X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fwriting-config.xml.md;fp=docs%2Fwriting-config.xml.md;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=047a822596f07a7d367db9fc2ab00e0198650ebf;hp=f74f8bc792e3e42f0e5712ffa883843d5d180cfc;hpb=6f4a7c7d3322eae5fa91acc06d2884cf0e579077;p=src%2Fapp-framework-main.git diff --git a/docs/writing-config.xml.md b/docs/writing-config.xml.md deleted file mode 100644 index f74f8bc..0000000 --- a/docs/writing-config.xml.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,234 +0,0 @@ -Writing the configuration file "config.xml" -=========================================== - -About "config.xml" ------------------- - -The file **config.xml** describes important data of the application -to the framework: - -- the unique identifier of the application -- the name of the application -- the type of the application -- the icon of the application -- the permissions linked to the application -- the services and dependancies of the application - -The file MUST be at the root of the widget and MUST be case sensitively name -***config.xml***. - -The file **config.xml** is a XML file described by the document -[widgets]. - -Example of "config.xml" ------------------------ - -Here is the example of the config file for the QML application SmartHome. - -```xml - - - SmartHome - - - - This is the Smarthome QML demo application. - It shows some user interfaces for controlling an automated house. - The user interface is completely done with QML. - - Qt team - GPL - -``` - -Standard elements of "config.xml" ---------------------------------- - -### The element widget - -#### the attribute id of widget - -The attribute *id* is mandatory (for version 2.x, blowfish) and must be unique. - -Values for *id* are any non empty string containing only latin letters, -arabic digits, and the three characters '.' (dot), '-' (dash) and -'_' (underscore). - -Authors can use a mnemonic id or can pick a unique id using -command **uuid** or **uuidgen**. - -#### the attribute version of widget - -The attribute *version* is mandatory (for version 2.x, blowfish). - -Values for *id* are any non empty string containing only latin letters, -arabic digits, and the three characters '.' (dot), '-' (dash) and -'_' (underscore). - -Version values are dot separated fields MAJOR.MINOR.REVISION. - -### The element content - -The element *content* is mandatory (for version 2.x, blowfish) and must designate a file -(subject to localisation) with its attribute *src*. - -The content designed depends on its type. See below for the known types. - -### The element icon - -The element *icon* is mandatory (for version 2.x, blowfish) and must -be unique. It must designate an image file with its attribute *src*. - -Known widget types and content ------------------------------- - -The configuration file ***/etc/afm/afm-launch.conf*** defines the types -of widget known and how to launch it. - -Known types for the type of content are (for version 2.x, blowfish): - -- ***text/html***: - HTML application, - content.src designates the home page of the application - -- ***application/x-executable***: - Native application, - content.src designates the relative path of the binary - -- ***application/vnd.agl.url***: - Internet url, - content.src designates the url to be used - -- ***application/vnd.agl.service***: - AGL service defined as a binder, - content.src designates the directory of provided binders, - http content, if any, must be put in the subdirectory ***htdocs*** of the widget - -- ***application/vnd.agl.native***: - Native application with AGL service defined as a binder, - content.src designates the relative path of the binary, - bindings, if any must be put in the subdirectory ***lib*** of the widget, - http content, if any, must be put in the subdirectory ***htdocs*** of the widget - -- ***text/vnd.qt.qml***, ***application/vnd.agl.qml***: - QML application, - content.src designate the relative path of the QML root, - imports must be put in the subdirectory ***imports*** of the widget - -- ***application/vnd.agl.qml.hybrid***: - QML application with bindings, - content.src designate the relative path of the QML root, - bindings, if any must be put in the subdirectory ***lib*** of the widget, - imports must be put in the subdirectory ***imports*** of the widget - -- ***application/vnd.agl.html.hybrid***: - HTML application, - content.src designates the home page of the application, - bindings, if any must be put in the subdirectory ***lib*** of the widget, - http content must be put in the subdirectory ***htdocs*** of the widget - - -AGL features ------------- - -The AGL framework uses the feature tag for specifying security and binding -requirement of the widget. - -The current version of AGL (up to 2.0.1, blowfish) has no fully implemented -features. - -The features planned to be implemented are described below. - -### feature name="urn:AGL:required-binding" - -List of the bindings required by the widget. - -Each required binding must be explicited using a entry. - -#### param name=[required binding name] - -The value is either: - -- required: the binding is mandatorily needed except if the feature -isn't required (required="false") and in that case it is optional. -- optional: the binding is optional - -### feature name="urn:AGL:required-permission" - -List of the permissions required by the widget. - -Each required permission must be explicited using a entry. - -#### param name=[required permission name] - -The value is either: - -- required: the permission is mandatorily needed except if the feature -isn't required (required="false") and in that case it is optional. -- optional: the permission is optional - -### feature name="urn:AGL:provided-binding" - -Use this feature for each provided binding of the widget. -The parameters are: - -#### param name="name" - -REQUIRED - -The value is the string that must match the binding prefix. -It must be unique. - -#### param name="src" - -REQUIRED - -The value is the path of the shared library for the binding. - -#### param name="type" - -REQUIRED - -Currently it must be ***application/vnd.agl.binding.v1***. - - -#### param name="scope" - -REQUIRED - -The value indicate the availability of the binidng: - -- private: used only by the widget -- public: available to allowed clients as a remote service (requires permission+) -- inline: available to allowed clients inside their binding (unsafe, requires permission+++) - -#### param name="needed-binding" - -OPTIONAL - -The value is a space separated list of binding's names that the binding needs. - -### feature name="urn:AGL:defined-permission" - -Each required permission must be explicited using a entry. - -#### param name=[defined permission name] - -The value is the level of the defined permission. -Standard levels are: - -- system -- platform -- partner -- public - -This level defines the level of accreditation required to get the given -permission. The accreditions are given by signatures of widgets. - - - -[widgets]: http://www.w3.org/TR/widgets "Packaged Web Apps" -[widgets-digsig]: http://www.w3.org/TR/widgets-digsig "XML Digital Signatures for Widgets" -[libxml2]: http://xmlsoft.org/html/index.html "libxml2" -[app-manifest]: http://www.w3.org/TR/appmanifest "Web App Manifest" -