App

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This topic is part of the manual Widgets Developer Resources for version Current of Widgets.

Learn how to control your widgets.

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Overview

App is the main controller for Genesys Widgets and has no UI. It controls all startup routines, global configurations, and extensions, and it executes the onReady event and distributes changes to theme, language, mobile mode, and other application-wide effects.

Usage

App's main interface is its configuration. You set all global defaults using the window._genesys.widgets.main property. App also has a few commands you can use to change the language and theme.

Customization

App itself cannot be customized, but its configuration options affect all widgets.

Mobile support

App has built-in mobile detection and can automatically notify all widgets to switch to mobile mode. You can also control this manually.

Configuration

Description

App uses the configuration property '_genesys.widgets.main'. App controls the Genesys Widgets product as a whole, handling themes, languages, and mobile devices.

Example

window._genesys.widgets = {

	main: {
		theme: 'dark',
		themes: {

			dark: 'cx-theme-dark',
			light: 'cx-theme-light',
			blue: 'cx-theme-blue',
			red: 'cx-theme-red'
		},
		lang: 'en',
		i18n: 'i18n.json',
		mobileMode: 'auto',
		mobileModeBreakpoint: 600,
		debug: true,
		header: {'Authorization': 'value'},
		cookieOptions: {
			secure: true, 
			domain: 'genesys.com', 
			path: '/',
                        sameSite: 'Strict'
		}
	},
	onReady: function(){

		// Do something on Widgets ready
	}
}

Options

Name Type Description Default Required Introduced/updated
main.themes object An object list containing the CSS classname for each theme. The property names are used to select the theme in the 'theme' property, for example {dark:cx-theme-dark, light:cx-theme-light, red:cx-theme-red, blue:cx-theme-blue}. Where dark and light are the built-in themes provided in Genesys Widgets, red and blue are example custom theme names you may create on your own.
Important
It is not necessary to define the dark and light theme as shown in this example. It is included to help show how the formatting works. Whatever you put in this object will be merged with the default themes object internally.
 {dark: cx-theme-dark, light: cx-theme-light} n/a
main.theme string Selects the theme to apply to Genesys Widgets from the themes object. Uses the property name of the theme. For example using the example from themes above, possible values for this could be dark, light, red, blue. dark n/a
main.lang string Select the language to use from the 'i18n' language pack. Language codes are selected by the customer. Any language code format can be used as long as this property matches one of the language codes in your i18n language pack. For more information about localization, see localization. en n/a
main.i18n URL string or JSON Either a path to a remote i18n.json language pack file or an inline JSON language pack definition. For more information about language packs, see localization. en Default English language strings are built into each widget and are displayed by default. Defining this i18n language pack overrides the built-in strings. n/a
main.header object An object containing a key value pair for the authorization header. n/a n/a 9.0.002.06

main.preload

array For use with lazy loading only. A list of plugins you want pre-loaded at startup. You may want certain plugins, such as SideBar, to be shown on screen as soon as possible; to do so, you may add sidebar to this preload plugins array so it will be loaded after Widgets starts up. The names you add to the list must match the first part of the plugin filename you wish to load. Example: sidebar will load sidebar.min.js from the plugins/ folder. All filenames are lowercase.
Important
This preload array is intended for use when running widgets in lazy loading mode. You may also use this to pre-load your own custom-made plugins.
 none When lazy loading Widgets
main.mobileMode boolean/string Mobile Mode setting.

true = Force Mobile Mode on all devices. false = Disable Mobile Mode completely. auto = Genesys Widgets Automatically switches between mobile and desktop modes using the mobileModeBreakpoint property and UserAgent detection.

auto n/a
main.timeFormat number/string This sets the time format for the timestamps. It can be 12 or 24. 12 n/a
main.mobileModeBreakpoint number The breakpoint width in pixels where Genesys Widgets will switch to Mobile Mode. Breakpoint checked at startup only. 600 n/a
main.debug boolean Enable debug logging from the bus to appear in the browser console. false n/a
main.customStylesheetID string The HTML ID of a <style> tag that contains CSS overrides, custom themes, or other custom CSS intended for Genesys Widgets. On startup, Widgets will move this <style> tag to the end of the document so that 1:1 CSS class overrides apply correctly. n/a n/a
main.downloadGoogleFont boolean true n/a
main.deploymentID string The string used to customize cookie names so that multiple Widgets deployments can run in the same domain. n/a n/a 9.0.006.02
main.cookieOptions object An object containing cookie attributes that applies globally to all Widgets. The following cookie attributes are supported:
  1. secure - Either true or false, indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure protocol (https).
  2. domain - A string indicating a valid domain where the cookie should be visible.
  3. path - A string indicating the path where the cookie is visible.
  4. expires - Specifies the number of days, either from time of creation or from a date instance, until the cookie is to be removed. 'domain' and 'path' can be used to make cookies compatible with environments that use a non FQDN URL, such as an intranet hostname. However, the domain should only be manually set in production if the automated values are causing problems. Otherwise, rely on the automated domain and path.
  5. sameSite - This maps to the cookie SameSite attribute allowing the cookie to be restricted to a first-party or same-site context. It can take any of the supported values that SameSite attribute takes.
    Important
    The values are automatically set by Widgets to support cross-sub-domain cookies. Modifying these options overrides the automated values and might break cross-sub-domain cookie support if not properly set.
For usage, please refer to the above example. 		n/a {sameSite:'Strict'} 9.0.017.01
onReady function A callback function that is invoked when the Widgets are ready and initialized with the configuration provided. none n/a

Localization

No localization options.

API commands

Once you've registered your plugin on the bus, you can call commands on other registered plugins. Here's how to use the global bus object to register a new plugin on the bus.

