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How do I get started in developing Dillo plugins (dpis)?

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How do I get started in developing Dillo plugins (dpis)?

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First, read “doc/Dpid.txt” and then the Dpi1 spec for details. The easy way to get started is to think of them as CGI programs that don’t need a web server, and that provide some handy extensions. Dillo comes with several dpis. Play for a while with the bookmarks in dillo (it’s implemented with a dpi) to get an idea of what can be done. The hello dpi provides a simpler example (“dpi:/hello/world”). Downloads, FTP and HTTPS are also dpi programs. Choose one of them and start to make some modifications. Remember that a dpi is an independent process that communicates with Dillo by using Unix Domain Sockets (UDS). As an independent program, it has all the power the underlying OS provides it. For instance, it would be easy to modify the bookmarks dpi to provide for a dillo-based GUI for data stored in a DB server.