Engines 1.2 plugin creation tutorial

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I've just written a tutorial on writing plugins that use the Engines 1.2 plugin. The latest release of Engines changes quite a few things, and while they're all documented in the rdoc, I've pulled them together into a more easily-digestible format for beginners.

It's at http://gwyn.dezyne.net/page/writing_a_plugin_with_engines_ .

I've also released a plugin called Macaque, which is a brutally simple wiki. It's at http://gwyn.dezyne.net/page/macaque .

I'd be interested in feedback on either or both.

Cheers,

Gwyn.

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Looks nice Gwyn,

One suggestion though. I'd go for

  module Macaque     mattr_accessor :option     self.option = "something'   end

rather than

  @@option = "something"

since it's better to work with the interface that mattr_accessor guarantees, rather than relying on how it's implemented :slight_smile:

James

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    mattr_accessor :option     self.option = "something'

Done - thanks.

Gwyn.

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Hey Gwyn,

It’s useful to have all this information in one place. Thanks!

Hammed