TYPO3 Core

This issue collects all specs for a new EM.
It should run on PHP5.3+ so we can bundle it for 6.2 at a later stage.

Desired functionality¶

From the Backend¶

• Enable extension
• Disable extension
• Remove extension from disk

• Get extension from remote repository (also a specific version)
• Resolve dependencies on download
• Review changes (before install/update and after installation)

• Upload Extension ZIP via Browser

From Command Line¶

• Enable Extension
• Disable Extension
• Get extension from remote repository
• Resolve dependencies on install
• Update all extensions
• Fetch lists of installed extensions and available updates

General¶

• It should be possible to import data into tables that do not belong to the extension (#23965)
• It should be possible to sign packages (#30594)
• If an extension get excluded from updates, the locallang files must not be updated (#54287)
• Updating an extension must trigger an entry in sys_log (#19992)
• Should clear opcode caches in install/uninstall (#56969)
• Should clear classes cache "by package" if possible (#56323)
• Updating an extension should create a backup first (#20664, #49297)
• Issue an error message when offline (#43080)
• Updating dependencies should ask per update (#50347)

UI¶

• Get List of all extensions that offer updates (no matter if uploaded manually or installed from TER)
• Offer the ability to search for an extension (but exclude meta-fields like "state")
• Set Focus to the searchfield onload (#29628)
• Reload List of Extensions after updating an extension (#48867)
• List of Extensions should be sortable and provide indicators of the current sorting state (#55140)
• Filter extentions by (#43177 / #37382 / #30508 / #54997):
  • active
  • inactive
  • has update available
  • state (alpha/beta/stable)
• Remote Extension list should not show installed extensions
• UI should show dependencies and conflicts
• UI should allow overriding errors (dependencies/version-requirements; "I know what I'm doing"-mode)
• UI should allow search by author and/or category
• UI should show reverse dependencies (installed extensions only) (#17573)
• UI should show the last update from TER and when the extension has been installed (#25202)
• Extension updates with security issues should be moved to the top (#37199)
• Extensions with security updates should provide a link to the bulletin (#37156)
• Refactor messages in confirmation dialogs, move HTML from PHP and locallang.xlf into Fluid templates
• UI should paginate search results in "Get Extensions"
• Offer possibility to show changelog prior to installing an extension (#43178)

Directory Layout¶

 |-- Packages
 |   |-- Common
 |   |   |-- my_global_ext
 |   |-- Application
 |   |   |-- tt_news
 |   |-- Framework
 |   |   |-- workspaces
 |   |-- Library
 |   |   |-- doctrine
 |   |       |-- dbal
 |   |       |-- common
 |-- Web (public Webroot)
 |-- composer.json