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The Content Types module allows defining Magnolia content types for instance in a single YAML file of a light module. By defining a custom JCR node type, workspace and namespace in a single YAML file of a light module there's no need to deploy a WAR file or restart a Magnolia instance. Now with just a few lines of YAML code referring to the content type definition you can quickly create a content app descriptor managing the content items defined.
5.7.2+ This module requires Magnolia 5.7.2 or higher versions.
For complex node definitions the Content Types module also supports XML file based JCR node type definitions served as resource files from a light module.
The Content Types module currently is not part of the preconfigured Magnolia bundles and webapps of the 5.7.x series, you have to add it yourself.
Installing
<version/>
in the dependency.<dependency>
<groupId>info.magnolia.types</groupId>
<artifactId>magnolia-content-types</artifactId>
</dependency>
Configuration
The magnolia-content-types
module does not require any configuration. However, it is responsible for detection and registration of the following items:
- Content type definitions
- XML file based JCR node type definition. See also Defining JCR node types and workspaces.
The XML node type definition resource is loaded only if the XML resource is referenced in the Content type Data source definition of a Content type definition.