There is the intention to extend or refactor the existing framework of
OpenOffice to allow for the development of scripts or macros in languages
other than StarBasic. This page is to be used as a repository of information
relating to this project.
We've put together a team specifically to look at provide a language-agnostic
scripting framework for StarOffice.
Todate we have the following:
These will all follow in documents to be posted here over the coming days
& weeks. Comments etc. (on the dev@udk.openoffice.org mailing list) will
be really appreciated. Note that these docs represent our initial thoughts
and are not final, either in presentation or in mind-set.
Documentation
Architecture Document | Language Agnostic Scripting Framework architecture. |
Architecture Diagram | Scripting Framework architecture diagram (PDF). |
Java Scripting Framework | A document discussing some of the issues relating to a Java implementation of the Scripting Framework. |
Framework Problems & Issues (Overview) |
A collation of some of the
main problem in the areas that need to be provided by the Scripting Framework. |
Services & Interfaces |
A very basic first attempt to define
the necessary services & interfaces. |