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development:architecture [2015/12/11 19:19] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation demiankatzdevelopment:architecture [2018/12/19 13:38] – [Specialty] demiankatz
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 This page provides information on VuFind's overall design, including big-picture design discussions as well as explanations of nitty-gritty details. This page provides information on VuFind's overall design, including big-picture design discussions as well as explanations of nitty-gritty details.
 ===== Specifications ===== ===== Specifications =====
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 +==== General Interest ====
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 +These specifications should be useful to most VuFind developers and will help with an understanding of the overall system:
  
   * [[development:architecture:authorization|Authorization]] - Information on how VuFind handles user authorization.   * [[development:architecture:authorization|Authorization]] - Information on how VuFind handles user authorization.
 +  * [[development:architecture:caching|Caching]] - Notes on VuFind's use of caching.
   * [[development:architecture:cookies|Cookies]] - Notes on VuFind's use of cookies.   * [[development:architecture:cookies|Cookies]] - Notes on VuFind's use of cookies.
   * [[development:architecture:customizing_vufind|Customizing VuFind]] - How to change VuFind's behavior.   * [[development:architecture:customizing_vufind|Customizing VuFind]] - How to change VuFind's behavior.
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   * [[development:architecture:database_schema|Database Schema]]   * [[development:architecture:database_schema|Database Schema]]
   * [[development:architecture:directory_layout|Directory Layout]]   * [[development:architecture:directory_layout|Directory Layout]]
-  * [[:Index Schema|Index Schema]]+  * [[development:architecture:localization|Language / Localization Support]] 
 +  * [[development:architecture:lightbox|Lightbox Functionality]] (Bootstrap themes) 
 +  * [[development:architecture:real_time_availability_status|Real-Time Availability Status]] 
 +  * [[development:architecture:search_service|Search Service]] 
 +  * [[development:architecture:solr_index_schema|Solr Index Schema]]
     * [[development:architecture:authority_control#authority_index|Authority Index Schema]]     * [[development:architecture:authority_control#authority_index|Authority Index Schema]]
-  * [[vufind2:language_localization_support|Language / Localization Support]] 
-  * [[vufind2:search_service|Search Service]] 
  
 See also the [[development:plugins]] page for details on how to extend various aspects of VuFind's functionality. See also the [[development:plugins]] page for details on how to extend various aspects of VuFind's functionality.
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 +==== Specialty ====
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 +These notes are of less general interest but will be useful when the referenced subsystems are being worked upon:
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 +  * [[development:architecture:advanced_search_templates|Advanced Search Templates]] - Notes on how the advanced search UI operates in VuFind 2.4.1 and newer.
 +  * [[development:architecture:jsTree]] - Notes on the Javascript library used for rendering hierarchies in VuFind.
 +  * [[development:architecture:LESS]] - Notes on how the bootstrap3 / bootprint3 themes use LESS to generate CSS
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 ===== Background Information and Commentary ===== ===== Background Information and Commentary =====
  
development/architecture.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/09 20:51 by demiankatz