Extending the Dashboard Interface

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Extending the Dashboard Interface

• (AKA Writing Plug-ins!!)
• Troy Millett

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Session Outline

• Documentation Resources
• The RequestInfo object
• The DashboardPlugin API
• Recommended Process
• Example Code
• Usage Notes
• CenterView 4.0 Enhancements
• Q A

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Documentation

• Go to http//wiki.corda.com
• Follow links to
• CenterView 3.1 Documentation
• Advanced Dashboard Development
• Dashboard Plug-in API

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RequestInfo Object

• Used by all methods that return content
• Used in plugins to
• Write to the console (Debugging)
• Get values of Environment Variables
• Get a variable
• Get data from a datafunnel
• Get the current date

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DashboardPlugin API

• getVersion(double version)
• Passes in the current server version number
• Returns a double indicating API Level supported
• Version 1.0 APIs
• getPCScript getPCXML
• getHTML getDatafunnel
• Version 1.3 APIs
• getITXML
• Version 1.4 APIs
• getIncludeXML

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DashboardPlugin API
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Recommended Process

• Create the needed tag with the string as close as
  possible to the result desired
• 2. Copy the string into a method in the plugin
  and adjust quotes, etc
• 3. Abstract out variable items in the resultant
  string

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Writing Plug-in Demo
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Plug-in Usage Notes

• Most plug-ins still require class to be
  pre-pended on the name.
• Remember to also add the appropriate package name
  as defined in the plug-in.

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CenterView 4.0 Enhancements

• 3 New APIs added to DashboardPlugin
• getDefaultParameterString
• getParameterValues
• getParameterDescriptions
• Demonstration

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Additional Resources

• CD
• Corda Connection Visual Evolution 2008
• Go to portal.corda.com
• Login
• Resources
• Visual Evolution 2008
• Meet me in the Lounge

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• Q A

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