Question about the generator

Hi,

I tried out the CS mosdule generator for Smart UI to build a skeleton module. I used the PPT as a reference (this one: https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/cs.dll/Open/67815965).

One thing I'm a bit confused about is what to do with the generated source - both Oscript and javascript. If I just copy the srcmodule into my CSIDE home and refresh, nothing happens. So far, the only way I was able to build the module was to build a stub module in CSIDE and copy the source in, then rebuild. I also noticed a discrepancy between the greetings.ini file and the module object. The former had a dependency on CSUI (I believe this is correct) and the latter on RESTAPI (I believe this is incorrect). Finally, when the javascript code is generated, do the entire contents of src get dumped into the support folder, or just the bundle and widget subfolders?

Finally, if you do all this, what (if any) smart UI features would you be able to see?

Thanks

-Hugh Ferguson

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Alexander_Shishkin

Hi Hugh. Here are three simple steps how to make a new module. 1) generate a module, then copy in the IDE 2) collect the JS sample using grunt 3) copy the contents of out-directory (not src) in the support folder with the name of the module, then build the module and restart IDE

Ferdinand Prantl

After merging the generated "srcmodules" directory to the "srcmodules" in your CS IDE workspace, you need to build your project. The new module will be built to the "staging" directory and you should install it using the CS administration.

If you already have an existing CS module, you can just drop the produced content of the "out-release" directory from the JavaScript project to the "/support/<module>" directory in CS IDE. Not the content of the "src" directory. You should include an orphan of the CSUI::Extension object in your module, like the generated example does it.

Yes, a CS module extending Smart UI should depend on the "csui" CS module. It is not so important, because this module is a part of core and it is not possible to install a CS without it.

You will see your custom components, which you registered in Smart UI in your "<prefix>-extensions.json" file yourself :-)