User Interface Plugin Creation & Development Process

ldolse · 11-04-2011, 06:33 AM

Plugin Development

Miscellaneous -> 'Open Calibre Configuration Directory'

At a high level, developing and testing changes to a user interface plugin requires these steps:

Thankfully all that logic can be done while Calibre is running with a single command line:

Code:

 calibre -s; sleep 4s; zip -R /path/to/plugin/zip/file.zip *; calibre

Publishing Your Plugin

Check the spoilers in Kiwidude's post in the Plugin Index.

Basic Introduction / End User Info

See Kiwidude's Sticky in the Plugins Sub-forum.

11-04-2011, 06:33 AM	#1
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	User Interface Plugin Creation & Development Process Plugin Development The Official Plugin Tutorial is here. Plugin Developer API Documentation is located here. Access the plugin folder by going to Calibre Preferences: Miscellaneous -> 'Open Calibre Configuration Directory' At a high level, developing and testing changes to a user interface plugin requires these steps: Create/Update Plugin Zip the plugin, replacing the original file Restart Calibre Test, Rinse & Repeat Thankfully all that logic can be done while Calibre is running with a single command line: Code: calibre -s; sleep 4s; zip -R /path/to/plugin/zip/file.zip ; calibre Publishing Your Plugin* Check the spoilers in Kiwidude's post in the Plugin Index. Basic Introduction / End User Info See Kiwidude's Sticky in the Plugins Sub-forum. Discuss this sticky here. Last edited by ldolse; 11-05-2011 at 01:17 AM.

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