Example and reference

The easiest way to see what is a widget and how to include it in a page.

Introduction

This document presents the widget system of Secutix.

Basic concepts

Each widget consist in a small chunk of web application that can be included in a web container, a HTML tag.

To show a widget on a website, the following step are necessary:

1. Include the widget library
2. Create HTML containers with explicit ids
3. Get all the information needed for the widget
4. Create a widget instance through the library

Include the widget library

The widget library only contains a loader that will automatically load the widget definition when needed. You have to include the following script inclusion to get the

This Widget file generate the STX global object that contains the widget library. The library contains only the library loading system. The needed script will be loaded automatically following the widgets declaration, taking only the needed widgets.

Create a HTML container

Anywhere in the website, you can include a HTML tag with an id that will be pass later to the widget definition

Get information

The information needed to display a widget are of two kinds : global and local.

The global information can be shared between several widgets. Mainly the hostname, the apiKey and the language.

The local information are related to what is displayed. The id or code of object to display and also some control variables to define how to display them.

Show a widget