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What is the plugin API?

 [1/5] from: tim::johnsons-web::com at: 16-Aug-2003 8:20


* Nenad Rakocevic <[dockimbel--free--fr]> [030814 17:56]: <...>
> Until RT releases the plugin API so you'll be able to code them in C directly, > here's a faster implementation of these functions :
Hi All: What is the API that Doc refers to above? thanks tim
> bin16: func [n][at debase/base to-hex n 16 3] > bin16-le: func [n][copy/part head reverse debase/base to-hex n 16 2]
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 [2/5] from: SunandaDH:aol at: 16-Aug-2003 12:25


Tim:
> Hi All: What is the API that Doc refers to above?
This was posted here a few months back: ======= Subj: [REBOL] REBOL Plug-In Extensions Date: 11/07/2003 19:26:51 GMT Daylight Time From: Carl @ rebol.com Sender: [rebol-bounce--rebol--com] Reply-to: [rebol-list--rebol--com] To: [rebol-list--rebol--net] I've noticed some discussion on this topic, so that you don't need to beat this with a stick too hard, I thought it might be good to pre-release some information: News Flash: REBOL to add a Plug-in Architecture The purpose is to allow developers to write native code extensions to REBOL for adding things like image and sound format loaders/savers, additional functions, special device interfaces, high-speed computation (such as needed for bitmaps), etc. Plug-ins will be programmed as DLL (dynamic libraries) with a small number of standard entry points. Plug-ins will be self identifying, including versions, and will also be able to contain REBOL source code as well as native machine code. Plug-ins will be able to define Native! functions (as new datatype) that interface with REBOL, and will accept and return values in a "virtual datatype space" that does not require plugin functions to translate (load or mold) source code. The plug-in architecture will be released in a request-for-comments (RFC) format prior to its standardization, allowing developers to provide input and ideas. We're also hoping developers will be interested in helping us alpha and beta test the new architecture. Note that the "virtual datatype space" used for plugins is also useful for storing any type of REBOL data/code in reduced binary formats for inclusion in high speed, REBOL-native or remote database applications (with faster block translation times). -RT ======= So far as I know, nothing has been released, but I'm not part of the Developers' Forum, so others may know more, Sunanda.

 [3/5] from: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 16-Aug-2003 18:59


[SunandaDH--aol--com] wrote:
>Tim: > >> Hi All: What is the API that Doc refers to above? >> >> > >This was posted here a few months back: >
AFAIK, it was posted few weeks back, not months :-)
>So far as I know, nothing has been released, but I'm not part of the >Developers' Forum, so others may know more, >
talked to few developers and noone seems to know more. I just hope that it will not turn into another undelivered feature. Do you remember OSNews interview with Carl? Where is better sound, 3D, AI, and other stuff? Anyway - RT sould hurry, as R# emerges slowly and it seems to sport make task! for e.g. in its core :-) cheers, -pekr-

 [4/5] from: brian:hawley at: 16-Aug-2003 17:03


At 06:59 PM 8/16/03 +0200, pekr wrote:
>Anyway - RT sould hurry, as R# emerges slowly and it seems to sport make >task! for e.g. in its core :-)
What R#, where is it? Google drops the # so I can't find it. Email me back directly if you don't want to say here. Brian Hawley [brian--hawley--net]

 [5/5] from: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 17-Aug-2003 10:05


Brian Hawley wrote:
>At 06:59 PM 8/16/03 +0200, pekr wrote: >>Anyway - RT sould hurry, as R# emerges slowly and it seems to sport make
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>What R#, where is it? Google drops the # so I can't find it. >Email me back directly if you don't want to say here.
Well, I don't know if it is moral or not to post here. The truth is, the core clone language is being done not to hurt Rebol, but to help spread it. To provide developers with source code testing base to test new concepts. Maybe RT will feel R# will hurt them, but - I don't know ... two weeks later after first info leaked about R# Carl announced Rebol plug-in architecture, so we will see. Because I think DocKimbel started to code R# mainly becaues of closed nature (not non-open-source) of Rebol - we could not extend language ... So yes, it is done by SoftInnov (http://www.softinnov.com) and project page is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/r-sharp Just don't drag your expectations too high ... there is no binary form, just sources and still imporant parts are missing (parser, networking) ... currently in version 0.6 -pekr-

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