Extension:BlueSpiceSMWConnector

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BlueSpiceSMWConnector Release status: stable
Description	Integrates SemanticMediaWiki into BlueSpice.
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	4.5
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.39 (LTS)
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
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Parameters $wgUEModulePDFsmwProperties $wgESSMWPropertyFilter
Hooks used BSApiNamespaceStoreMakeData BSBookshelfExportTag BSPageTemplatesBeforeRender BSUEModulePDFcollectMetaData BeforePageDisplay BlueSpiceDiscoveryTemplateDataProviderAfterInit NamespaceManager::editNamespace NamespaceManager::getMetaFields NamespaceManagerBeforePersistSettings PageForms::FormPrinterSetup PageSaveComplete ParserFirstCallInit RevisionDataUpdates SMW::Store::AfterQueryResultLookupComplete SetupAfterCache
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 126th)
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SMWConnector is the central interface between BlueSpice and Semantic MediaWiki.

Use BlueSpice VisualEditor in Free Text field

{{{standard input|free text|class=bsvisualeditor|rows=10}}}

Register custom special property

To create a special property as provided by Extension:Semantic Extra Special Properties, this connector offer a simple way to do this.

1. add config definition
2. define mapping function
3. define language / i18n message key
4. activate property in LocalSettings.php
5. update semantic data tables

• Add the folowing config to your <Extension.php>:

<?php
$GLOBALS["bssDefinitions"]["_EXTENSION"] = array(
    "id" => "___EXTENSION",
    "type" => 9, //available types can be found in SMWDataItem class Definition or at the bottom of this wiki page
    "show" => false,
    "msgkey" => "prefs-extension",
    "alias" => "prefs-extension",
    "label" => "Property name",
    "mapping" => "ExtensionClass::mappingFunction"
);

• Define mapping function for title link:

<?php
class ExtensionClass{
    public static function mappingFunction( SMW\SemanticData $aSemanticData, WikiPage $aWikiPage, SMW\DIProperty $aProperty ) {
        $oTitle = $aWikiPage->getTitle();
        $fTitle = $oTitle->getFullText();
        $sTitle = $oTitle->getSubpageText();
        $pTitle = trim(substr( $fTitle, 0, strlen( $fTitle ) - strlen( $sTitle ) ), "/");
        $aSemanticData->addPropertyObjectValue( //this is the only relevant step, data from above is just for example
            $aProperty, SMW\DIWikiPage::newFromTitle( Title::newFromText( $pTitle ) )
        );
    }
}

• Define mapping function for string:

<?php
class ExtensionClass{
    /**
	 * Callback for BlueSpiceSMWConnector that adds a semantic special property
	 * @param SMW\SemanticData $oSemanticData
	 * @param WikiPage $oWikiPage
	 * @param SMW\DIProperty $oProperty
	 */
	public static function smwDataMapping( SMW\SemanticData $oSemanticData, WikiPage $oWikiPage, SMW\DIProperty $oProperty ) {
		//Prepare your data for selected page...
		//..
		$sData = "Example";
		$oSemanticData->addPropertyObjectValue(
			$oProperty, new SMWDIBlob( $sData )
		);
	}
}

• Define mapping function for boolean:

<?php
class ExtensionClass{
    public static function mappingFunction( SMW\SemanticData $aSemanticData, WikiPage $aWikiPage, SMW\DIProperty $aProperty ) {
        self::$bCheckboxFound = ( strpos( $oWikiPage->getContent()->getNativeData(), "<bs:checklist" ) === false ) ?
			  false : true;
        $aSemanticData->addPropertyObjectValue( //this is the only relevant step, data from above is just for example
            $oProperty, new SMWDIBoolean( self::$bCheckboxFound )
        );
    }
}

• Add message key "prefs-extension" in your language files.
• add "_EXTENSION" to "$GLOBALS[ 'bssSpecialProperties' ]" array definition in LocalSettings.php file:

<?php
$GLOBALS[ 'bssSpecialProperties' ] = array(
	'_EXTENSION', ...
);

• go to your semantic admin page and update tables

Available SMWDataItem Types (from SMWDataItem)

    /// Data item ID that can be used to indicate that no data item class is appropriate
	const TYPE_NOTYPE    = 0;
	/// Data item ID for SMWDINumber
	const TYPE_NUMBER    = 1;
	/**
	 * Data item ID for SMWDIString.
	 * @deprecated Will vanish after SMW 1.9; use TYPE_BLOB instead.
	 */
	const TYPE_STRING    = 2;
	/// Data item ID for SMWDIBlob
	const TYPE_BLOB      = 2;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIBoolean
	const TYPE_BOOLEAN   = 4;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIUri
	const TYPE_URI       = 5;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDITimePoint
	const TYPE_TIME      = 6;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIGeoCoord
	const TYPE_GEO       = 7;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIContainer
	const TYPE_CONTAINER = 8;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIWikiPage
	const TYPE_WIKIPAGE  = 9;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIConcept
	const TYPE_CONCEPT   = 10;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIProperty
	const TYPE_PROPERTY  = 11;
	///  Data item ID for SMWDIError
	const TYPE_ERROR     = 12;

External links

• Helpdesk: SMWConnector

See also

• BlueSpiceDistributionConnector
• BlueSpiceEchoConnector
• BlueSpicePageFormsConnector
• BlueSpiceVisualEditorConnector

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice. BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security.

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