Plugins

Plugins everywhere! Joget Workflow provides an improved plugin architecture that supports both normal Java and dynamic OSGI plugins.

Plugin Types

Process Plugins

• Process Tool plugins to integrate with external systems
• Process Participant plugins for process-related participant mapping
• Deadline plugins for handling process-related deadlines

Form Plugins

• Form Element plugins to extend the types of fields available in a form
• Form Validator plugins to extend ways of validating form data
• Form Data Binder plugins to extend methods of loading and storing data in a form

Datalist Plugins

• Datalist Binder plugins to extend methods of loading data for a list (e.g., querying from an external SQL database)
• Datalist Action plugins to extend methods of executing an action on list items (e.g., deleting a record)
• Datalist Format plugins to extend ways of formatting column data

Userview Plugins

• Userview Menu plugins to extend the types of pages available in a userview
• Userview Theme plugins to change the UI design for a userview
• Userview Permission plugins to handle permissions and access rights in a userview

General Plugins

• DirectoryManager plugins to integrate users from external systems (e.g., Active Directory or LDAP)
• Audit Trail plugins for system-related functions (e.g., capture reporting data)
• Hash Variable plugins to extend support for processing hash variables

Development Approach

The method of developing a Joget plugin remains the same as described in Extending Functionality - Developing Plugins. However, you now have the option of using an additional feature: standard Java classes.  Standard Java classes are read directly from the classpath.

The following table highlights the different approaches: