Task List

Work on the new plugin API is in progress in SVN. The branch can be referenced at source:/branches/newapi. Below is a list of the necessary steps and who is working on it. If you want to help out, please sign up to the licq-devel mailing list and talk about it there.

All tasks related to the new plugin API

Stage 1

• Re-engineer CBuffer (#1360)
• Create new General Plugin class (#1361)
• Create new Protocol Plugin class (#1362)
• Rename all instances of CICQDaemon to CLicqDaemon (#1364)
• Rename all instances of ICQUser to CLicqUser (#1364)
• Create the plugin pipeline architecture (#1363)
• Modify RMS to use the new pipeline
• Modify MSN to use the new Protocol Plugin class
• Modify MSN to use the new pipeline
• Verify the new pipeline works

Stage 2

• Update LicqUser to compatible with the new API
• Update all general plugins to use the new pipeline

Stage 3

• Remove ICQ from the daemon and make it a protocol plugin