[Radiant] Mental Branch "Extensions" Notes

[John W. Long]

Loren Johnson wrote:
> I know I for one see the maturation of these extensions as an  
> important turning-point for Radiant as a project.
> 
> IMHO this robust and Rails friendly way of extending Radiant is key  
> to allowing it to remain spartan. Though I might still prefer the CMS  
> to be the plugin a la Comatose, this level (and method) of  
> extensibility will mean the best of both worlds for most of those who  
> just have CMS needs + a little something else.

I agree.

> So, John, with crystal ball in hand, what do you see as a likely  
> timeframe for an official release which includes both Extensions and  
> Page Types?

That depends. Off hand I think there is at least another two weeks of 
work needed on it. Maybe four.

I'm not going to have a lot of time to work on it between now and the 
end of the year (got to work to pay the bills), but there's a chance 
that things may pull together in time for a Christmas release. More 
realistically we are probably talking about mid- to late January.

There are at least two major things that need to be worked out:

   1. Activation and deactivation of extensions within the admin UI

   2. The scripts to manage the upgrade from 0.5.2

The first is probably something I am going to need to work out on my 
own. The second is something that I would love help with.

Also, the more people that can jump on board and start using the code in 
the mental branch the better. This is a major upgrade and your comments 
and feedback are vital.

--
John Long
http://wiseheartdesign.com