History of LibertyAttachments
Version 9
LibertyAttachments
A centralized storage mechanism for any content type
LibertyAttachments is a mechanism for attaching *any* id based mechanism to any LibertyPackage derived content (wiki, blogs).
The tiki_attachments table is an abstraction to the actual file location. This permits one to use the local file system (tiki_files) or database binary objects (tiki_blobs), tables from other 3rd party application ( like a g_id from gallery2 ), or even links to other websites such as pbase or lulu. LibertyAttachable extended objects use the public methods to have a "black box" for attaching data, and the actual location is dependent on the attachment plugin.
All functionality is in the LibertyPackage package. There is a LibertyAttachbale class that handles all storing and retrieving of attachment data. Currently, there are plugins for Lulu, PBase and uploads via tiki_files. Future support (blobs, gallery2, etc.) will depend on community support and developer interest.
Here is a diagram of how the Tables interface:
The tiki_attachments table is an abstraction to the actual file location. This permits one to use the local file system (tiki_files) or database binary objects (tiki_blobs), tables from other 3rd party application ( like a g_id from gallery2 ), or even links to other websites such as pbase or lulu. LibertyAttachable extended objects use the public methods to have a "black box" for attaching data, and the actual location is dependent on the attachment plugin.
All functionality is in the LibertyPackage package. There is a LibertyAttachbale class that handles all storing and retrieving of attachment data. Currently, there are plugins for Lulu, PBase and uploads via tiki_files. Future support (blobs, gallery2, etc.) will depend on community support and developer interest.
Here is a diagram of how the Tables interface: