The vSphere Client provides an extensible plug-in architecture which you can use to create custom solutions for your environment. Use the vSphere Client development kit to develop HTML plug-ins that are compatible with both Web applications.

The vSphere Client development kit provides the following features:

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You can use the same JavaScript APIs provided with the vSphere Web Client SDK 6.0 which ensures that your HTML plug-ins are backward compatible.

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You can use the JavaScript libraries of your choice to develop the user interface components of your extensions.

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You can easily access the vSphere Client server by using REST calls and the Spring Web MVC framework integration.

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You can create extensions to the service layer by using the same Data Service APIs and mechanisms.

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You can examine the sample HTML plug-ins provided with the vSphere Web Client SDK. The samples demonstrate how you can add different extensions to the vSphere Client .