Extending datalab¶

datalab is deliberately incomplete: the core models the graph, and the specifics of your technique arrive as plugins.

This section is aimed at the person in the group who is comfortable writing a bit of Python — you do not need to be a web developer, and you do not need to touch the core codebase.

How plugins work

Entry points, discovery, and what a plugin can (and cannot) do today.
Write a data block

The main event: parse your file format and plot it.
Install plugins

plugins.toml, and getting your block onto the instance.
Extending item schemas

Custom item types and extra fields.

Only install plugins you trust

Plugins run inside the server process with full server privileges.