Jenkins : abayer Deprecation Proposal
Created by Unknown User (abayer), last modified on Aug 16, 2011
Logistics
- Replacement plugins should have a way of reading the configuration info for the plugin(s) they are deprecating. See EnvInject Plugin for an approach that doesn't require depending on the deprecated plugin.
- Deprecated plugins will be listed in a properties file in backend-update-center2, paired with the plugins they are replaced by.
- When generating the update center JSON, the entry for deprecated plugins will be replaced by the replacement plugin, with additional fields to note that this is replacing a deprecated plugin.
- The "Available" plugins list in the PluginManager UI will not show deprecated plugins at all.
- The "Upgrades" plugins list in the PluginManager UI will see the additional fields that note the deprecation, and will show the replacement plugin with a note that it's available as a replacement for the deprecated plugin.
- Users will be responsible for disabling/uninstalling the deprecated plugins themselves. They will not be automatically removed.