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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/customization.xml b/docs/en/xml/customization.xml index 24b1d4403..f397cff53 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/customization.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/customization.xml @@ -2,6 +2,23 @@ <chapter id="customization"> <title>Customizing Bugzilla</title> + <section id="extensions"> + <title>Bugzilla Extensions</title> + + <para> + One of the best ways to customize Bugzilla is by writing a Bugzilla + Extension. Bugzilla Extensions let you modify both the code and + UI of Bugzilla in a way that can be distributed to other Bugzilla + users and ported forward to future versions of Bugzilla with minimal + effort. + </para> + + <para> + See the <ulink url="api/Bugzilla/Extension.html">Bugzilla Extension + documentation</ulink> for information on how to write an Extension. + </para> + </section> + <section id="cust-skins"> <title>Custom Skins</title> @@ -438,241 +455,6 @@ </section> - <section id="cust-hooks"> - <title>The Bugzilla Extension Mechanism</title> - - <warning> - <para> - Note that the below paths are inconsistent and confusing. They will - likely be changed in Bugzilla 4.0. - </para> - </warning> - - <para> - Extensions are a way for extensions to Bugzilla to insert code - into the standard Bugzilla templates and source files - without modifying these files themselves. The extension mechanism - defines a consistent API for extending the standard templates and source files - in a way that cleanly separates standard code from extension code. - Hooks reduce merge conflicts and make it easier to write extensions that work - across multiple versions of Bugzilla, making upgrading a Bugzilla installation - with installed extensions easier. Furthermore, they make it easy to install - and remove extensions as each extension is nothing more than a - simple directory structure. - </para> - - <para> - There are two main types of hooks: code hooks and template hooks. Code - hooks allow extensions to invoke code at specific points in various - source files, while template hooks allow extensions to add elements to - the Bugzilla user interface. - </para> - - <para> - A hook is just a named place in a standard source or template file - where extension source code or template files for that hook get processed. - Each extension has a corresponding directory in the Bugzilla directory - tree (<filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/extensions/extension_name</filename>). Hooking - an extension source file or template to a hook is as simple as putting - the extension file into extension's template or code directory. - When Bugzilla processes the source file or template and reaches the hook, - it will process all extension files in the hook's directory. - The hooks themselves can be added into any source file or standard template - upon request by extension authors. - </para> - - <para> - To use hooks to extend Bugzilla, first make sure there is - a hook at the appropriate place within the source file or template you - want to extend. The exact appearance of a hook depends on if the hook - is a code hook or a template hook. - </para> - - <para> - Code hooks appear in Bugzilla source files as a single method call - in the format <literal role="code">Bugzilla::Hook->process("<varname>name</varname>");</literal>. - For instance, <filename>enter_bug.cgi</filename> may invoke the hook - "<varname>enter_bug-entrydefaultvars</varname>". Thus, a source file at - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/extensions/EXTENSION_NAME/code/enter_bug-entrydefaultvars.pl</filename> - will be automatically invoked when the code hook is reached. - </para> - - <para> - Template hooks appear in the standard Bugzilla templates as a - single directive in the format - <literal role="code">[% Hook.process("<varname>name</varname>") %]</literal>, - where <varname>name</varname> is the unique name of the hook. - </para> - - <para> - If you aren't sure what you want to extend or just want to browse the - available hooks, either use your favorite multi-file search - tool (e.g. <command>grep</command>) to search the standard templates - for occurrences of <methodname>Hook.process</methodname> or the source - files for occurrences of <methodname>Bugzilla::Hook::process</methodname>. - </para> - - <para> - If there is no hook at the appropriate place within the Bugzilla - source file or template you want to extend, - <ulink url="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&component=User%20Interface">file - a bug requesting one</ulink>, specifying: - </para> - - <simplelist> - <member>the source or template file for which you are - requesting a hook;</member> - <member> - where in the file you would like the hook to be placed - (line number/position for latest version of the file in CVS - or description of location); - </member> - <member>the purpose of the hook;</member> - <member>a link to information about your extension, if any.