[Typo3-dev] OT: Hook manager extension for typo3.org

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Stig,

>>> These "hooks" are going to be nightmare to manage and debug once their
>>> number (and number of extensions that may use them) grow.
>> 
>> Yes I agree. I once had a discussion with Kasper about when to add a hook
>> and when not.
>> 
>> In the end we didn't make a final decision but agreed that it would be
>> very helpful to create some kind of "hook database" on typo3.org.
>> 
>> This database should collect information about
>> 
>> - the author who requested the hook
>> - the purpose he needs it for
>> - _any_ extension which uses this hook (everybody whould be forced to
>>   register if he uses any hook - in his very own interest!)
>> 
>> That way we could easily decide when a hook can be deleted or changed and
>> who needs to be informed about that.
>> 
>> Is anybody willing to write such an extension?
> 
> I really like the idea. Would be very nice to have an overview through
> such an extension.
> But I don't think I have the knowledge to do this.

That doesn't need deep knowledge! This is just a CD-collection-like frontend
plugin. That's all we need.

The amount of hooks is always growing. If we don't manage them in a useful
way, we have a TYPO3 mainly consisting of hooks one day.

It really would be very helpful if you could do that for us!

- michael
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