Re: Where can I find detailed extension API changes of gnome-shell

[rastersoft <raster rastersoft com>]

Of course, I know that there still would be need in some cases to use
monkey patching, but trying to reduce its need to only the
really-really-need cases should reduce the review work.

On 15/05/15 10:33, rastersoft wrote:
> Hi:
> > The extension review process is mostly for checking whether the
> > extension is malicious or not ... reviewers are free to check other
> > things like code quality, obvious bugs etc. but that depends on the
> > reviewer.
> Yes, but with a stable API for the most common things, changes in the
> internal structure of GS won't mean the need to modify extensions each
> six months. And if the code doesn't change so often, then the code
> reviews will be much less and the whole process be more fluid.
>
> When my extensions worked directly, without changes, in a new GS
> version, I just uploaded them with the same code but a new metadata.json
> with the new list of valid versions, and they appeared automatically,
> because a code review wasn't needed.

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