</member> - </simplelist> - - <para> - The Bugzilla reviewers will promptly review each hook request, - name the hook, add it to the template or source file, and check - the new version of the template into CVS. - </para> - - <para> - You may optionally attach a patch to the bug which implements the hook - and check it in yourself after receiving approval from a Bugzilla - reviewer. The developers may suggest changes to the location of the - hook based on their analysis of your needs or so the hook can satisfy - the needs of multiple extensions, but the process of getting hooks - approved and checked in is not as stringent as the process for general - changes to Bugzilla, and any extension, whether released or still in - development, can have hooks added to meet their needs. - </para> - - <para> - After making sure the hook you need exists (or getting it added if not), - add your extension to the directory within the Bugzilla - extensions tree corresponding to the hook. - </para> - - <para> - That's it! Now, when the source file or template containing the hook - is processed, your extension file will be processed at the point - where the hook appears. - </para> - - <para> - For example, let's say you have an extension named Projman that adds - project management capabilities to Bugzilla. Projman has an - administration interface <filename>edit-projects.cgi</filename>, - and you want to add a link to it into the navigation bar at the bottom - of every Bugzilla page for those users who are authorized - to administer projects. - </para> - - <para> - The navigation bar is generated by the template file - <filename>useful-links.html.tmpl</filename>, which is located in - the <filename>global/</filename> subdirectory on the standard Bugzilla - template path - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/template/en/default/</filename>. - Looking in <filename>useful-links.html.tmpl</filename>, you find - the following hook at the end of the list of standard Bugzilla - administration links: - </para> - - <programlisting><![CDATA[... - [% ', <a href="editkeywords.cgi">keywords</a>' - IF user.in_group('editkeywords') %] - [% Hook.process("edit") %] -...]]></programlisting> - - <para> - The corresponding extension file for this hook is - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/extensions/projman/template/en/global/useful-links-edit.html.tmpl</filename>. - You then create that template file and add the following constant: - </para> - - <programlisting><![CDATA[...[% ', <a href="edit-projects.cgi">projects</a>' IF user.in_group('projman_admins') %]]]></programlisting> - - <para> - Voila! The link now appears after the other administration links in the - navigation bar for users in the <literal>projman_admins</literal> group. - </para> - - <para> - Now, let us say your extension adds a custom "project_manager" field - to enter_bug.cgi. You want to modify the CGI script to set the default - project manager to be productname@company.com. Looking at - <filename>enter_bug.cgi</filename>, you see the enter_bug-entrydefaultvars - hook near the bottom of the file before the default form values are set. - The corresponding extension source file for this hook is located at - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/extensions/projman/code/enter_bug-entrydefaultvars.pl</filename>. - You then create that file and add the following: - </para> - - <programlisting>$default{'project_manager'} = $product.'@company.com';</programlisting> - - <para> - This code will be invoked whenever enter_bug.cgi is executed. - Assuming that the rest of the customization was completed (e.g. the - custom field was added to the enter_bug template and the required hooks - were used in process_bug.cgi), the new field will now have this - default value. - </para> - - <para> - Notes: - </para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - If your extension includes entirely new templates in addition to - extensions of standard templates, it should store those new - templates in its - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/extensions/template/en/</filename> - directory. Extension template directories, like the - <filename>default/</filename> and <filename>custom/</filename> - directories, are part of the template search path, so putting templates - there enables them to be found by the template processor. - </para> - - <para> - The template processor looks for templates first in the - <filename>custom/</filename> directory (i.e. templates added by the - specific installation), then in the <filename>extensions/</filename> - directory (i.e. templates added by extensions), and finally in the - <filename>default/</filename> directory (i.e. the standard Bugzilla - templates). Thus, installation-specific templates override both - default and extension templates. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - If you are looking to customize Bugzilla, you can also take advantage - of template hooks. To do so, create a directory in - <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/template/en/custom/hook/</filename> - that corresponds to the hook you wish to use, then place your - customization templates into those directories. For example, - if you wanted to use the hook "end" in - <filename>global/useful-links.html.tmpl</filename>, you would - create the directory <filename>BUGZILLA_ROOT/template/en/custom/hook/ - global/useful-links.html.tmpl/end/</filename> and add your customization - template to this directory. - </para> - - <para> - Obviously this method of customizing Bugzilla only lets you add code - to the standard source files and templates; you cannot change the - existing code. Nevertheless, for those customizations that only add - code, this method can reduce conflicts when merging changes, - making upgrading your customized Bugzilla installation easier. - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </section> - <section id="cust-change-permissions"> <title>Customizing Who Can Change What</title> @@ -795,8 +577,8 @@ <para> Many utilities and applications can integrate with Bugzilla, - either on the client- or server-side. None of them is maintained - by the Bugzilla community, nor are they being tested during our + either on the client- or server-side. None of them are maintained + by the Bugzilla community, nor are they tested during our QA tests, so use them at your own risk. They are listed at <ulink url="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Addons" />. </para> |