90348 - update New Plugin API SDK

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Description

[Peter Lubczynski]

This bug is about updating (or creating) the New Plugin API SDK so that anyone
wanting to write a new plugin or upgrade their old one won't have to pull or
build the entire tree. 

Arun, the netscape.public.mozilla.plugins newsgroup seems to have a lot people
asking for a SDK.

Comment 1

[av (gone)]

npapi.h and npupp.h both use a couple of Java related types, thus including 
jri.h. I don't think we need it for the SDK so we should probably provide a sort 
of fake jri.h with it so that those types were defined somehow, say |void*|. 
Another thing, npapi.h uses a Windows specific type HRGN so including windows.h 
to it is probably necessary to make it iseful in platform independent files.

Comment 2

[av (gone)]

Attachment: SDK, raw, zip file -- do Save Link As... and rename to sdk.zip

Comment 3

[av (gone)]

Attached above is the SDK prototype with full Basic example for Windows 
including MSVC project files.

Common files implementing NPAPI entry points should be modified to be useful for 
Mac and Unix, I think I'll do this next step.

Comment 4

[av (gone)]

*** Bug 62922 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[av (gone)]

Attachment: SDK, second try -- do Save Link As and rename to sdk.zip

Comment 6

[av (gone)]

This v. 2 of the proposed SDK now contains common files which should compile for 
all three platforms. The only plugin sample (Basic plugin) is currently for 
Windows only, Serge is working on porting the Unix version. Another sample 
which would illustrate how to do new for Mozilla stuff -- scriptability and 
access to the service manager, is under way.

Comment 7

[av (gone)]

Attachment: SDK, third try -- Unix makefiles need finetuning

Comment 8

[av (gone)]

Attachment: readme file describing the current state of the SDK

Comment 9

[av (gone)]

Addition to what the readme file says. All three examples have Windows projects. 
Basic and Simple examples also have Unix projects (thanks, Serge). Mac still 
needs to be ported on, in all three examples.

Comment 10

[av (gone)]

Attachment: SDK, fourth try -- some nasty typos fixed, Unix makefiles fixed

Comment 11

[av (gone)]

*** Bug 98748 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 12

[av (gone)]

After talking to Peter who is currently working on porting samples to Mac we 
decided to check the SDK in rather than attaching zip file here in the bug 
report. So, I am going to get it into the tree today as _not_ part of the build 
process yet, all who are interested are advised to pull it off the tree to 
ensure you have the latest version.

Comment 13

[av (gone)]

Checked in.

Comment 14

[av (gone)]

I am marking this fixed as it has been checked in. Specific issues concerning 
the SDK should be filed separately.

Comment 15

[shrirang khanzode]

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