extend XWiki's intrinsic features. Actually lots of the XWiki features you can see are brought by plugins bundled with the XWiki distributions.
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58 == Using a Plugin ==
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60 First check the [[Code Zone>>code:Plugins.WebHome]] to find a Plugin you'd like to use. Then copy its JAR (Plugins are bundled as JARs) into your XWiki installation: drop it in XWiki WAR's //WEB-INF/lib// directory. You'll need to restart XWiki for it to take effect. Please note that this is an administrative task so you'll want to ask your wiki admin for help in doing this.
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62 == Developing a Plugin ==
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64 If you'd like to develop a plugin please check the [[plugin development tutorial>>DevGuide.CreatingPlugins]].
65 If you still have questions you may [[subscribe to the mailing lists>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/MailingLists]]

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