Class ShellModule

Represents a module of the EPiServer Framework application

Inheritance

System.Object

ShellModule

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: EPiServer.Shell.Modules

Assembly: EPiServer.Shell.dll

Version: 8.11.0

Syntax

public class ShellModule

Constructors

ShellModule(String, String, String)

Initializes a new System.Reflection.Module instance.

Declaration

public ShellModule(string name, string routeBasePath, string resourceBasePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	name	The name of this module.
System.String	routeBasePath	The initial path of mvc actions.
System.String	resourceBasePath	The default location of resources such as aspx pages.

ShellModule(String, String, String, ITypeScannerLookup, VirtualPathProvider)

Initializes a new System.Reflection.Module instance.

Declaration

public ShellModule(string name, string routeBasePath, string resourceBasePath, ITypeScannerLookup typeScannerLookup, VirtualPathProvider virtualPathProvider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	name	The name of this module.
System.String	routeBasePath	The initial path of mvc actions.
System.String	resourceBasePath	The default location of resources such as aspx pages.
ITypeScannerLookup	typeScannerLookup	The type scanner lookup.
System.Web.Hosting.VirtualPathProvider	virtualPathProvider	The virtual path provider used for file system access.

Properties

Assemblies

Assemblies associated with this module. These are the combination of dll files in the module's bin directory and assemblies configured in the module's manifest

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Assembly> Assemblies { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>

ClientResourcePath

Gets or sets the client resource path.

Declaration

public string ClientResourcePath { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Controllers

Controllers associated with this module

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Type> Controllers { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Manifest

Describes the module. This information is de-serialized from a the file module.config located in the module directory.

Declaration

public ShellModuleManifest Manifest { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ShellModuleManifest

Name

The name of the module, typically the same as the directory where the module is located.

Declaration

public string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

ResourceBasePath

The path to the module directory. Views and client resources are located below this folder.

Declaration

public string ResourceBasePath { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

RouteBasePath

An absolute path from which routes to this module are resolved. For instance "episerver/yourmodule/".

Declaration

public string RouteBasePath { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Methods

CreateViewModel(ModuleTable, IClientResourceService)

Creates the view module for this module.

Declaration

public virtual ModuleViewModel CreateViewModel(ModuleTable moduleTable, IClientResourceService clientResourceService)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ModuleTable	moduleTable	The module table.
IClientResourceService	clientResourceService	The client resource service.

Returns

Type	Description
ModuleViewModel	An object that will be serialized and sent to the client when initializing a view.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified System.Object is equal to the current System.Object. The comparison is made on the Name property.

Declaration

public override bool Equals(object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj	The System.Object to compare with the current System.Object.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified System.Object is equal to the current System.Object; otherwise, false.

Overrides

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.NullReferenceException	The `obj` parameter is null.

GetControllerType(String)

Gets a controller type by the controller name.

Declaration

public Type GetControllerType(string controllerName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	controllerName	Name of the controller.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	A type if a matching controller is fount; otherwise null

GetHashCode()

Serves as a hash function for a particular type. Will use the Name property to generate the hash code.

Declaration

public override int GetHashCode()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	A hash code for the current System.Object.

Overrides

System.Object.GetHashCode()

GetHelpUrl()

Get the webhelp url for this module

Declaration

public virtual string GetHelpUrl()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A string containing the webhelp url

GetResolvedRouteBasePath()

Gets the resolved route base path.

Declaration

public string GetResolvedRouteBasePath()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A path in a format that is absolute and includes a virtual directory path if present. For instance "/localhost/mysite/episerver/mymodule".

GetRouteForController(String)

Gets the route for the given controller name.

Declaration

public RouteDescription GetRouteForController(string controllerName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	controllerName	The controller name

Returns

Type	Description
RouteDescription	The route for the controller or null

GetRouteSegmentForController(String)

Gets the route segement used for creating URLs; taking into account the route prefix.

Declaration

public string GetRouteSegmentForController(string controllerName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	controllerName	The controller name

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The route segement

Examples

For "FooController" it will return "Foo".

Merge(ShellModule)

Declaration

public void Merge(ShellModule module)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ShellModule	module

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.NotImplementedException

MergeDuplicateModules(IEnumerable<ShellModule>)

Merges duplicate modules in the specified modules list list

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<ShellModule> MergeDuplicateModules(IEnumerable<ShellModule> modules)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<ShellModule>	modules

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<ShellModule>

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.InvalidOperationException

ResolveClientPath(String)

Resolves the client path.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use ModuleTable.ResolveClientPath instead", false)]
public string ResolveClientPath(string moduleRelativePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	moduleRelativePath	The module relative path.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	An absolut path to the client resource.

ToString()

Returns a System.String that represents the current System.Object.

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A System.String that represents the current System.Object.

Overrides

System.Object.ToString()

Extension Methods

ModuleExtensions.ResolveVersion(ShellModule)