Extending Web Applications with Client and Server Plug-ins

Abstract: Plug-in frameworks support the development of component-based software that is extensible and customizable to the needs of specific users. However, most current frameworks are targeting single-user rich client applications but do not support plug-in-based web applications which can be extended by end users. We show how an existing plug-in framework (Plux.NET) can be enabled to support multi-user plug-in-based web applications which are dynamically extensible by end users through server-side and client-side extensions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: SE
• Authors: Markus Jahn, Reinhard Wolfinger, Hanspeter Mössenböck
• Keywords: End Users, Plug-in Framework, Plug-in-based Web Applications, SE 2010, Software Engineering