Development

This web is the place for all Foswiki developers: programmers, translators, documentors, designers, and graphic artists.

Statistics from Ohloh:

What sort of developer are you?

• Core Developers develop features of the core package that everyone gets when they first install Foswiki
• Extension Developers develop extensions that sit on the edges of Foswiki, enhancing functionality in some way. Extensions can be publicly released via the Extensions web.
  • Plugin developers hide behind a narrow API that hides most of the core.
  • Contrib developers include people who develop extras such as skins, or language translations. Some Contrib developers also extend the core code - for example, to add a new authentication scheme.

Plugin and Contrib developers may want to start with the ExtensionDeveloperGuide, and come back here later. Core developers, read on...

The project overview gives a high-level view of the processes that developers use to collaborate successfully.

Getting the code

• Subversion Repository - using Subversion to track the latest Foswiki developments
• Using Git
• Download - latest release
• Nightly builds

Testing and reporting

• Live Foswiki installation of trunk branch
• Tasks and Bugs - report any bugs here
• ExternalTracking - tracking external TWiki^® changes to incorporate via the Input web
• SecurityAlertProcess - How to submit security holes and how the community handles reports and discloses security alerts

Feature development

• ReleasePlan - list of the planned releases including key components and their timelines
• Release Process - how feature requests are handled, and how you can add a request

• FeatureProposals - overview of proposals
• Brainstorming index - list of brainstorming topics to discuss future development
• RequirementsAnalysis - discussion and analysis of requirements

• Competitor Landscape

Development by subject

• UserExperienceHub - all UX related infos and development projects
• CoreInternals - what's going on in the core internals
• UnicodeSupport - gateway topic for developing unicode support

Developers

• Getting Started - introduction if you want to be a Foswiki contributor
• Developer's Bible - includes information on processes, tools, frameworks, and guidelines
• CurrentActiveDevelopers - list of all current developers with SVN access

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