I've been using scratch for quite some time and its features as an IDE are very limited. So I was wondering how to develop/install new third party plugins for it but I was unable to find any documentation pertaining to it. Is it possible? If yes,then how?
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1This is a work in progress, but there is a blueprint for it so keep checking progress of this: blueprints.launchpad.net/scratch/+spec/plugin-documentation – SamMorrowDrums Feb 15 '17 at 10:04
Scratch is developed in Vala, so you have at least two ways to create a plugin for a vala application:
You can use Glib.Module class from gmodule-2.0 library to develop it. You can find more info at:
However, there is other way, used by Scratch, to add plugins: You can use libpeas-1.0 library. You can find more info at:
Also, you can take a look at Scratch plugin-manager code:
And finally, a simple tutorial about how to develop a plugin for a vala program:
I hope these readings will help you with your question.
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thanks for the links, I was wondering if there are existing plugins written by third party developers? – lawki Feb 16 '17 at 16:27
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Take a look at Autovala plugin: github.com/rastersoft/autovala/tree/master/scratch_plugin – bitseater Feb 16 '17 at 16:30
