Calibre 1.48...Continue Updating Plugins?

GoSharks · 09-27-2014, 10:50 AM

For those of us with computer OS inadequacies (

), should we continue updating the plugins as the updates come out or will the plugins eventually evolve to being not backward compatible?

Thanks!

theducks · 09-27-2014, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoSharks

For those of us with computer OS inadequacies (

), should we continue updating the plugins as the updates come out or will the plugins eventually evolve to being not backward compatible?

Thanks!

Using 'Get Plugins' will not offer you PI that require Calibre versions above what is installed (Min. Version in the index).

GoSharks · 09-27-2014, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Using 'Get Plugins' will not offer you PI that require Calibre versions above what is installed (Min. Version in the index).

Well that was simple...Thanks!!

stanking · 09-27-2014, 06:12 PM

I regularly update to the latest version whenever Calibre prompts me, but as noob plugin developer, it would be nice to know the demographics of what versions are being used. Is there any tool out there that collects such data? Otherwise, I'd be tempted to create a plugin that works with the current version with no regard to the past.

BetterRed · 09-27-2014, 07:05 PM

@stanking - there's this Usage Statistics for calibre - I don't know if Kovid has more granular stats - ie which versions of Windows, OS/X and Linux.

You could install 1.48 (portable if you have Windows) and do some tests against it. If your PI works you could make that the minimum version that would allow the folks stuck on older versions of XP & OS/X - I imagine they'd give you some brownie points for that.

But its inevitable that one day you'll have pull the plug on compatibility with old versions and change the minimum.

That said, given you're developing new PI's it would be more than reasonable for you to set the minimum calibre version to the one current at the time of the initial release of the PI.

There's nothing to stop a user changing minimum_calibre_version in __init__.py to there current version of calibre and trying. Most PI's don't change too often.

BR

09-27-2014, 10:50 AM	#1
GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	Calibre 1.48...Continue Updating Plugins? For those of us with computer OS inadequacies (), should we continue updating the plugins as the updates come out or will the plugins eventually evolve to being not backward compatible? Thanks!

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09-27-2014, 06:12 PM	#4
stanking Noob Developer Posts: 25 Karma: 219932 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Device: Amazon Fire 7	I regularly update to the latest version whenever Calibre prompts me, but as noob plugin developer, it would be nice to know the demographics of what versions are being used. Is there any tool out there that collects such data? Otherwise, I'd be tempted to create a plugin that works with the current version with no regard to the past.

09-27-2014, 07:05 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,558 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@stanking - there's this Usage Statistics for calibre - I don't know if Kovid has more granular stats - ie which versions of Windows, OS/X and Linux. You could install 1.48 (portable if you have Windows) and do some tests against it. If your PI works you could make that the minimum version that would allow the folks stuck on older versions of XP & OS/X - I imagine they'd give you some brownie points for that. But its inevitable that one day you'll have pull the plug on compatibility with old versions and change the minimum. That said, given you're developing new PI's it would be more than reasonable for you to set the minimum calibre version to the one current at the time of the initial release of the PI. There's nothing to stop a user changing minimum_calibre_version in __init__.py to there current version of calibre and trying. Most PI's don't change too often. BR