OpenCms 7 Development: Extending and customizing OpenCms through its Java API

Description

In Detail OpenCms is a professional-level open-source Website Content Management System, based on Java and XML. Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the standard OpenCms application. Thankfully, OpenCms can be used by Java developers to create sophisticated add-ons and customizations that extend the power of OpenCms in virtually unlimited directions. Targeting version 7 of OpenCms, this book is for Java developers interested in extending and further customizing OpenCms through its Java API. Starting by showing how to set up a development environment for OpenCms work, the book moves you through various tasks of increasing complexity. Some of the common tasks covered are building OpenCms, XML asset type development, templating, module development, user and role setup, and search integration. In addition to these common tasks some more advanced topics are covered such as self-registering users, RSS support, developing custom widgets and extending the administrative interface. All the topics include examples and are presented while building a sample blog site. The skills you develop will make you an OpenCms developer to be reckoned with! What you will learn from this book? An overview of the OpenCms development architectureDeveloping in the OpenCms environmentWorking with the templating systemUsing the template APIExtending and using OpenCms beans in template codeUsing the JSTL tag libraryTemplate cachingUnderstanding resource collectorsUnderstanding and creating OpenCms modulesCreating structured content typesRules for creating OpenCms schema filesRegistering content types with OpenCmsUser Interface Widgets and their optionsNesting content typesUsing Validating XML editors to edit configuration filesUsing Eclipse and WebDAV for module developmentConfiguring OpenCms SearchLooking at search indexesSupporting searching in templatesUnderstanding OpenCms securityAdding user registration and web user loginsProgrammatic publishing of contentProviding site customization featuresDesigning and creating Custom OpenCms widgetsUsing OpenCms message strings for localizationAdding RSS support to OpenCmsAdding OpenCms Administration PointsUsing OpenCms List and Dialog classesProgrammatically using OpenCms widgets Approach This book is a clear, practical tutorial to OpenCms development. It will take you through the development of an example site, illustrating the key concepts of OpenCms development with examples at every stage. Who this book is written for? The book is for Java developers with a basic knowledge of the operations of OpenCms. No previous experience of developing OpenCms is expected.