[Plugin: Exchange Platform] How to setup the plugin?

> have it appear on the website somewhere

should appear on all posts for which you have uploaded a zip archive

> have other people upload their things

you should try it on our platform, we just migrated the old https://exchange.silexlabs.org to https://www.silexlabs.org/category/exchange/exchange-silex/

there you can
– login using facebook or google or twitter or create an account
– ccreate a new post (an item of the exchange platform) with a zip file associated to it

In silex manager, one will access the exchange platform and install elements transparently. See this tutorial to see how the user do this https://www.silexlabs.org/silex/tutorials-silex/install-new-items-for-your-silex-server/

Bye !

I’ll need a bit more help. I’ve installed the 1.0alpha3 version of the plugin (latest on wp), but I don’t see how to open the Silex Manager. Where can I find it? In Settings, I only see the path and project setup.

Hello

The Silex Manager is not part of this plugin since this plugin can be used outside Silex.

Here you can try Silex
https://demos.silexlabs.org/silex/

Here you can see how Silex Manger works
https://www.silexlabs.org/silex/docs-silex/user-guide-silex/manager/

Here it is about the interaction with the exchange plugin
https://www.silexlabs.org/silex/tutorials-silex/install-new-items-for-your-silex-server/

Finally, you can downlad Silex here
https://projects.silexlabs.org/?/silex/flash.cms/download

Aha… the missing part, I didn’t realize, is what when making a new post you can attach things. Sorry, a bit dumb of me.

How can I edit what file extensions are allowed though? I don’t see a setting, and I get this when I try it:

Error, could not process file %60echo.xml
Bad file extension

File upload successful for %60echo.xml

PS. Found this from the 0ad forums, thanks for mentioning it there – it’ll be very useful once I get it working!

Hm, I’ve figured out how it works now – it only accepts .zips and things inside the zip have to be inside a folder, an allowed root folder. This is a bit of a problem for me though because I’d like not to modify the uploads and accept any kind of file that then could be downloaded.

What does the categorization of the root folders do?

hi

> it only accepts .zips

yes exactly. you know you can only upload 1 file at a time, so this is the best option

> things inside the zip have to be inside a folder, an allowed root folder

no, things can be anywhere in the zip
if there is only 1 folder, we assume it is the “real” root of the archive. This is due to the behavior of some archive software which put everything in a root folder by default

> What does the categorization of the root folders do?

You mean the folder tree ?

This is useful when you use the installer service, which will download and paste the files in the existing folders, and it may create the folders if needed. It keeps the same tree. For example, if the zip file contains “binary/mods/ai/common_api/test.js” then test.js will be placed into the right folder.

It is also used to detect dependencies between elements. For example if the element called “common api” contains binary/mods/ai/common_api/*.*, then when another element is uploaded and contains the same folder and files, then there is a “dependence” with the “common api”. It does nothing to the zip is downloadable and which still contains the common api files, but it is visible in the element post. And also, if you use the installer service, it has 2 adventages
– it makes you download the original “common api”
– if you already have the original “common api” installed, it does not try to overwrite it
– when there is an update (a new version is uploaded), then you can update the original “common api” and the other element independently

For the use in 0ad, tell me once you have set up the plugin as you like, since I may have a way to do a simple “C++” version of the installer…