Description

Should be separated from the local repository:

XWiki databse

Pros:

• easier to backup
• when a wiki is removed associated installed extensions index are automatically removed
• can be searched

Cons:

• takes more time to list all installed extensions since all wikis have to be requested one by one
• the database need to be ready before loading jar extensions which mean having more components impossible to install with extension manager if extension manager requires them

Separated database

Pros:

• can be searched

Cons:

• one more thing to backup

Lucene index

Pros:

• quickest search

Cons:

• one more thing to backup
• hard to link extension with each other by dependencies

Local repository

Pros:

• current state

Cons:

• cannot search in it
• one more thing to backup