Plug-ins development

[arbiter]

I want to announce that source codes for two demo plug-ins shipped with the latest beta version (3.0.5.2365) is now available to public. From now forward you can start developing your own plug-ins. There is no any documentation about API at the moment, I hope to publish some from time-to-time in the wiki-style, but it will depend on the developer activity.

So easiest way to develop plug-in now:

1. Decide what feature you miss in Nomad

2. Look to demos sources and see it your idea is able to implement using current API

3. If no - write to me to discuss new extensibility points

4. If yes - start developing and use Reflector (or similar tool) to discover hundreds of useful classes in the Nomad.FileSystem, Nomad.Commons and Nomad.Interop.

What is possible to do using current API:

- create new commands

- create tabs with custom contents

- create various extension controls

- create new file systems

What is not possible right now:

- property providers api is not finished yet

- create new archive type handler

Sources can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/nomad-net/ (you can also post detailed bug reports and suggestions on the site, I'll inspect them from time to time).