Guidelines for prospective developers
WikkaWiki welcomes code modifications and extensions from new developers. This page contains all the necessary information for users willing to contribute code. Before
posting∞ code additions/plugins to this server, we encourage you to read the following in order to familiarize with the internal workings of
WikkaWiki:
General
- Wikka resources - some thoughts about Wikka, its resources, and how the Wikka architecture supports them;
- Wikka code structure∞ - the structure of the Wikka directory;
Coding standards and conventions
- Wikka coding guidelines;
- Code documentation tutorial;
- How to post code to this server;
Development code
You can checkout the latest version of Wikka from the
SVN repository.
Database
- Wikka logical data model - an explanation of how the data "works" and a step on the way towards a better and expanded database;
- Wikka physical data model - a model of the physical structure of the database, to help understand how Wikka stores and retrieves its data;
- Wikka table structure∞ - the structure of the MySQL-tables of Wikka;
The Engine
- The Wikka API∞ - a list of the available functions that should be used in the development of new components;
Wikka components
- Actions∞
- Handlers∞
- Formatters∞
PHP general
- Print this handy PHP Cheat Sheet∞ and put it on your desk - it will save many trips to the online PHP documentation; more about it here∞.
External links
Although this isn't about Wikka,
LinuxChix: Tips on Contributing to Open Source∞ contains good advice.
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