Microservice Client Extensions
7.4 U45+/GA45+
Define microservice client extensions to run your own code in response to events in your Liferay instance. How you implement the code is up to you: use the patterns and technologies you like. Microservice client extensions are hosted outside of Liferay and are triggered by cues from Liferay itself.
Microservice client extensions require pre-configured authentication profiles to handle requests properly and call protected Liferay APIs. You can add authentication profiles by including them as client extensions within the same project (e.g., OAuth user agent client extensions).
Microservice client extensions are hosted automatically when deployed within Liferay Experience Cloud. If self-hosting a Liferay instance, you must host the microservices that these client extensions use separately.
Object Action Client Extensions
Liferay Experience Cloud and Liferay DXP 7.4+ (on-premises)
Object action client extensions define external action handlers that bind to an object definition’s action events. Your microservice’s handler code is executed when the object action occurs.
Use the type value in your client-extension.yaml file to specify an object action client extension:
type: objectAction
Workflow Action Client Extensions
Liferay Experience Cloud and Liferay DXP 7.4+ (on-premises)
Workflow action client extensions define external workflow action handlers that bind to action events from a Liferay workflow. Your microservice’s handler code is executed when the workflow action occurs.
Use the type value in your client-extension.yaml file to specify a workflow action client extension:
type: workflowAction
Notification Type Client Extensions
Liferay Experience Cloud and Liferay DXP 7.4+ (on-premises)
Notification type client extensions define external notification handlers that bind to notification events in Liferay. Your microservice’s handler code is executed when the notification event occurs.
Use the type value in your client-extension.yaml file to specify a notification type client extension:
type: notificationType