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Since the Developer Preview is still a ways off, I thought I would share something code-wise that is completely new to 2.0, control panel Accessories.  This is a very very basic accessory, that just displays some simple static information in the tab for the user.  We anticipate that these sort of accessories will be common for design firms to use, as each has a particular way that they like to instruct their clients on how to use the control panel, publish information, find out important details with respect to their account, etc.

The information in this post is targeting developers; users will never be exposed to any of this, in the same way that they don’t have to learn how plugins and extensions work to be able to use them.  Let’s break it down:

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Looks good, wanna see more 😉

This might come in real handy.

Looks really cool.

Looks like there’s going to be a lot lot more to learn when 2.0 comes out for developers. All good though.

Thanks for the sneak preview 😉

Best wishes,

Mark

i assume the whole part “full access to all of the libraries and resources of ExpressionEngine, via the $this->EE super object” is basically digging our heels into CodeIgniter… hence the reference to active record etc.???
I am really liking this… i just need to extend my head to work out the possibilities…

Since the Developer Preview is still a ways off…

Uh oh.

:shut:

Since the Developer Preview is still a ways off…

Damn it.

The accessories look very cool—excited to see how far we can go with them.

But i was hoping EE 2.0 dev preview was any day now… That’s what I get for checking all the time.

Looks great!!

only 1 question: What’s the reason that all the Accessories has to be programmed, instead of being a module or something where you can put your information in.

Most of the documentation would be text or a movie, so that’s easy to put in an entryform, isn’t it?

Looks great!!

only 1 question: What’s the reason that all the Accessories has to be programmed, instead of being a module or something where you can put your information in.

Most of the documentation would be text or a movie, so that’s easy to put in an entryform, isn’t it?

The primary reason would be that it’s portable, both between your installations, as well as sharing with the community.  And again, there’s not really any limitations on functionality.  More complex Accessories would not be very fun to program in a browser textarea, such as stat analytics, member administration, comment moderation, etc.

OK!, Thanks for the explanation. Sounds great.

Since the Developer Preview is still a ways off…

Uh oh.

:shut:

I’m with ya.

:shut: :shut: :shut: :shut:

You had me at

$this->EE =& get_instance();

Very exiting stuff!

::insert lots of crazy dancing smileys here::

why has it never occurred to me that I can rename that reference..

This looks really nice. Thanks for the post 😊

Not really surprised for the little hidden gem of “a ways off”, but it’s good to see some 2.0 features. Keep delaying 2.0 - how about second half of 09? I’d love to get some time to mess around with CI before it’s released and with a new baby and a bit of a backlog of work it’s tough to find the time 😉

Since the Developer Preview is still a ways off…

Uh oh.

:shut:

I’m with ya.

:shut: :shut: :shut: :shut:

Yep. Hello ‘09

Thanks for the preview Derek. 

I’m really excited about this aspect of the new CP despite the relatively minor nature of the addition. 

Having a nice place to stick useful information, instructions, etc. is something I can really use to make my life easier.  I know Kurt is pretty excited about the Accessories functionality too.

You had me at

$this->EE =& get_instance();

Exactly, that looks just like CI code. Bring it on! 😊