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For an assignment I have to develop a plugin to stream a video in ilias, getting it from a different website. Is there an easy plugin with some basic things that all plugins need? Like a 'Hello world' plugin for ilias. Also any other tips for ILIAS is welcome.

I have a working ILIAS setup running and am able to install/update/activate existing plugins.

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The best place to start writing plugins for ILIAS is to check out ilias.de->Development->Development Guide->Plugins.

Depending on what exactly you try to accomplish you need a different plugin type. If you would like to insert videos in any page element such as the page editor or the wiki, you probably want to create a Page Component Plugin. If you would like to use it as a kind of module (such as files, folders, tests, etc.) that can be added by clicking "Add new Item", you would need to do a Repository Object Plugin.

In my opinion, creating a Repository Object Plugin is the best way to start writting plugins for ILIAS. Like that you learn the basics of permissions, modules and control flow.

A "Hello World" example of a Repository Object Plugin can be found in the according section at the very bottom ("Example").

You can find many other examples in the plugin database of ilias.de

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  • I'm going for a repository object plugin. I think that dummy plugin might be quite usefull. Thank you for the tip! – Bonny van den Bovenkamp Apr 13 '15 at 14:36
  • Do you know of any Youtube like plugins for ILIAS maybe? that is exactly what I need to make, but thn for a differend media. – Bonny van den Bovenkamp Apr 14 '15 at 08:01
  • Do you mean a central repository for storing and sharing clips? I am sure you find something that shares common items among users in the plugin database (see my answer above). – Amstutz Apr 14 '15 at 11:03
  • something that can show clips, stored on a central server, or serveres. It has to give the teacher he possibility to choose the query's. – Bonny van den Bovenkamp Apr 14 '15 at 15:00
  • A plugin I know that has maybe some functionality you describe is the [Switch-Cast](https://github.com/studer-raimann/Scast/releases) plugin. To make it work you need a central server though, managing the videos. Searching for videos is not really possible. You can only access the videos you own. – Amstutz Apr 17 '15 at 17:20