Important
The global bus object is a debugging tool. When implementing Widgets on your own site, do not use the global bus object to register your custom plugins. Instead, see Genesys Widgets Extensions for more information about extending Genesys Widgets.
var oMyPlugin = window._genesys.widgets.bus.registerPlugin('MyPlugin');

oMyPlugin.command('App.themeDemo');

setTheme

Sets the theme for Genesys Widgets from the list of registered themes. Default themes are 'light' and 'dark'. You can register as many new themes as you need.

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.setTheme', {theme: 'light'}).done(function(e){

	// App set theme successfully

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to set theme
});


Options

Option Type Description
theme string Name of the theme you want to use. This name is specified in window._genesys.main.themes. Default themes are light and dark.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Theme exists and is successfully changed. The name of the theme that was chosen, for example light.
rejected Theme does not exist. Invalid theme specified.

getTheme

Get the CSS classname for the currently selected theme.

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.getTheme').done(function(e){

	// App got theme successfully
	// e == CSS classname for current theme

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to get theme
});


Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Always CSS classname for the currently selected theme. For example: cx-theme-light
rejected Never  n/a


reTheme

Accepts an HTML reference (either string or jQuery wrapped set) and applies the proper CSS Theme Classname to that HTML and returns it back. When widgets receive the 'theme' event from App, they pass-in their UI containers into App.reTheme to have the old theme classname stripped and new classname applied.

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.reTheme', {html: '<div>Test Theme</div>'}).done(function(e){

	// App set theme successfully

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to set theme
});

Options

Option Type Description
html string or jQuery Wrapped Set HTML string or jQuery Wrapped Set you want to have modified.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved HTML is provided and theme is updated. HTML that was passed-in and modified
rejected No HTML is provided. No HTML provided by [plugin name]

themeDemo

Start an automated demo of each theme. All registered themes will be applied with a default delay between themes of 2 seconds. You can override this delay. This command is useful for comparing themes or testing themes with official or custom widgets.

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.themeDemo', {delay: 1000}).done(function(e){

	// App demo successfully started

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to start demo
});


Options

Option Type Description
delay number Number of milliseconds between theme changes. Default value is 2000 milliseconds.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Always  n/a
rejected Never  n/a

setLanguage

Changes the language

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.setLanguage', {lang: 'eng'}).done(function(e){

	// App set language successfully started

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to set language
});


Options

Option Type Description
lang string Change the language of Genesys Widgets. Switches all strings in Widgets to selected language.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Language is successfully changed.  n/a
rejected No language code is provided. No language code provided.
rejected No matching language code is specified in your language pack. No matching language code found in language pack.

closeAll

Publishes the App.closeAll event that requests all widgets to close.

Example

oMyPlugin.command('App.closeAll').done(function(e){

	// App closed all successfully

}).fail(function(e){

	// App failed to close all
});

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Always  n/a
rejected Never  n/a

updateAJAXHeader

Introduced: 9.0.002.06

Updates the Authorization header.

Example

_genesys.widgets.bus.command('App.updateAJAXHeader', {header: 

	{'Authorization': 'value'}

});

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Header is updated n/a
rejected Never No request header found

removeAJAXHeader

Introduced: 9.0.002.06

Removes the set Authorization header.

Example

_genesys.widgets.bus.command('App.removeAJAXHeader');

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Always n/a

registerExtension

Introduced: 9.0.002.06

Allows you to register and initialize new extensions at runtime instead of predefining extensions before Genesys Widgets starts up.

Options

Option Type Description
undefined function Your extension function. Receives the following arguments: $ (jQuery), CXBus, Common.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved Valid extension object provided. n/a
rejected Invalid extension option provided. n/a

registerAutoLoad

(For use with lazy loading only) Allows you to register a plugin into the preload plugins array so that it can be pre-loaded at the startup rather than lazy loading later. This can be useful when there is an active session maintained by your Widget and you would like to show it immediately at startup during page refresh or navigating across pages.
Important
This command is intended for use when running widgets in lazy loading mode. You may also use this to register and pre-load your own custom-made plugins.

Options

Option Type Description
name string The name of the plugin that needs to be registered for auto loading.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved A plugin is added into the preload list. n/a
rejected Never n/a

deregisterAutoLoad

(For use with lazy loading only) Allows you to de-register a plugin from the preload plugins array so that it will not be pre-loaded at startup. This can be useful when there is no more active session maintained by your Widget and you don't want to show it on the screen immediately at startup. 

Note: This command is intended for use when running widgets in lazy loading mode.
You may also use this to de-register your own custom-made plugins.

Options

Option Type Description
name string The name of the plugin that needs to be de-registered from auto loading.

Resolutions

Status When Returns
resolved A plugin is removed from the preload list. n/a
rejected Never n/a


API events

Once you've registered your plugin on the bus, you can subscribe to and listen for published events. Here's how to use the global bus object to register a new plugin on the bus.

Important
The global bus object is a debugging tool. When implementing Widgets on your own site, do not use the global bus object to register your custom plugins. Instead, see Genesys Widgets Extensions for more information about extending Genesys Widgets.


var oMyPlugin = window._genesys.widgets.bus.registerPlugin('MyPlugin');

oMyPlugin.subscribe('App.ready', function(e){});
Name Description Data
ready CallUs is initialized and ready to accept commands.  
i18n Published when the language for Genesys Widgets is changed or is being set for the first time. '(language code)'
theme Published when the theme for Genesys Widgets is changed or is being set for the first time. {theme: '(theme CSS classname)'}
timeFormat Published when the time format for Genesys Widgets is changed or is being set for the first time. {timeFormat: iTimeFormat}
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