Defining a Global View Extension

The vSphere Web Client provides an extension point for all global view extensions, named vise.global.views. The extension definition must reference the vise.global.views extension point, and provide an extension object of type com.vmware.ui.views.GlobalViewSpec.

Example: Example Global View Extension shows an example extension definition for a global view extension. In the example, the <extendedPoint> element specifies the global view extension point. The <object> element defines a data object of type com.vmware.ui.views.GlobalViewSpec.

Example: Example Global View Extension

<extension id=”mySolution.myPlugin.myConsoleApp”>

<extendedPoint>vise.global.views</extendedPoint>

<object>

<name>My Console App</name>

<componentClass className=”com.mySolution.myPlugin.MyConsoleApp”/>

<applyDefaultChrome>true</applyDefaultChrome>

</object>

</extension>

 

GlobalViewSpec Extension Object Properties lists the properties that you provide for the com.vmware.ui.views.GlobalViewSpec extension data object, using the <object> element in your extension definition.

GlobalViewSpec Extension Object Properties

Property	Type	Description
<name>	string	A string that appears as the global view title in the main workspace. In Example: Example Global View Extension, the value is hard-coded as “My Console App.” You can also use a dynamic resource string from your plug-in module.
<componentClass>	string	The Flex class that you have created for the global view. This Flex class appears in the vSphere Web Client main workspace. You must set the value of the <componentClass> element className attribute to the fully qualified name of your Flex view class. In Example: Example Global View Extension, the class is com.mySolution.myPlugin.MyConsoleApp.
<applyDefaultChrome>	boolean	A boolean value. If you set this property to true, the global view appears with the default header, footer, title, and icon graphics provided by the vSphere Web Client. This property is optional and defaults to true if omitted.