XML formats

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The installation package XML descriptors subformat is identified by the dkinstall tag, currently of version 0.4, which is allowed to have the following children containers:

Each child container can contain any number of children (providing that they are of the same type of the parent container).

All XML package descriptors must use the UTF-8 encoding.

Common properties

Some properties are common amongst all package descriptors:

  • id - unique identifier of the package, should be in UNIX-style and not conflict with identifiers of core or certified add-ons; can contain a specific prefix (com_, mod_, dra_) in case of component, module or drabot, but it is not enforced
  • version - specific version of the add-on
  • creationDate - creation date associated with the version, specified in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. 2008-12-07)
  • author - author name or nickname
  • authorEmail - author email address, can be omitted
  • description - description of the package content
  • requirements - requirements for this package to be installed
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