unique id

[tjado]

Unique ID's
Each part of the structure in "addon structure" (addons/versions/files/) needs a unique id.
Also there should be "special" unique id's that points always to the latest version/latest stable version/latest stable version for x64 in unicode etc...

ToDo

• specify the format of unique id's
• needs agreement with the "versioning idea"
• feedback required if that is a good structure for a new updater plugin
• some unique fields are still missing in the database model
• a lot of more?! :)

[Lastwebpage]

Only a comment about this unique ID (And maybe some other things in your posts about Addon site development too),
give up the hope that the developers use this properly... :/
a) Look at the current plugin versionsnumbers, if there was ever a rule for this numbers, why lot of numbers are different?
b) unique ID = ONE File = somehow readable and usable? Or in other words, when I visit a site like miranda-vi, use the updater or any tool, and I see somewhere this UID, I want not try to figure out e.g. what kind of ICQ or MenuItemEx modification I have found.

[rainwater]

a) Look at the current plugin versionsnumbers, if there was ever a rule for this numbers, why lot of numbers are different?

A proper version resource is required for plugins to be loaded by Miranda but not on the Addons site itself. This is why you see inconsistencies. For plugins only, I would like for Addons to scan the plugin when it is uploaded and read the version number from there.

[tjado]

a) Look at the current plugin versionsnumbers, if there was ever a rule for this numbers, why lot of numbers are different?

please see "addon versioning" topic :)

b) unique ID = ONE File = somehow readable and usable? Or in other words, when I visit a site like miranda-vi, use the updater or any tool, and I see somewhere this UID, I want not try to figure out e.g. what kind of ICQ or MenuItemEx modification I have found.

unique id = one file
unique id = one addon
unique id = one version of one addon

So everything should have a unique id but that will be used only in the backend. You should never found any unique id on miranda-vi but instead miranda-vi could (maybe) use our xml-rpc interface to lookup what is behind of some id and output the correct addon, addon version or link to a specific file.

[Lastwebpage]

Thanks for this explanation. My first thought was that this UID should be a replacement/addition for the plugin UID, therefore I madke this comment. ;)

[tjado]

My first thought was that this UID should be a replacement/addition for the plugin UID, therefore I madke this comment. ;)

Yes, in someway it should be a replacement/addition for the plugin ID but how exactly is not clear yet...