Plugin System

ABFactoryCore.js

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // const _ = require("lodash");
 // const uuidv4 = require("uuid");
 
+const ABClassManager = require("../platform/ABClassManager");
+
 const ABApplication = require("../platform/ABApplication");
 const ABApplicationMobile = require("../platform/ABApplicationMobile");
 const ABDefinition = require("../platform/ABDefinition");
@@ -97,6 +99,9 @@ class ABFactory extends EventEmitter {
       this._allDatacollections = [];
       // {array} of all the ABDataCollection(s) in our site.
 
+      this.ClassManager = ABClassManager;
+      // {ClassManager} the single source for our Class Libraries.
+
       //
       // Class References
       //
@@ -275,6 +280,10 @@ class ABFactory extends EventEmitter {
    }
 
    init() {
+      // BEFORE Definitions are loaded,
+      // make sure any local Plugins are loaded.
+      this.ClassManager.registerLocalPlugins(this.pluginAPI());
+
       let allDefinitions = Object.keys(this._definitions).map(
          (k) => this._definitions[k]
       );
@@ -679,13 +688,20 @@ class ABFactory extends EventEmitter {
    objectNew(values) {
       var newObj = null;
 
-      if (values.isExternal == true)
+      if (values.plugin_key) {
+         // If this is from a plugin, create it from ClassManager
+         newObj = this.ClassManager.createObject(
+            values.plugin_key,
+            values,
+            this
+         );
+      } else if (values.isExternal == true)
          newObj = new ABObjectExternal(values, this);
       else if (values.isImported == true)
          newObj = new ABObjectImport(values, this);
-      else if (values.isNetsuite == true)
+      else if (values.isNetsuite == true) {
          newObj = new ABObjectApiNetsuite(values, this);
-      else if (values.isAPI == true) newObj = new ABObjectApi(values, this);
+      } else if (values.isAPI == true) newObj = new ABObjectApi(values, this);
       else newObj = new ABObject(values, this);
 
       /*
@@ -707,6 +723,14 @@ class ABFactory extends EventEmitter {
       return this.objectByID("d84cd351-d96c-490f-9afb-2a0b880ca0ec");
    }
 
+   objectPlugin() {
+      return this.objectByID("8a20528a-e472-4e80-911a-b14285425caf");
+   }
+
+   objectPluginLinks() {
+      return this.objectByID("7ff322ff-3434-4611-9fd1-4d2996414c1a");
+   }
+
    objectProcessDefinition() {
       return this.objectByID("af91fc75-fb73-4d71-af14-e22832eb5915");
    }
@@ -743,6 +767,27 @@ class ABFactory extends EventEmitter {
       return this.objectByID("db5b3b26-5300-4c92-bc73-8ce4f4696992");
    }
 
+   //
+   // Plugin
+   //
+   pluginAPI() {
+      let api = this.ClassManager.getPluginAPI();
+      api.AB = this;
+      api.platform = this.platform ?? "service";
+      return api;
+   }
+
+   pluginRegister(plugin) {
+      let pluginClass = plugin(this.pluginAPI());
+      if (Array.isArray(pluginClass)) {
+         pluginClass.forEach((p) => {
+            this.ClassManager.pluginRegister(p);
+         });
+      } else {
+         this.ClassManager.pluginRegister(pluginClass);
+      }
+   }
+
    //
    // Hints
    //

ABViewManagerCore.js

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ var AllViews = [
    require("../platform/views/ABViewFormSelectSingle"),
    require("../platform/views/ABViewFormTextbox"),
    require("../platform/views/ABViewFormTree"),
+   require("../platform/views/ABViewFormURL"),
 ];
 
 /*
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ module.exports = class ABViewManagerCore {
             if (!isPlugin(values.key)) {
                console.error(
                   "!! View[" +
-                  values.key +
-                  "] not yet defined.  Have an ABView instead:"
+                     values.key +
+                     "] not yet defined.  Have an ABView instead:"
                );
             }
             return new Views["view"](values, application, parent);

views/ABViewCore.js

@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ module.exports = class ABViewCore extends ABMLClass {
       var form = null;
 
       var curr = this;
-      while (curr.key != "form" && !curr.isRoot() && curr.parent) {
+      while (!curr.isForm && !curr.isRoot() && curr.parent) {
          curr = curr.parent;
       }
 
-      if (curr.key == "form") {
+      if (curr.isForm) {
          form = curr;
       }
 

views/ABViewFormCore.js

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const ABViewFormPropertyComponentDefaults = {
 module.exports = class ABViewFormCore extends ABViewContainer {
    constructor(values, application, parent, defaultValues) {
       super(values, application, parent, defaultValues || ABViewFormDefaults);
+      this.isForm = true;
    }
 
    static common() {