Extension Registration
This page is a work in progress. It will be updated as the software evolves.
An extensions registry is a registration of an UI extension. It can be manipulated at any time, meaning we can add or remove extensions at run-time.
Declaring a new extension is done using an extension manifest depending where you are declaring it:
Via a manifest JSON file on the server.
In JavaScript/TypeScript file.
These two options can be combined by defining a small extension in a JSON Manifest, which uses the extension type entryPoint or bundle to register a JS file, which then registers the rest of the extensions.
Extension Manifest
The necessary properties that any extension manifest needs are:
type- The type defines the type and purpose of the extension. It is used to determine where the extension will be used and defines the data needed for this manifest.alias- The alias is used to identify the extension. This has to be unique for each extension.name- The name of the extension. This is used to identify the extension in the UI.
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