We’ve posted a draft of the plug-in developer’s guide (PDF) to the Developer Documentation section of the OSMF site. Feedback is welcome.
Here’s an outline:
1. Overview
Why Plug-ins?
What is a Plug-in?
2. Using Plug-ins in a Media Player
Loading a Plug-in
Using a Plug-in
Plug-in Collisions
Plug-in Metadata
Plug-in Resolution
Plug-in Load Failures
3. Building a Plug-in
Building a Basic Plug-in
Implementing Static Plug-ins
Implementing Dynamic Plug-ins
Initializing Your Plug-in
Types of Plug-ins
Standard Plug-ins
Proxy Plug-ins
Reference Plug-ins
Proxy vs. Reference Plug-ins
Plug-in Versioning
4. Additional Resources
