OpenCms 7 Development Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Developing in OpenCms
Chapter 3: Our First Module
Chapter 4: Developing Templates
Chapter 5: Adding Site Search
Chapter 6: Adding User Registration and Comment Support
Chapter 7: Providing Site Customization Features
Chapter 8: Extending OpenCms: Developing a Custom Widget
Chapter 9: Extending OpenCms: Adding RSS Feed Support
Chapter 10: Extending OpenCms: Adding an Administration Point
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Overview
  • The Site Design
  • Required Developer Skills
    • Basic Site Development
    • Sites Requiring Custom Content Types
    • Sites Requiring Custom Features
    • Bespoke Site Development

• OpenCms Application Overview
  • The OpenCms Directory Structure
    • The Real File System Layout
    • The Virtual File System Layout
  • OpenCms Architecture
  • Extensibility through Modules
  • The OpenCms Web Request Process
  • OpenCms Web Application Packaging
  • Building a Complete Site with OpenCms

• Summary

• Chapter 2: Developing in OpenCms
  • Developing Basic Site Content
  • Setting Up an Environment for Creating JSP Code
    • Editing Files Using File Synchronization
    • Using WebDAV for Editing
    • Debugging JSP Code in OpenCms

• Setting Up an Eclipse Environment to Build OpenCms
  • Tools Needed to Build OpenCms in Eclipse
  • Step 1: Checkout the Project Source from CVS
  • Step 2: Setting the Classpath for Compilation
  • Step 3: Using Ant to Build a Distribution Package
  • Building OpenCms outside of Eclipse Using Ant
  • Debugging OpenCms in Eclipse

• Setting Up an Eclipse Environment without Building OpenCms
• Summary

• Chapter 3: Our First Module
  • Understanding OpenCms Modules
  • Common Module Types
  • Module Events
  • Exporting and Importing Modules

• Creating a Module
  • Creating a BlogEntry Content Type
  • Registering the Content Type
    • Additional Schema Features
    • Field Mappings
    • Field Validations
    • Default Field Values
    • Localization
    • Content Relationships
    • Content Previewing
    • Creating Content Using a Model
    • User Interface Widgets
    • Nested Content Definitions
  • Editing Configuration Files with Validating Editors
  • Organizing the Content

• Summary

• Chapter 4: Developing Templates
  • Review of the Page Layout
  • Templates in OpenCms
    • Creating the Templates
    • The Homepage Template
    • The Blog Content Loop
    • The Sidebar and Footer
    • Common Code Elements
      • Header Code
      • Search Form
      • Advertisements
      • Blog Archives
      • RSS Client and RSS Feeds
      • Footer Section
    • The Supporting Java Bean Class
    • The Blog Template
  • The Content and Template Loading Process
  • Expressions in JSP Templates
    • Using the Tag Library from JSP
    • Combining Expressions with JSTL
  • Accelerating Template Development Using WebDAV
    • Install the Eclipse WebDAV Plug-in
    • Create a Site Within Eclipse for the Server
    • Import Content into the Project
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Adding Site Search
  • A Quick Overview of Lucene
    • Search Indexes
    • Search Queries
  • Configuring OpenCms Search
    • Field Configurations
    • Creating a Field Configuration
    • Creating an Index Source
    • Additional Search Settings
    • Introducing Luke – a Visual Index Tool
  • Writing the Search Code
    • A Simple Search Example
    • Subclassing the CmsSearch Bean
    • The Search.jsp Template
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Adding User Registration and Comment Support
  • Understanding OpenCms Security
    • User, Groups, Roles, and Permissions
    • Organizational Units
  • Setting up Security for Our Site
    • Organization Unit and Group Setup
    • Adding the Users
    • Resource Permissions
  • User Login and Registration Code
  • Adding Comment Support
    • Adding the Comments to the XML Content
    • Publishing the Comments
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Providing Site Customization Features
  • What is RSS?
  • Creating the Module
  • The RSS Client Code
  • Displaying the RSS Feed in the Template
  • Adding User Preferences to Accounts
  • Updating the Java Code
  • Updating the JSP Templates
  • Hooking up the Account Management Page

• Summary

• Chapter 8: Extending OpenCms: Developing a Custom Widget
  • Designing a Custom Widget
  • Designing the Widget
  • The Widget Code
    • Custom Source Interface and Implementations
    • Using OpenCms Message Strings for Localization
  • Registering the Widget with OpenCms

• Summary

• Chapter 9: Extending OpenCms: Adding RSS Feed Support
  • RSS Feed Design
  • The RSS Feed Content Type
  • Creating a Supporting Widget
  • The RSS Feed Template and Java Classes
  • Content Wrapper Java Classes
  • Wrapping It Up

• Summary

• Chapter 10: Extending OpenCms: Adding an Administration Point
  • Administrative Points
  • The Administration View
  • Hooking the Administration Point Up to the Module
  • The RSS Administration Module
    • Leveraging the OpenCms Dialog Classes
    • The Feed Manager Class
    • The New Channel Action

• Summary

• Index

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