MP2 - V2.4.1 Adding Extra Features to the Database... (1 Viewer)

[groovybaby]

I think it’s quite challenging to write a plugin w/o C# skills. I’m not able to write a plugin. If I were you I’d start with something simple, e.g. taking a rather easy plugin, analyzing it, creating a copy of it with a new guid-ID and taking out all the unneeded parts and finally adding features step by step.
the weather or news plugins could be something. Maybe @Brownard or @morpheus_xx have a better approach or link to a tutorial.

So where can I download that kind of raw code, and how would I work on it, eg: is there some kind of development-environment that I should use, to be able to get it to interact with a test-version of MP2?

I'm not sure, but think I read somewhere in the MP2 coding introduction notes, that plugins could be created with Visual Basic Net

 

[ge2301]

So where can I download that kind of raw code, and how would I work on it, eg: is there some kind of development-environment that I should use, to be able to get it to interact with a test-version of MP2?

I'm not sure, but think I read somewhere in the MP2 coding introduction notes, that plugins could be created with Visual Basic Net

Our repository is on GitHub and can be found here. You can download the master branch for now, it’s identical with the MP2.4.1 version.
For editing I recommend Visual Studio Community edition (free). You can build the code and run the code inside of VS. I can provide a bit more infos on the base structure and building process tomorrow, but then my skills are already done. It will be mostly reading existing code and learning by doing, our devs do not have much time to explain basics I fear.

 

[Brownard]

but it may help if I could see the type of coding currently used in MP2

The best place to start would be the source code here

with some guide notes as to how MP2 operates + examples and info on how a plugin connects and interacts with MP2

There is a very basic 'Hello World' example plugin here and a plugin template here, for more complex usage you should probably have a look at some examples of self-contained plugins like News or Weather. There is also some more information as to how things fit together in the wiki here.

 

[ge2301]

I forgot about the HelloWorld example, that would be the best start point! I think Brownard provided already all basics

 

[groovybaby]

The best place to start would be the source code here

There is a very basic 'Hello World' example plugin here and a plugin template here, for more complex usage you should probably have a look at some examples of self-contained plugins like News or Weather. There is also some more information as to how things fit together in the wiki here.

I forgot about the HelloWorld example, that would be the best start point! I think Brownard provided already all basics

Thanks guys for your help so far, I'll check out the info.