Configurable libraries

About this page

This page provides strawman proposals for how to support multiple widget libraries and multiple versions of widget libraries.

Requirements

• User chooses which libraries and which particular versions of libraries to use in his compositions
  • (MUST) User can pick libraries/versions for a particular project
  • (NICETOHAVE) User can pick libraries/versions for a particular HTML file
  • NOTE: we already allow user to pick which theme(s) they want to use
• Admin chooses which libraries and which particular versions of libraries to make available to his users
  • (MUST) Admin can include/exclude particular libraries/versions
  • (MUST) Admin can include/exclude particular themes
• Custom libraries/versions/themes
  • (MUST) Need to support both standard libraries/versions/themes (e.g., Dojo) or custom libraries/versions/themes (i.e., widgets and themes developed by a particular organization)

User interface hooks

• (MUST) New project dialog
  • Ability to choose which libraries to use in a given project - probably share same or similar UI with modify libraries dialog
• (NICETOHAVE) New file dialog
  • Ability to choose which libraries to use in a given file. Note that we already auto-include libraries when adding a widget from that library based on widget metadata. This item means allowing user to include a library even if no widgets are added from that library.

Admin hooks

• (MUST) A configuration file that defines which libraries to use. Similar to PROJECT/.settings/libs.settings (see below)? ``

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