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Writing-your-own-backends.md

@@ -32,4 +32,31 @@ class VoicemailBackend(Backend)
         while True:
             msg = self.voicemail.poll()
             self.on_message(msg)
-```
+```
+
+8. Add a `manifest.yaml` file to the same folder. Example template:
+
+```yaml
+manifest:
+  type: backend
+  package: platypush.backend.voicemail
+
+  # Events launched by the extension
+  events:
+    platypush.message.event.voicemail.OnVoicemailMessage: When a message is received
+
+  # Installation requirements
+  install:
+    # List of system-wide requirements on Debian/Ubuntu and derived
+    apt:
+      - sudo
+    # List of system-wide requirements on Arch Linux and derived
+    pacman:
+      - sudo
+    # List of pip dependencies
+    pip:
+      - requests
+    # Extra commands to run after the dependencies are installed
+    exec:
+      - sudo systemctl enable my-service
+```

Writing-your-own-plugins.md

@@ -52,9 +52,37 @@ class LightBatsignalPlugin(LightPlugin):
 
 ```
 
-6. Rebuild and reinstall `platypush` if required and relaunch it.
+6. Create a `manifest.yaml` file in the same directory that defines your plugin. Template:
 
-7. Test your new plugin by sending some requests to it:
+```yaml
+manifest:
+  type: plugin
+  package: platypush.plugins.light.batsignal
+
+  # Events launched by the extension
+  events:
+    platypush.message.event.batsignal.SignalOnEvent: When the signal goes on
+    platypush.message.event.batsignal.SignalOffEvent: When the signal goes off
+
+  # Installation requirements
+  install:
+    # List of system-wide requirements on Debian/Ubuntu and derived
+    apt:
+      - sudo
+    # List of system-wide requirements on Arch Linux and derived
+    pacman:
+      - sudo
+    # List of pip dependencies
+    pip:
+      - requests
+    # Extra commands to run after the dependencies are installed
+    exec:
+      - sudo systemctl enable my-service
+```
+
+8. Rebuild and reinstall `platypush` if required and relaunch it.
+
+9. Test your new plugin by sending some requests to it:
 
 * Via cURL: