Symphony extension meta XML

extension.about.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<extension id="search_index">
	
	<!-- string, required -->
	<name>Search Index</name>

	<!-- string, required (@lang optional) -->
	<description lang="en">Index text content of entries for efficient full-text search.</description>

	<!-- string, required (must be Github for clever API things to happen) -->
	<url type="repo">https://github.com/nickdunn/search_index</repository>

	<!-- string, optional (@type=repo|homepage|wiki|other?) -->
	<url type="homepage">http://symphony-cms.com/downloads/extensions/search_index</repository>
	
	<!-- list, optional (Symphony to define suggested vocabulary, suggest leaving this out initially?) -->
	<types>
		<type>Field</type>
		<type>Interface</type>
		<type>Workflow</type>
	</types>
	
	<!-- list, required -->
	<authors>
		<author>
			<!-- string, required (@github, @symphony, @twitter optional) -->
			<name github="nickdunn" symphony="nickdunn" twitter="nickdunn">Nick Dunn</name>
			<!-- string, optional -->
			<email>nick@nick-dunn.co.uk</email>
			<!-- string, optional -->
			<website>http://nick-dunn.co.uk</website>
		</author>
	</authors>
	
	<!-- list, optional -->
	<dependencies>
		<dependency version="0.5">stage</dependency>
	</dependencies>

	<!-- list, required at least one. Largest version number is assumed latest -->
	<releases>
		<release>
			<version>0.9.1</version>
			<date>2011-07-08</date>
			<!-- list, optional -->
			<compatibility range="yes">
				<symphony>2.0</symphony>
				<symphony>2.0.5</symphony>
			</compatibility>			
		</release>
		<release>
			<version>1.3</version>
			<date>2011-03-12</date>
			<compatibility>
				<symphony>2.0.6</symphony>
				<symphony>2.0.8</symphony>
			</compatibility>			
		</release>
	</releases>	
	
</extension>

I'd suggest using AppID's/ExtensionID's to identify extensions and dependencies. So instead of

<dependency>https://github.com/nilshoerrmann/stage</dependency>

I'd use

<dependency>com.nilshoerrmann.symphony.stage</dependency>

Or whatever ID he'd be using.

I've updated the forum thread, could you add your reply there please? :-)

http://symphony-cms.com/discuss/thread/34727/4/#position-78