Roundcube Next Shell

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What is the Roundcube Shell?

The Roundcube Shell builds the basic environment for the Roundcube Next client. It's based on Ember.js and provides the following core functionality:

• Access to the data store and the JMAP library
• UI Toolkit which consists of
  • Top level page layout + main navigation
  • Reusable UI components
• Routing system and hooks
• Pub/sub system for inter-component communication

JMAP data store

TBD.

UI Toolkit

When working with Ember, most widgets are contained within Components. Components which are expected to be repeatedly used within the various applications that Roundcube Next shall come with, ought to be provided as a reusable set by Roundcube Shell. This would range from simple things like buttons and labels to more complex components like list-views and editor toolbars.

Having all components in one place lets us keep them organized and allows for an easy way to customize the look of the entire application consistently, making it very smooth for designers and developers to work together. Every time a new reusable component is created, it should be added to a living styleguide. For realizing this, we shall use broccoli-livingstyleguide, which is designed for ember-cli backed toolchains.

Routing system

TBD.

Pub/sub system

TBD.

User Stories

TBD.