Extension Templates

Extension Templates in the vSphere Web Client SDK contains the Extension Templates included with the vSphere Web Client SDK.

 

Extension Templates in the vSphere Web Client SDK

Template ID	Description
vsphere.core.inventory.objectViewTemplate	Creates a complete object workspace for a given custom object type. When you create an instance of the objectViewTemplate, the vSphere Web Client generates an extension point for each of the standard object workspace tabs, subtabs, and views. You must supply a namespace and an objectType for the objectViewTemplate. A best practice is to use reverse domain naming, such as com.myCompany, to start the namespace name, followed by a unique extension name. For example, if your company name is Acme, and you create a plug-in for a custom object called a Rack, you could use the namespace com.acme.plugin01.rack. The objectViewTemplate creates extension points in the format namespace.extension-point-name. To continue the previous example, one extension point might be com.acme.plugin01.rack.monitorViews. For the full list of object workspace extension points, see Custom Object Extension Points. A given tab does not appear in the vSphere Web Client user interface unless you explicitly create an extension that references that tab’s extension point.
vsphere.core.inventory.summaryViewTemplate	Creates a standard Summary tab with an optional header at the top, and a main area that can contain one or more Portlet data views. You must supply a namespace, and can optionally supply a summaryHeaderView, for the summaryViewTemplate. You must create an instance of the objectViewTemplate before creating a summaryViewTemplate instance. The summaryViewTemplate creates the extension point namespace.summarySectionViews. When you create data view extensions at this extension point, they data views appear as Portlets in the Summary tab. Note This extension point is deprecated as of version 5.5.
vsphere.core.inventorylist.objectCollectionTemplate	Creates an object collection node in the object navigator for a given custom object type. You must supply the following variables when creating an instance of the objectCollectionTemplate. namespace: a unique identifier used to avoid name clashes with other extensions title: the custom object text label icon: the custom object icon resource objectType: the vSphere type name for the custom object listViewId: the data view that appears when the user clicks the collection node, usually an object list parentUid: the object collection node’s parent node in the object navigator control