plugins: add documentation

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dece 3 years ago
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Why use Bebop instead of something else?
validation so you can just smash your numpad to take your ship to unknown validation so you can just smash your numpad to take your ship to unknown
places (see usage section below for details). places (see usage section below for details).
- History, cache, client certificates, bookmarks (it's just a text file with - History, cache, client certificates, bookmarks (it's just a text file with
bindings), downloads and more! bindings), downloads, plugins and more!
@ -75,25 +75,25 @@ sudo pip3 install --upgrade bebop-browser
Note that you can also simply clone this repo and use `python3 -m bebop` to run Note that you can also simply clone this repo and use `python3 -m bebop` to run
from the source instead of installing it. from the source instead of installing it.
Now for platform specific info… ### Platform specific info
### Linux #### Linux
Linux is the main platform I can test so you should be good to go, and don't Linux is the main platform I can test so you should be good to go, and don't
hesitate to report issues. hesitate to report issues.
### BSD #### BSD
I don't know! Let me know your experience with it if you did try it. I don't know! Let me know your experience with it if you did try it.
### macOS #### macOS
It should work on macOS like on other UNIX-like systems. I have limited access It should work on macOS like on other UNIX-like systems. I have limited access
to devices running macOS so cross your fingers… The main difference I've seen is to devices running macOS so cross your fingers… The main difference I've seen is
that some keys may behave a bit differently and that text attributes such as that some keys may behave a bit differently and that text attributes such as
italics or dim may not work. italics or dim may not work.
### Windows #### Windows
Bebop relies heavily on ncurses to display its content to the terminal, and it Bebop relies heavily on ncurses to display its content to the terminal, and it
does not work great on Windows. You need to install the curses support does not work great on Windows. You need to install the curses support
@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ separately as most Python distributions on Windows do not have it: the package
Seems like there is no color support out of the box nor text attributes. It Seems like there is no color support out of the box nor text attributes. It
works OK in cmd.exe, but it feels completely broken on Windows Terminal. works OK in cmd.exe, but it feels completely broken on Windows Terminal.
### Plugins
Since v0.2.0 you can use and develop plugins for Bebop. Installing a plugin
requires you to install the corresponding Python package, usually from PyPI,
then enable the plugin in your config file. Check the internal help page or the
`bebop/plugin.py` module for more information.
Here is a list of plugins I did, available on PyPI:
- `bebop-browser-finger`: support for Finger protocol ([readme][plugin-finger])
[plugin-finger]: plugins/finger/README.md
Usage Usage

@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ browser to install anything.
Support for plugins is very simple right now: a plugin can only register an URL Support for plugins is very simple right now: a plugin can only register an URL
scheme to handle. scheme to handle.
To create a plugin, follow these steps:
- Implement a class inheriting one of the plugin classes from this module.
- Put it in package named `bebop_<plugin-name>`.
- Make this module export a `plugin` variable which is a plugin instance.
- Put the plugin name in `enabled_plugins` config to load on next start.
There is at least one plugin in this repository in the `plugins` directory.
""" """
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

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