buildfire.pluginInstance

This is an object within the buildfire singleton that is for retrieving other plugins instances that are added to the current app context.

What is a plugin instance?

a plugin instance is a new occurrence of a plugin type. For example you can have installed one Text Plugin but have two instances of it.

Typically this is used in launcher or folder type plugins. These types of plugins help the user navigate to other plugins.

• Gotchya: Be careful when saving the plugin instances data to your local datastore. The instance may be deleted or modified after your save. Use Dynamic Data Injection to get latest data

Methods

showDialog()

buildfire.pluginInstance.showDialog(options, callback)

Used on the control side. This method will display a dialog that allows the user to search and select one or many plugins

buildfire.pluginInstance.showDialog({
    skipPluginInstances: true
}, function(err, instances){
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
    } else if (instances.length > 0) {
        console.log(instances[0].title);
    }
});

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
skipPluginInstances	boolean	no	Shows the create plugin instance dialog directly, without showing the select plugin instances dialog	false

callback(err, instances)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instances	array	Array of selected plugin instances

instances[]

Name	Type	Description
folderName	string	Folder Name
iconUrl	string	String url of plugin instance icon
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
pluginTypeName	string	Name of the plugin type
title	string	Title of the plugin

get()

buildfire.pluginInstance.get(instanceId, callback)

Will fetch a plugin based on the provided instanceId

buildfire.pluginInstance.get('00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000000-000000000000', function(err, instance){
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
    } else if (instance) {
        console.log(instance.title);
    }
});

instanceId

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
instanceId	string	yes	Unique identifier of the plugin to retrieve	N/A

callback(err, instance)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instance	object	Object representing the plugin instance

instance

Name	Type	Description
iconUrl	string	String url of plugin instance icon
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
title	string	Title of the plugin

search()

buildfire.pluginInstance.search(options, callback)

Will search all the plugins and return results paginated

buildfire.pluginInstance.search({ title: 'myPlugin' }, function(err, instances){
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
    } else if (instances.length > 0) {
        console.log(instances[0].title);
    }
});

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
title	string	no	Title of the plugin to search for	undefined
pageIndex	integer	no	Page number to return	0
pageSize	integer	no	Entries per page, max 20	20

callback(err, instances)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instances	array	Array of plugin instances
totalRecord	integer	Number of results found

instances[]

Name	Type	Description
data	object	Object containing plugin instance data
id	string	Unique identifier used by the database
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type

instances[].data

Name	Type	Description
iconUrl	string	String url of plugin instance icon
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
title	string	Title of the plugin

showCreatePluginInstancesDialog()

buildfire.pluginInstance.showCreatePluginInstancesDialog(options, callback)

Used on the control side. This method will display a dialog that allows the user to add a new plugin instance of a specific type, and return that plugin instance to the caller

buildfire.pluginInstance.showCreatePluginInstancesDialog(function(err, instances){
    if (err) {
        console.error(err);
    } else if (instances.length > 0) {
        console.log(instances[0].title);
    }
});

callback(err, instances)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instances	array	Array of selected plugin instances

instances[]

Name	Type	Description
folderName	string	Folder Name
iconUrl	string	String url of plugin instance icon
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
pluginTypeName	string	Name of the plugin type
title	string	Title of the plugin

create()

buildfire.pluginInstance.create(options, callback)

This method allows the user to directly install a plugin from the marketplace without interaction with marketplace

buildfire.pluginInstance.create({
    pluginTypeName: "Folder",
    newPluginTitle: "My Folder"
}, function (err, instance){
    if (err) { 
        console.error(err); 
    } else {
        console.log(instance.title);
    }
});

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
pluginTypeName	string	yes	marketplace plugin type name - must be the exact plugin type name, but not case sensitive	N/A
newPluginTitle	string	yes	New plugin instance name	N/A

callback(err, instance)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instance	object	Object containing new plugin instance data

instance

Name	Type	Description
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the new plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
pluginTypeName	string	Name of the plugin type
title	string	Title of the new plugin
token	string	Token for the original plugin
folderName	string	Folder name of the new plugin
refId	string	Reference id of the new plugin
iconClassName	string	Icon class name of the new plugin
iconUrl	string	Icon URL of the new plugin

clone()

buildfire.pluginInstance.clone(options, callback)

This method allows the user to clone an existing plugin within the app, it searches the installed plugins on the app and clones the closest plugin it finds to the provided pluginTitle.

const options = ;
buildfire.pluginInstance.clone({
    pluginTitle: "My Folders",
    newPluginTitle: "Shared Folders"
}, function (err, instance) {
    if (err) { 
        console.error(err); 
    } else {
        console.log(instance);
    };
});

options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
pluginTitle	string	yes	Existing plugin title installed on the app	N/A
newPluginTitle	string	yes	New plugin instance name	N/A

callback(err, instance)

Name	Type	Description
err	string	Error string, null when operation is successful
instance	object	Object containing new plugin instance data

instance

Name	Type	Description
instanceId	string	Unique identifier for the new plugin instance
pluginTypeId	string	Unique identifier for the plugin type
pluginTypeName	string	Name of the plugin type
title	string	Title of the new plugin
token	string	Token for the original plugin
folderName	string	Folder name of the new plugin
refId	string	Reference id of the new plugin
iconClassName	string	Icon class name of the new plugin
iconUrl	string	Icon URL of the new plugin