/// <summary>
/// Helper method helping locate the desired layout control, whcih will be used as a placeholder for our widget
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetedLayoutPlaceHolders"></param>
/// <param name="dashboard"></param>
/// <param name="placeHolderIndex"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private PageDraftControl GetTargetedControl(string[] targetedLayoutPlaceHolders, PageDraft dashboard, int placeHolderIndex)
{
PageDraftControl targetedControl = null;
for (int layoutIndex = 0; layoutIndex < targetedLayoutPlaceHolders.Length; layoutIndex++)
{
var targetedLayoutPlaceHolder = targetedLayoutPlaceHolders[layoutIndex];
foreach (var dashboardControl in dashboard.Controls)
{
if (dashboardControl.IsLayoutControl)
{
if (dashboardControl.PlaceHolders != null && dashboardControl.PlaceHolders.Length > placeHolderIndex)
{
if (dashboardControl.PlaceHolders[placeHolderIndex].StartsWith(targetedLayoutPlaceHolder))
{
targetedControl = dashboardControl;
break;
}
}
}
}
if (targetedControl != null)
{
break;
}
else
{
continue;
}
}
return(targetedControl);
}
/// <summary>
/// Here we are taking care of adding the Db diagnostics dashboard widget to the Sitefintiy dashboard
/// First, we are registering our widget in the backend pages toolbox
/// Then we are instantiating the Db diagnostics dashboard widget
/// And adding it to the Dashboard backend page
/// Note that we must specify a valid placeholder where the widget should be placed
/// We must also specify the widget caption
/// Another specific you should pay attention to is the permissions configuration for the widget
/// In this case we are making sure the widget is visible only to Administrators
/// </summary>
/// <param name="initializer"></param>
/// <param name="pageNode"></param>
private void AddDashboardDBDiagnosticsWidgetToPage(SiteInitializer initializer, PageNode pageNode)
{
initializer.Installer
.Toolbox(CommonToolbox.PageWidgets)
.LoadOrAddSection("Dashboard")
.LocalizeUsing <Labels>()
.SetTitle("DashboardToolboxSectionTitle")
.SetDescription("DashboardToolboxSectionDescription")
.SetTags(ToolboxTags.Backend)
.SetOrdinal(-1) // should be first
.LoadOrAddWidget <DashboardDBDiagnosticsView>("DashboardDBDiagnosticsView")
.SetTitle("DashboardDBDiagnosticsViewTitle")
.SetDescription("DashboardDBDiagnosticsViewDescription")
.LocalizeUsing <DBDiagnosticsToolResources>()
.Done();
var dashboardSystemStatusView = new DashboardDBDiagnosticsView();
dashboardSystemStatusView.ID = "dashboardDBDiagnosticsView";
if (pageNode != null)
{
var topWidgetLayout = pageNode.GetPageData().Controls.Where(c => c.IsLayoutControl && c.PlaceHolders.Length > 0 &&
c.PlaceHolders[0].StartsWith("WidgetsLayoutTop")).FirstOrDefault();
if (topWidgetLayout != null)
{
var placeholder = topWidgetLayout.PlaceHolders[0];
PageDraftControl pageDraftControl = initializer.PageManager.CreateControl <PageDraftControl>(dashboardSystemStatusView, placeholder);
pageDraftControl.Caption = Res.Get <DBDiagnosticsToolResources>().DashboardDBDiagnosticsViewTitle;
pageDraftControl.Permissions.Clear(); // Should be visible only for administrators
AddWidgetToDashboard(initializer.PageManager, pageNode, pageDraftControl, new string[] { "WidgetsLayoutTop" }, true, placeHolderIndex: 1);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Helper method facilitating the logic of adding a widget to a page
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pageManager"></param>
/// <param name="pageNode"></param>
/// <param name="control"></param>
/// <param name="targetedLayoutPlaceHolders"></param>
/// <param name="skipIfContainsControl"></param>
/// <param name="placeHolderIndex"></param>
private void AddWidgetToDashboard(PageManager pageManager, PageNode pageNode, PageDraftControl control, string[] targetedLayoutPlaceHolders, bool skipIfContainsControl = false, int placeHolderIndex = 0)
{
RemoveDraftsVersions(pageNode, pageManager);
var dashboard = pageManager.PagesLifecycle.Edit(pageNode.GetPageData());
PageDraftControl targetedControl = GetTargetedControl(targetedLayoutPlaceHolders, dashboard, placeHolderIndex);
if (targetedControl == null)
{
return;
}
var layoutPlaceholder = targetedControl.PlaceHolders[placeHolderIndex];
var controlsWithSamePlaceholder = dashboard.Controls.Where(c => c.PlaceHolder == layoutPlaceholder);
var containsControl = controlsWithSamePlaceholder.Any(c => c.ObjectType == control.ObjectType);
if (!containsControl || (containsControl && !skipIfContainsControl))
{
PageDraftControl firstControl = null;
if (controlsWithSamePlaceholder != null)
{
firstControl = controlsWithSamePlaceholder.Where(c => c.SiblingId.Equals(Guid.Empty)).FirstOrDefault();
}
control.PlaceHolder = targetedControl.PlaceHolders[placeHolderIndex];
control.SiblingId = Guid.Empty;
if (firstControl != null)
{
firstControl.SiblingId = control.Id;
}
dashboard.Controls.Add(control);
dashboard.ApprovalWorkflowState.Value = "Published";
pageManager.PagesLifecycle.Publish(dashboard);
}
else
{
RemoveDraftsVersions(pageNode, pageManager);
}
}
public string GetControlContent(PageDraftControl pageDraftControl)
{
var control = GetPageManagerForProvider().LoadControl(pageDraftControl) as Telerik.Sitefinity.Mvc.Proxy.MvcControllerProxy;
return(control.Settings.Values[Constants.Content]);
}
