Redmine Plugin Extension and Development

Build stunning extensions quickly and efficiently by leveraging Redmines plugin facilitiesAbout This BookGain access to powerful and useful features by hooking into Redmines underlying infrastructureReal-world examples that will help you in building cross-platform applications using RedmineFull of illustrations tips and tricks to facilitate the development of plugins and extensionsWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for those who want to build custom functionality into the Redmine project management platform. If youre already comfortable with Ruby Rails and Redmine but you arent quite sure what to do next this book will walk you through the basics of getting a plugin written and integrated into various key areas of Redmine.What You Will LearnUnderstand the basic plugin setup from scratchExercise core Redmine enhancement through the use of model/view/controller/helper hooksApply and control the ability to attach files to custom modelsDiscover how to lock down content area access by leveraging the existing security infrastructureLearn how to make model fields searchable within Redmines existing search subsystemEnable custom updates to be mixed into Redmines project and system activity streamsIn DetailRedmine is a flexible project management web application that is cross-platform and cross-database. Redmine handles multiple projects and provides integrated project management features issue tracking and support for various version control systems.This book provides an overview of the tools available to potential plugin authors who want to extend and enhance a product to work their way. It is meant to teach developers who have existing Ruby on Rails experience on how they can properly extend Redmine through custom plugins.In this book existing models views and controllers will be extended through the use of hooks. You will learn how custom updates can be tied into project and system activity streams.Plugin models will be made searchable and custom permissions and security will be discussed. This book will also teach you how to create a sustainable plugin for an established product and maintain an ongoing relationship with the Redmine community as it relates to a new plugin.Reading this book will provide you with the necessary skills to quickly and efficiently extend products through plugins.