Subapp descriptor

subapp definition

A subapp descriptor describes a subapp. A subapp is typically rendered as a tab inside an app. The descriptor defines the classes that read the configuration and implement the subapp.

Subapp descriptor

Here is an example of a main subapp inside a helloworld app. Create subapp configuration under the subApps folder.

ui-helloworld-app/apps/helloworld.yaml

appClass: info.magnolia.ui.app.helloworld.HelloWorldApp
class: info.magnolia.ui.api.app.registry.ConfiguredAppDescriptor
icon: icon-app
label: Hello World
subApps:
  main: 
    subAppClass: info.magnolia.ui.app.helloworld.main.HelloWorldMainSubApp
    class: info.magnolia.ui.api.app.registry.ConfiguredSubAppDescriptor
    label: Hello!

Node name	Value
modules
ui-helloworld-app
apps
helloworld
subApps
main
class	info.magnolia.ui.api.app.registry.ConfiguredSubAppDescriptor
label	Hello!
subAppClass	info.magnolia.ui.app.helloworld.main.HelloWorldMainSubApp

Properties:

`<subapp name>`	required Subapp node name. This is the internal ID of the subapp. Used to reference the subapp for example in URL fragments.
`class`	required, default is `info.magnolia.ui.api.app.registry.ConfiguredSubAppDescriptor` Subapp descriptor class that reads the configuration. The class must implement the SubAppDescriptor interface. Examples of such classes are ConfiguredSubAppDescriptor and ConfiguredContentSubAppDescriptor. Use the fully-qualified name of the class.
`subAppClass`	required Subapp business logic class. The class must implement the SubApp interface which displays the subapp to the user in a tab.
`closable`	optional , default is `true` Whether the subapp can be closed. When set to `false` no close icon (X) is displayed.
`icon`	optional CSS class that identifies an icon font used on the app tab. For available names see Icons.
`label`	optional Text or message bundle key. Displayed in the subapp tab.

The order in which you configure subapps is important. The first subapp will be the default subapp. It is started first.

Browser subapp descriptor

Browser subapp is a specialization of the basic subapp, provided by the content app framework. The browser subapp allows you to view and organize content items in a tree, list and thumbnail view. The browser subapp descriptor is similar to the basic subapp descriptor but the classes are different.

subApps:
  browser: 
    subAppClass: info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.browser.BrowserSubApp
    class: info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.browser.BrowserSubAppDescriptor

Node name	Value
subApps
browser
class	info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.browser.BrowserSubAppDescriptor
subAppClass	info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.browser.BrowserSubApp

Detail subapp descriptor

Detail subapp is also part of the content app framework. It creates and edits the content items listed in the browser subapp.

subApps:
  detail: 
    subAppClass: info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.detail.DetailSubApp
    class: info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.detail.DetailSubAppDescriptor

Node name	Value
subApps
detail
class	info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.detail.DetailSubAppDescriptor
subAppClass	info.magnolia.ui.contentapp.detail.DetailSubApp

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