Mono.Addins

0.6.2

Mono.Addins is a generic framework for creating extensible applications, and for creating add-ins which extend those applications. This framework has been designed to be useful for a wide range of applications: from simple applications with small extensibility needs, to complex applications which need support for large add-in structures.

The main features of Mono.Addins are:

* Supports descriptions of add-ins using custom attributes (for simple and common extensions) or using XML manifests (for more complex extensibility needs).

* Supports extension metadata and data-only extensions.

* Support for add-in hierarchies, where add-ins may depend on other add-ins.

* Lazy loading of add-ins.

* Dynamic activation / deactivation of add-ins at run time.

* Allows sharing add-in registries between applications, and defining arbitrary add-in locations.

* Allows implementing extensible libraries.

* Supports add-in localization.

* Provides an API for accessing to add-in descriptions, which will allow building development and documentation tools for handling add-ins.

* In addition to the basic add-in engine, it provides a Setup library to be used by applications which want to offer basic add-in management features to users, such as enabling/disabling add-ins, or installing add-ins from on-line repositories.

To install Mono.Addins, run the following command in the Package Manager Console

PM> Install-Package Mono.Addins -Version 0.6.2

Owners

slluis

Authors

Lluis Sanchez

Dependencies

This package has no dependencies.

Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
Mono.Addins 1.0	233	Tuesday, October 16 2012
Mono.Addins 0.6.2	522	Friday, August 05 2011
Mono.Addins 0.6	131	Wednesday, March 09 2011