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====== Plugins ====== | ====== Plugins ====== |
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VuFind, and the [[development:architecture:zend_framework|Zend Framework]] that it is built upon, feature integration points for a variety of plugins. The [[development:plugins:general_information|General Plugin Information]] page describes general principles for building plugins. The list below offers specifics for each type of plugin. | VuFind, and the [[development:architecture:laminas|Zend Framework]] that it is built upon, feature integration points for a variety of plugins. The [[development:plugins:general_information|General Plugin Information]] page describes general principles for building plugins. The list below offers specifics for each type of plugin. |
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===== VuFind-Specific Plugins ===== | ===== VuFind-Specific Plugins ===== |
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| * [[development:plugins:ajax_handlers|AJAX Handlers]] - AJAX actions accessible through the AjaxController |
* [[development:plugins:authentication_handlers|Authentication Handlers]] - Custom login functionality | * [[development:plugins:authentication_handlers|Authentication Handlers]] - Custom login functionality |
* [[development:plugins:autosuggesters|Autosuggesters]] - Sources for autocomplete suggestions | * [[development:plugins:autosuggesters|Autosuggesters]] - Sources for autocomplete suggestions |
| * [[development:plugins:channel_providers|Channel Providers]] - Sources for [[configuration:channels|Channeled Browse]] suggestions |
| * [[development:plugins:contentblocks|Content Blocks]] - Arbitrary embeddable content (usually used on home pages) |
* [[development:plugins:content_provider_components|Content Provider Components]] - Loading third-party content (covers, reviews, etc.) | * [[development:plugins:content_provider_components|Content Provider Components]] - Loading third-party content (covers, reviews, etc.) |
| * [[development:plugins:coverlayers|Cover Layers]] - Used for dynamically rendering cover images |
* [[development:plugins:database_gateways|Database Gateways]] - Interfacing with database tables and rows | * [[development:plugins:database_gateways|Database Gateways]] - Interfacing with database tables and rows |
* [[development:plugins:hierarchy_components|Hierarchy Components]] - Support tools for [[..:hierarchies and collections]] | * [[development:plugins:doi_linkers|DOI Linkers]] - Used for looking up links based on DOIs |
| * [[development:plugins:fallback_record_loaders|Fallback Record Loaders]] - Search backend-specific helpers for loading records when normal retrieval fails |
| * [[development:plugins:hierarchy_components|Hierarchy Components]] - Support tools for [[indexing:hierarchies_and_collections|hierarchies and collections]] |
* [[development:plugins:ils_drivers|ILS Drivers]] - Interfacing with integrated library systems | * [[development:plugins:ils_drivers|ILS Drivers]] - Interfacing with integrated library systems |
* [[development:plugins:link_resolver_drivers|Link Resolver Drivers]] - Interfacing with OpenURL resolvers for embedded results | * [[development:plugins:link_resolver_drivers|Link Resolver Drivers]] - Interfacing with OpenURL resolvers for embedded results |
* [[development:plugins:permission_providers|Permission Providers]] - Permission providers are part of VuFind's [[vufind2:authorization]] mechanism. | * [[development:plugins:permission_providers|Permission Providers]] - Permission providers are part of VuFind's [[development:architecture:authorization]] mechanism. |
* [[development:plugins:recommendation_modules|Recommendation Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in search results | * [[development:plugins:recommendation_modules|Recommendation Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in search results |
* [[development:plugins:record_drivers|Record Drivers]] - Representing metadata in an object format recognized by VuFind | * [[development:plugins:record_drivers|Record Drivers]] - Representing metadata in an object format recognized by VuFind |
* [[development:plugins:record_tabs|Record Tabs]] - Objects representing tabs on the record view page | * [[development:plugins:record_tabs|Record Tabs]] - Objects representing tabs on the record view page |
* [[development:plugins:related_records_modules|Related Records Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in record views | * [[development:plugins:related_records_modules|Related Records Modules]] - Providing context-sensitive suggestions in record views |
| * [[development:plugins:search_objects|Search Objects]] - Representing different aspects of searches |
* [[development:plugins:session_handlers|Session Handlers]] - Custom PHP session storage mechanisms | * [[development:plugins:session_handlers|Session Handlers]] - Custom PHP session storage mechanisms |
* [[development:plugins:statistics_drivers|Statistics Drivers]] - Modules for gathering search/record view statistics | * [[development:plugins:statistics_drivers|Statistics Drivers]] - Modules for gathering search/record view statistics (obsolete as of VuFind 4.0) |
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See also the [[vufind2:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] page, which discusses VuFind's various search-related plugins and how to connect new search types. | See also the [[development:howtos:connecting_a_new_external_data_source|Connecting a New External Data Source]] page, which discusses VuFind's various search-related plugins and how to connect new search types. |
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===== Zend Framework Plugins ===== | ===== Zend Framework Plugins ===== |