Easysite
The SDK API integrates a module of sites management that lets handle, directly from the extensions, the sites elements.
This layer simplifies the realization of tasks such as:
- the creation of sites,categories,pages,alias;
- the construction of pages;
- the security management.
Some definitions
Elements
On sites module using, several elements are implemented in the Visiativ Process base. From these elements we will keep the following:
- ISite: site ;
- ITopic: category containing pages,alias or sub-categories;
- IPageContainer: page integrating several versions (draft or approved versions);
- ISharedBlockContainer: shared block ;
- IBlockTemplateContainer: blocks template ;
- IContent: page version. This one contains a root block that,contains itself components and sub-blocks.
- IBlock: part of a page containing components or sub-blocks.
- IComponent: unit element that may be added to a block.
Diagram of elements classes
This classes diagram represents the main relations that exist between every classe of the site management system.
Table of elements correspondence
| Functional term | Technical term | SDK term | Native term | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website | Website | ISite | SiteImpl | Element constituting a website |
| Category, folder | Topic | ITopic | FolderImpl | Element grouping pages,sub-categories,alias… |
| Page | Page | IPageContainer | PageImpl | Element constituting a page |
| Shared block | Shared block | ISharedBlockContainer | CommonBlockImp | Element constituting a shared block. |
| Block template | Block template | IBlockTemplateContainer | TemplateImpl | Element that may be re-used and configured inside several blocks or pages. |
| Contents of a page | Content | IContent | ContentVersionImpl | Element constituting a specific version of a page (ex.draft) |
| Block | Block | IBlock | ContentVersionImpl | Element composed of components and sub-blocks. |
| Component, element | Component | IComponent | ElementImpl | Unit element that may be added inside a block. |