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The client-side architecture introduced in XperienCentral makes it possible to add functionality to the Workspace using Dojo widgets. The advantave of this architecture is that you can add functionality which reacts to changes in the Workspace and Editor, such as when starting editing or viewing content. The figure below shows a depiction of the XperienCentral client-side architecture.
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The Dojo toolkit is an open source modular JavaScript library, or, more specifically a JavaScript toolkit which is designed for the rapid development of cross-platform, JavaScript/AJAX-based applications and websites. The following are examples of Dojo widgets you can develop:
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There is a lot of documentation available on Dojo. Here are a few starting points. If you’re not familiar with the Dojo toolkit, have a look at the tutorials. Another approach is to dive right into it by creating a sidebar widget based on the archetype and analyze the code using using the information available in the Sidebar Widgets page topic.
References:
- Website of the Dojo foundation: http://dojotoolkit.org
- On this website you can find dojo Dojo documentation: http://dojotoolkit.org/documentation
- The Dojo API is documented here: http://dojotoolkit.org/api/
The XperienCentral
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Client-side API
Next In addition to those present in the standard Dojo toolkit, XperienCentral has it’s its own set of Dojo classes that can be used in custom widgets. They consist of widgets, business login objects and data stores:
This The XperienCentral client-side API is documented in the XperienCentral JSDoc. JSDoc basically works like is similar to Javadoc, but for JavaScript in place except that it describes JavaScript instead of Java code. A practical example of how to use this documentation can be found on the Sidebar Widgets page.
XperienCentral JSDoc: https://api.gxsoftware.com/jsdoc/
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Widget Plugins in XperienCentral
There are two types of widget plugins in XperienCentral: Sidebar Widgets and Panel Widgets.Sidebar widgets are widgets that are placed Sidebar widgets and panel widgets. Sidebar widgets are widgets that can be docked in either the left or right sidebar:
Sidebar in the XperienCentral Workspace:
Sidebar widgets are described in detail on the in the Sidebar Widgets page topic, including how to create one using an archetype.
Panel widgets are widgets are widgets that can be opened via a menu item in the configuration Configuration menu, such as the standard Layout panel:
There is at the moment of writing no archetype or specific documentation for creating custom panel widgets. Therefore it requires more knowledge to write one than to write a sidebar widget.
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