[development] extensions

Basic Structure

UUID: EXTENSION_NAME@cinnamon.org
using either your name or your domain name behind the @ sign.

Directory for extensions:

$HOME/.local/share/cinnamon/extension/UUID

Required Files:

metadata.json

• requiredProperties: ['uuid', 'name', 'description', 'cinnamon-version'],
• niceToHaveProperties: ['url'],

extension.js

• requiredFunctions: ['init', 'disable', 'enable'],

Optional Files:

stylesheet.css

• will be automaticly loaded

settings-schema.json

• since Cinnamon 1.8
• https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/wiki/Applet,-Desklet-and-Extension-Settings

Metadata Example

{
    "cinnamon-version": [
        "1.8",
        "1.9", 
        "2.0"
    ], 
    "uuid": "EXTENSION_NAME@cinnamon.org", 
    "name": "EXTENSION_NAME", 
    "description": "Aweseome Extension", 
    "url" : "https://this-is-where-you-put-your-HP-or-github-or-whatever.url"
}

Extension Basic Functions