[TYPO3-core] RFC: Update Wizard

[Michael Stucki]

Patch is perfect, although we have just discussed some adjustments.
Great work, really!

What is still missing is a warning in the BE if the compatVersion is
outdated.

+1

Regards, michael

Sebastian Kurfuerst wrote:

> Hi,
> Merry Christmas everyone :-)
> 
> This is a CVS patch request. It is quite big, but it would be good to
> check it quickly as possible because I think it's important it gets into
> beta1.
> 
> Problem:
> Update wizard needed
> 
> Solution:
> A new main section is added in the install tool called "Update Wizard".
> Essentially, the wizard itself is a framework.
> Every extension can register an "update class" which will be executed on
> upgrade. Every update can consist of these steps:
> 1. Selection of which upgrade to perform, general information
> 2. User input
> 3. check of user input
> 4. perform upgrade
> 
> As we needed a compatibility version TS switch, I implemented the
> upgrade class for the compatibility version change. The
> ext_localconf.php, where the description about accessibility is written,
> is just an example, this will be inserted in the correct place then
> (css_styled_content).
> The compatibility version change works as follows:
> 1. If a compatibility version was set beforehand:
>      1. give some general information
>      2. show all the things which need to be done manually to get
>         compatible with the current version of TYPO3, every step  has to
>         be accepted.
>      3. update compatibility version to current version, effectively
>         activating the features with it
>      4. show the list of changes again, to make sure the user doesn't
>         forget anything
> 2. If there is no compatibility version set:
>      1. set it automatically to the current version to make sure further
>         updates will work flawlessly
>      2. there are two possibilities: fresh installation - in this case
>         nothing needs to be done
>      3. in case of an update, the user has the possibility to select the
>         compatibility version, and so typo3 behaves as before.
> 
> the TS condition is already in place...
> There are lots of help texts in place for the user, I hope this makes it
> easier. If you have some suggestions to make them better, feel free.
> 
> Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate every comment!
> 
> It would be great if this could get to beta1 as the accessibility
> changes depend on it! (Which should go to beta1 as well).
> 
> Greets, Sebastian

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