Sakai Programmer FAQ

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  1. How do I get started writing a Sakai tool? How do I make my tool appear in Sakai?
    Check out the Sakai Programmer Manual under the The Simplest Possible Sakai Tool section.
  1. How do I save site specific configuration settings in a tool? How do I access those settings?
    Use the ToolManager to get the current Tool and then user the Tool to get the configuration settings. See this document by Glenn Golden for more details:
    sakai_tool.pdf (NB: Nov. 2009, this link is broken. The following may be a substitute: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn//reference/trunk/docs/architecture/sakai_tool.doc See https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn//reference/trunk/docs/architecture for a list of other documentation. @@@ - Pieter Hartsook)