Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Redmine Plugins; An introduction to our sample plugin; Generating a new plugin; Using custom gemsets in our plugin; Generating models and controllers; Diving into the initialization file; Plugin attributes; Initialization checks; Checking for a specific Redmine version; Ensuring the existence of other plugins; Extending core Redmine features; Working with Redmine menus; Initializing named permissions; Project module availability

Adding custom events to the activity streamRegistering custom text formatting macros; Summary; Chapter 2: Extending Redmine Using Hooks; Understanding hooks; View hooks; Controller hooks; Model hooks; Helper hooks; A sample view hook implementation; Identifying the callback; Integrating the hook; Creating the view partial; Summary; Chapter 3: Permissions and Security; Summarizing Redmine's permissions system; Declaring custom permissions; Ensuring access restrictions in models, views, and controllers; Understanding custom content access control; Managing user whitelists

Restricting access via whitelistsEnforcing the whitelist; Summary; Chapter 4: Attaching Files to Models; Model preparation; Enabling attachments in our views; Controller modifications to accommodate attachments; Listing and managing attachments; Managing attachment permissions; Summary; Chapter 5: Making Models Searchable; Registering our plugin; Preparing our models to be searched; Configuring search options; Filtering search results using custom permissions; Including article content in the search; Summary; Chapter 6: Interacting with the Activity Stream; Overview of the activity stream

Preparing our modelRegistering our model; Configuring an activity provider; Customizing activity entries; Summary; Chapter 7: Managing Plugin Settings; An overview of Redmine's global plugin settings; Enabling settings management; Configuration management; Exposing plugin methods to the settings partial; Accessing our settings; Summary; Chapter 8: Testing Your Plugin; Testing infrastructure layout; Basics of test fixtures; Working around a Redmine testing issue; Running tests; Writing functional tests; Writing integration tests; Writing unit tests; Preparing a test database

Continuous integration with TravisSummary; Appendix: Releasing Your Plugin; Managing your plugin's source code; Starting a blog; Publishing your plugin on redmine.org; Announcing your plugin on redmine.org; Summary; Index