Wiki source code of Extension Manager - API
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| 3 | = Services = | ||
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| 5 | Extension Manager comes with many Java APIs to manipulate extensions. The main entry points takes the form of various components that one can injected. | ||
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| 7 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.ExtensionManager## == | ||
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| 9 | The main entry point, expose various cross repositories common needs. | ||
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| 11 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.CoreExtensionRepository## == | ||
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| 13 | Manipulate core extensions. The extensions that are part of the sealed distribution (generally the WAR and the JARs exposed by the application server) and which are not upgradable. | ||
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| 15 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.LocalExtensionRepository## == | ||
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| 17 | Manipulate local (which also includes installed) extensions. | ||
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| 19 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.InstalledExtensionRepository## == | ||
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| 21 | Manipulate installed extensions. | ||
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| 23 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.ExtensionRepositoryManager## == | ||
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| 25 | Manipulate remote extension repositoryies and expose ##ExtensionRepository## API but involving all registered repositories. | ||
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| 27 | = Extension points components interfaces = | ||
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| 29 | It's possible to extends Extension Manager in various ways. | ||
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| 31 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.ExtensionRepositoryFactory## == | ||
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| 33 | * role hint: the type of repository supported ("maven", "xwiki, etc.) | ||
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| 35 | Create ExtensionRepository objects. | ||
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| 37 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.handler.ExtensionHandler## == | ||
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| 39 | * role hint: the type of extensions supported ("jar", "xar", etc.) | ||
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| 41 | Is called to apply extension type specific installation/uninstallation/upgrade actions (load components from jar extensions, import xar pages, etc.). | ||
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| 43 | == ##org.xwiki.extension.repository.ExtensionRepositorySource## == | ||
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| 45 | * role hint: just need to be unique among all ExtensionRepositorySource implementations | ||
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| 47 | Provide a list of ExtensionRepositoryId representing the remote repositories where ExtensionRepositoryManager will search. |
