Plugins

Warning

The plugins functionality is considered experimental.

This page provides information on how to develop plugins for DSW. Information on installing plugins can be found here: plugins installation.

If we want to extend DSW with new features, we can create plugins that will add the desired functionality.

To develop a plugin, we will need the DSW Plugin SDK, which is a library that will help us create, test, and deploy plugins for DSW. The SDK provides a framework for building plugins, as well as documentation and examples to get us started. The DSW Plugin SDK can be found here: https://github.com/ds-wizard/dsw-plugin-sdk.

There are two templates we can use to create a new plugin:

• DSW Plugin Template: https://github.com/ds-wizard/dsw-plugin-template - to create plugins that extend DSW functionality using only the frontend part.

• DSW Plugin Service Template: https://github.com/ds-wizard/dsw-plugin-service-template - to create plugins that also have a backend service part.

If we want to create a plugin using the backend service part, we can either use the Engine Gateway or create a new service from scratch using our preferred framework. The Engine Gateway has its own documentation here: https://github.com/ds-wizard/engine-gateway.