Global extension points allow you to extend the home screen, to add a global view to the main workspace, or to control application-wide settings.
Add a home screen shortcut to a global view or other data view. Requires a data object of type ShortcutSpec with available properties:
Accessibility on vSphere Client: Shortcuts. Accessibility on vSphere Web Client: Home. <extension id="com.vmware.samples.h5.globalview.shortcut"> <extendedPoint>vise.home.shortcuts</extendedPoint> <object> <name>My Shortcut</name> <icon>#{appIcon}</icon> <categoryUid>vsphere.core.controlcenter.monitoringCategory</categoryUid> <targetViewUid>com.vmware.samples.h5.globalview.mainView</targetViewUid> </object> </extension> |
Specifies a list of namespaces to the Dispose Manager that must be garbage-collected. All vSphere object types that have the specified namespaces will be garbage-collected. |
Declares UI information that is associated with a custom object type. Requires a data object of type com.vmware.core.specs.ObjectTypeSpec with available properties:
Accessibility: Not directly displayed, just declares the new object type. <extension id="com.vmware.samples.chassisa.objectType"> <extendedPoint>vsphere.core.objectTypes</extendedPoint> <object> <types> <String>samples:ChassisA</String> </types> <label>Chassis</label> <labelPlural>ChassisA's</labelPlural> <icon>#{chassis.icon}</icon> </object> </extension> |