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Plugins are class library which extend the functionalities in BeYourMarket. It allows easy modification, customization, and enhancement in BeYourMarket. Instead of changing the core programming of BeYourMarket, you can add functionality with BeYourMarket Plugins. For example, Payment Plugin to accept/pay using Stripe, or Widget Plugin to add GoogleAnalytics script.

Plugin Name

Plugin name should be simple and short to describe what the Plugin will do. The naming convention should be Plugin.{Group}.{Name}. {Group} is your plugin group (for example, "Payment"). {Name} is your plugin name (for example, "Stripe")

Plugin Location

To create a plugin, first thing is to create a new Class Library project with the Plugin Name in the solution. The Plugin shall be placed under Plugins directory in the solution (NOT the Plugins subdirectory located in \BeYourMarket.Web directory which is used for already deployed plugins).

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Plugin build path

In order for the BeYourMarket.Web to detect the plugin, the compiled dll and corresponding View files needs to be copied to the Plugins directory in BeYourMarket.Web.

Post-build Event can be configured to copy the files to the Plugins directory.

For example, to copy compiled GoogleAnalytics plugin to BeYourMarket.Web\Plugins, set the Post-build event with the following line.

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xcopy /S /Q /Y "$(TargetDir)*" "$(SolutionDir)BeYourMarket.Web\Plugins\Plugin.Widget.GoogleAnalytics\"

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Plugin manifest

For each plugin, manifest.json is required to describe the meta information of the plugin. It's json formatted file used by Plugin Manager in BeYourMarket.Web to get the information of the plugin. Ensure that "Copy to Output Directory" property of this file is set to "Copy if newer".

For example, manifest.json for Plugin.Widget.GoogleAnalytics

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{
    "Group": "Widget",
    "SystemName": "Plugin.Widget.GoogleAnalytics",
    "FriendlyName": "Google Analytics",    
    "Version": "1.0",
    "SupportedVersions": ["1.0"],
    "Author": "BeYourMarket",
    "DisplayOrder": "1",
    "PluginFileName": "Plugin.Widget.GoogleAnalytics.dll",
    "Description":  "Add Google Analytics script with the tracking id in your marketplace!"
}

Plugin Manager

To verify plugin are created correctly, compile the solution and start the application BeYourMarket.Web. Go to Admin Panel->Plugins->Manage Plugins

All Plugins detected shall be shown in the list.

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