I think this is just a "Best Practices" question, but I was wondering if it is ok to make a jQuery extension that does not depend solely on jQuery, but also on another jQuery extension.
Thanks for your answers! =D
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yes, of course. you should of couse point the user to the dependencies :-)
henchman
2010-03-09 00:08:31
...and/or provide the user with the dependencies, thus assuring them that they have the correct versions of everything to ensure compatibility.
karim79
2010-03-09 00:17:53
+1!! But that will probably reduce the number of help msgs within your forum/blog by the half :-)
henchman
2010-03-09 12:08:54
Thanks for your comments guys! =)
Hugo
2010-03-09 22:34:09
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As long as you make it very clear to the user that this is a requirement, I don't see any major issue with this. The same is required with jQuery UI often.
Also, make getting your required extension as easy as possible.
Nick Craver
2010-03-09 00:08:45
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Yes, many jquery plugins do this.
The main thing is that in the documentation you tell the user that they exist and that you follow the existing conventions regarding where you place the files.
This post may help as well:
bingle
2010-03-09 00:30:07