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The Controller's Manifest
This topic applies to the Front-End framework.
Any controller may include a manifest property. A manifest is used to specify dependencies or additional assets used by a controller.
There are two categories of items in a manifest the require and the include items. A require item must be loaded for a controller to be available and include items are loaded asynchronously without affecting the controller.
The manifest is a plain object property that you add to your controller with items in either a require or include property.
Items in a manifest are fetched only once, regardless if other controllers request the same item.
Example of a manifest property in the app controller:
self.app = {
manifest: {
require: [
{controller: "loginController", url: "../a/js/controller.login.js", wait: true},
]
},
initialize: function(){
//app object was loaded as the app controller
},
onAppStart: function(){
console.log("App is running...");
}
};
Items in your manifest
An item in the manifest may be a:
Controller Item
This item fetches and installs a controller.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| controller | a string with the name of the global object that holds the controller |
| url | a string with the url of the file with the controller js code. |
| wait | a boolean that indicates if this item is loaded synchronously. |
Asset Item
This item fetches and makes available a css or js file.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| url | a string with the url of the file. |
| wait | a boolean that indicates if this item is loaded synchronously. |
