EMIWG/SDKProviderGuideline

Objective

The objective of this document is to describe the requirements that an SDK Provider need to fullfill in orther to be integrated into Pulsar Server. Those requirements are broken in two categories: mandatory and optional.

Mandatory Requirements

REQ1: P2

The SDK Provider must provide a p2 enabled repository.

REQ2: Server layout

The server layouyt must be:

   - content.xml -> server metadata
   - artifacts.xml -> server artifacts
   - binary/ -> Executable or zip file of the SDK (if using the .zip of .exe formats)
   - plugin/ -> SDK Provider plugins
   - feature/ -> SDK Provider features

REQ3: Netwok Access

The SDK Provider website must only be available via HTTPS. The content.xml file must be directly available on the internet (without any password). The rest of the content on the server might be password protected.

REQ4: SDK Feature

Each SDK that is available on the SDK Provider repository must have its own SDK Feature associated to it. For example. a Serie 40 SDK, must have a feature com.nokia.sdk.javame.serie40 . this feature must have the EULA that will be accepted by the user during the download process.

REQ5: Host Dependencies

The SDK feature must indicate its host dependencies based on eclipse standards (host, windowing toolit and architecture). For example if one specific SDK is only available on windows, its must featured must be filtered to win,win,x86.

REQ6: Software Dependencies

Features and plugins available on the SDK provider must depend only on other features / plugins that are available on the Eclipse servers (External dependencies must be avoided). For instance, a SDK provider plugin can depende on a JDT plugin, but is must not depend on a plugin that is hosted on sourceforge.

Optional Requirements

REQ7: SDK Provider Image

The server layout might optionally include an image that represents the SDK provider (SDK provider logo). If the image is available it will be downloaded and presented on the quickinstall view. If the image is not available, the logo will not be presented, but all the content will. The imagem must have its name as <sdkprovider.png> and must follow the below requirements

   - max width:  TBD
   - max height: TBD
   - number of colors: TBD 

REQ8: SDK Provider Repository Name

The repository name should be <SDK Provider Name> Repository.

REQ9: SDK Provider Categories

The SDK Provider might group their SDKs into categories. For instance: Serie 40 SDKs, Serie 60 SDKs, etc.

REQ10: MTJ SDK Extension

The SDK Provider might implement the MTJ SDK extension point that will automatically register the SDK on MTJ.

REQ11: MTJ JAD Extension

If the SDK provider defines some proprietary JAD attributed, the SDK provider can implement MTJ JAD Extensions to provide an specific editor to those attributed.