Managing Plug-ins and Extension Points

Owned by Juliane Wetzel
Apr 30, 2020
2 min read

Plug-ins are software components that can be added to Datameer X to enable additional features. This gives users options to customize Datameer X to perfectly fit their specific needs.

Learn more about using the Plug-in software developer kit (SDK).

Extensions and extension points are means to extend the functionality of a plug-ins. An extension point can be built within a plug-in that has a set of rules that extensions (features) must follow. Extensions that want to connect to the plug-in must adhere to the plug-in extension point rules.

Plug-ins and Extension Point Administration

Finding the plug-ins and extension administration page

  1. Login to Datameer X as an administrator.
  2. Select the Admin tab.
  3. Select the Plug-ins from the menu on the left.

Managing plug-ins extensions and extension points

Plug-ins

The Plug-ins menu lets you view the installed plug-in names, versions, and their status. A management tool is available to enable, disable, and uninstall plug-ins and their extensions.

View plug-in extensions by clicking for a drop-down menu of each extension name. When enabling/disabling a plug-in, all extensions for the plug-in perform the same action.

Under the Actions bar:

  • Click the Pause icon to disable a currently enabled plug-in or extension.
  • Click the Play icon to enable a currently disabled plug-in or extension.
  • Click the Trash icon to uninstall a plug-in. 

Extension points

The extension point menu lets you view the installed extension point names and status. A management tool is available to enable or disable extension points and their extensions.

View extension point extensions by clicking for a drop down menu of each extension point name. When enabling/disabling an extension point, all extensions for the extension point perform the same action.

Under the Actions bar:

  • Click the Pause icon to disable a currently enabled extension point or extension.
  • Click the Play icon to enable a currently disabled extension point or extension.

Uploading a Plug-in

From the Plug-ins menu in the Admin tab:

  1. Go to the Upload Plug-in section.
  2. Click Choose File.
  3. Select your plug-in from your localhost. (Must be in .zip format)
  4. Click Open.
  5. Click Upload.

A confirmation of success is displayed in the box below and the new plug-in is present in the plug-in list above.