Introduction

• Allura is an open platform for open processes
• Allura is designed to support an ecosystem

Running Allura

• Installation
  • Install
  • Configuring Optional Features
• Administration
  • Commands, Scripts, and Tasks
  • Client Scripts
  • Site Notifications
  • Using Projects and Tools
  • Public API Documentation
• Git and Subversion Hosting Installation
  • Git
  • Subversion
  • Configuring Auth with Apache
  • Advanced Alternative

Using Allura

• Configuring your project
• Using tickets
• Using the wiki
• Using a discussion forum
• Adding an external link
• Using markdown syntax

Extending Allura

• Extension APIs and Entry Points
• Event Handlers
• Markdown Macros

• Writing an Allura-based app

  • Getting Started
  • Forms, Artifacts, and Testing
  • Adding a Custom Icon
  • Adding a Sidebar Menu
  • Adding Custom CSS

Developing Allura

• Contributing to Allura
  • Getting Help
  • Installing Allura
  • Managing Services
  • Logging
  • Technology Stack
  • Finding Something to Work On
  • Code Organization
  • Tracing a Request
  • Interactive Debugging
  • Testing
  • Submitting a Merge Request
• Platform Architecture overview
  • Platform building blocks
  • Application Tools
    • What’s in a tool?
    • Users/groups and Permissions
• Platform Tour
  • Introduction
  • The Context Object
  • Artifacts
  • Platform services provided for artifacts
  • Asynchronous Processing
  • Email Integration
• Guide to the Allura task and event system
  • Glossary
  • Tasks
  • Events
  • Running the Task Daemon
• Guide to email integration in the Allura
  • Email routing
  • Email Content Handling
• Guide to Users, Groups and Permissions in Allura
  • User/Group model
  • Individual artifacts and ACL’s
  • Permission hierarchy
  • Permission predicates
• Guide to SCM tools in Allura
  • Overview
  • Application and Implementation
  • Controller / View Dispatch
  • Last Commit Logic
  • Indexless
• Writing Tests for Allura Tools

API Documentation

• allura.app
• allura.controllers
• allura.ext
  • allura.ext.user_profile
• allura.lib
  • allura.lib.package_path_loader
  • allura.lib.plugin
  • allura.lib.security
  • allura.lib.spam
• allura.model
  • allura.model.artifact
  • allura.model.auth
  • allura.model.monq_model
  • allura.model.neighborhood
  • allura.model.notification
  • allura.model.project
  • allura.model.session
  • allura.model.timeline
  • allura.model.types
  • allura.model.webhook
• allura.tasks
• allura.webhooks

Background Info

• Why not improve existing tools like Trac, Redmine or Bugzilla?
• If you were so inspired by Roundup, why not just use it?
• Why create all the apps as plugins?
• Why not just allow web-based extensions?
• Online References

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page