Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension

Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+

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Editor Config Contributor client extensions override existing CKEditor configuration in a ConfigContributor.java file. Start with a client extension (from the sample workspace).

Prerequisites

To start developing client extensions,

Install a supported version of Java.

Note

Check the compatibility matrix for supported JDKs, databases, and environments. See JVM Configuration for recommended JVM settings.

Download and unzip the sample workspace:

curl -o com.liferay.sample.workspace-latest.zip https://repository.liferay.com/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content\?r\=liferay-public-releases\&g\=com.liferay.workspace\&a\=com.liferay.sample.workspace\&\v\=LATEST\&p\=zip

unzip com.liferay.sample.workspace-latest.zip

Now you have the tools to deploy your first Editor Config Contributor client extension.

Examine and Modify the Client Extension

The Editor Config Contributor client extension is in the sample workspace’s client-extensions/liferay-sample-editor-config-contributor/ folder. It’s defined in the client-extension.yaml file:

liferay-sample-editor-config-contributor:
    editorConfigKeys:
        - description
        - sampleAlloyEditor
        - sampleClassicEditor
        - sampleLegacyEditor
    name: Liferay Sample Editor Config Contributor
    type: editorConfigContributor
    url: index.js

The client extension has the ID liferay-sample-editor-config-contributor and contains the key configurations for an Editor Config Contributor client extension, including the type, the editorConfigKeys, and the url property that defines the JavaScript resource file’s location. See the Editor Config Contributor YAML configuration reference for more information on the available properties.

It also contains the assemble block:

assemble:
    - from: build
      into: static

This specifies that everything in the build/ folder should be included as a static resource in the built client extension .zip file. The JavaScript file in an Editor Config Contributor client extension is used as a static resource in Liferay.

The build/index.js file contains this code that adds a video button to the Alloy Editor Configuration and a Create AI Content button to the CKEditor configuration.

// This function is a transformer for editor configurations.
// It adds custom functionalities to the configuration object based on the editor type.

const editorConfigTransformer = (config) => {
    // Alloy Editor Configuration Modification.
    const toolbars = config.toolbars;
    if (typeof toolbars === 'object') {
        // Adds a "video" button to the text selection toolbar.
        const textSelection = toolbars.styles?.selections?.find((selection) => selection.name === 'text');
        if (textSelection.buttons) {
            textSelection.buttons.push('video');
            // Return the updated configuration with the modified toolbars
            return {
                ...config,
                toolbars,
            };
        }
    }

    // CKEditor Configuration Modification
    const toolbar = config.toolbar;
    const buttonName = 'AICreator';
    let transformedConfig;
    if (typeof toolbar === 'string') {
        // Modify the toolbar defined by its name
        const activeToolbar = config[`toolbar_${toolbar}`];
        activeToolbar.push([buttonName]);
        transformedConfig = {
            ...config,
            [`toolbar_${toolbar}`]: activeToolbar,
        };
    } else if (Array.isArray(toolbar)) {
        // Modify the toolbar if it's an array
        toolbar.push([buttonName]);
        transformedConfig = {
            ...config,
            toolbar,
        };
    }

    // Adds an "aicreator" button to the list of extra plugins.
    const extraPlugins = config.extraPlugins;
    return {
        ...transformedConfig,
        extraPlugins: extraPlugins ? `${extraPlugins},aicreator` : 'aicreator',
    };
};

// Object containing the editor configuration transformer function
const editorTransformer = {
    editorConfigTransformer,
};

// Export the editor transformer object
export default editorTransformer;

Now deploy the client extension.

Deploy the Client Extension to Liferay

Start a new Liferay instance by running

docker run -it -m 8g -p 8080:8080 liferay/portal:7.4.3.112-ga112

Sign in to Liferay at http://localhost:8080. Use the email address test@liferay.com and the password test. When prompted, change the password to learn.

Once Liferay starts, run this command from the client extension’s folder in the sample workspace:

../../gradlew clean deploy -Ddeploy.docker.container.id=$(docker ps -lq)

This builds your client extension and deploys the zip to Liferay’s deploy/ folder.

Note

To deploy your client extension to Liferay SaaS, use the Liferay Cloud Command-Line Tool to run lcp deploy.

Tip

To deploy all client extensions in the workspace simultaneously, run the command from the client-extensions/ folder.

Confirm the deployment in your Liferay instance’s console:

STARTED liferaysampleeditorconfigcontributor_7.4.3.99

Now that your client extension is deployed, check if it’s running properly.

Open the Global Menu (), go to the Applications tab, and click Client Extensions under Custom Apps.
If the deployment is successful, the Liferay Sample Editor Config Contributor client extension appears in the client extensions manager.
Click Add () and choose any option as they all use a WYSIWYG editor. In the new page, a Create AI Content button is displayed at the end of the editor.