Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Development/Plugins

Timestamp:

08/09/2008 08:10:47 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

mvoncken

Comment:

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Development/Plugins

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 = Development/Plugins =
 
-We're sorry. not much docs yet.
 
 Plugins consist of a core part and ui parts for the various user-interfaces.
 
-Take a look at the blocklist plugin for an example.
- 
+They are distributed using python eggs http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs
+
+== Creating a new plugin == 
+Here is is a script to create a new plugin : http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/browser/trunk/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py?format=raw.
+
+Go to and empty directory, and run: 
+{{{
+python create_plugin.py --name MyPlugin2 --basepath . --author-name "Your Name" --author-email "yourname@example.com"
+}}}
+
+This will create a new directory <plugin-name> , contaning a basic plugin template.
+And it will link it from ~/.config/deluge/plugins
+
+Restart deluge and deluged.
+
+== Distributing a plugin ==
+Go to the plugin-name directory, and type 
+
+{{{python setup.py python setup.py bdist_egg}}}
+
+This will build an egg.
+
+Rename the egg to <plugin-name>.egg and share it,
 
 = Various random facts =