Radicale/plugins.md

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Radicale can be extended by plugins for authentication, rights management and storage. Plugins are python modules.

Getting started

To get started we walk through the creation of a simple authentication plugin, that accepts login attempts if the username and password are equal.

The easiest way to develop and install python modules is Distutils. For a minimal setup create the file setup.py with the following content in an empty folder:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from distutils.core import setup

setup(packages=["silly_auth_plugin"])

In the same folder create the sub-folder silly_auth_plugin. The folder must have the same name as specified in packages above.

Create the file __init__.py in the silly_auth_plugin folder with the following content:

from radicale.auth import BaseAuth

class Auth(BaseAuth):
    def is_authenticated(self, user, password):
        self.logger.info("Login attempt by '%s' with password '%s'",
                         user, password)
        return user == password

Install the python module by running the following command in the same folder as setup.py:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade .

To make use this great creation in Radicale, set the configuration option type in the auth section to silly_auth_plugin.

Authentication plugins

This plugin type is used to check login credentials. The module must contain a class Auth that extends radicale.auth.BaseAuth. Take a look at the file radicale/auth.py in Radicale's source code for more information.

Rights management plugins

This plugin type is used to check if a user has access to a path. The module must contain a class Rights that extends radicale.rights.BaseRights. Take a look at the file radicale/rights.py in Radicale's source code for more information.

Web plugins

(This feature is only available in the development version!)

This plugin type is used to provide the web interface for Radicale. The module must contain a class Web that extends radicale.web.BaseWeb. Take a look at the file radicale/web.py in Radicale's source code for more information.

Storage plugins

This plugin is used to store collections and items. The module must contain a class Collection that extends radicale.storage.BaseCollection. Take a look at the file radicale/storage.py in Radicale's source code for more information.