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--- development:architecture:record_data_formatter [2023/11/03 10:21] – [Specification Array] demiankatz
+++ development:architecture:record_data_formatter [2023/11/17 19:11] – [Option 1: Use Configuration] demiankatz
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 ===== Customizing Specifications =====
-There are two simple ways to change specifications.
+There are three simple ways to change specifications.
-==== Option 1: Override the Factory ====
+==== Option 1: Use Configuration ====
+Starting in VuFind® 10.0, it is possible to customize record displays using [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/blob/dev/config/vufind/RecordDataFormatter.ini|RecordDataFormatter.ini]] -- see the comments in that file for details and examples. Earlier releases require you to use one of the other two options below.
+==== Option 2: Override the Factory ====
 If you want to make global changes to a specification, the easiest solution is to extend [[https://github.com/vufind-org/vufind/blob/dev/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/RecordDataFormatterFactory.php|\VuFind\View\Helper\Root\RecordDataFormatterFactory]] in your own [[development:architecture:customizing_vufind#modules|custom module]] and override getDefaultCoreSpecs() and/or getDefaultDescriptionSpecs() as needed. You can either completely rewrite the spec generation logic, or you can call the parent version of the function and then manipulate the array slightly to add, remove or reorder fields.
-==== Option 2: Override the Template ====
+==== Option 3: Override the Template ====
 If you want to change behavior for a specific record driver, or if you prefer to keep your code changes at a higher level, you can also customize the appropriate record driver template(s), simply manipulating the spec array between the call to getDefaults() and the call to getData().