Data source definition
This page describes data source definition of a Magnolia Content type. A data source defines how content type items are persisted.
Properties
datasource:
$type: jcrContentTypeDatasource
workspace: tourguides
namespaces:
mt: https://www.magnolia-travel.com/jcr/1.0/mt
autoCreate: true
model:
nodeType: mt:tourGuide
properties:
- name: birthday
type: Date
- name: gender
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required The type of the data source. If the value is |
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required The name of the workspace to store the content items. When the definition item is loaded, and if there is no workspace registered by the given name and the |
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optional (only for JCR definitions) A list of JCR namespace names. |
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A JCR namespace name. When the definition item is loaded, and if the given JCR namespace hasn’t been registered yet, the system will register the namespace.
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optional (only for JCR definitions) The path to an CND file which defines a JCR node type definition. The file must be a Magnolia Resource. When the definition item is loaded, and if the node type defined in the file is not yet registered, the system will register it. (See Using the |
JCR name spaces, node types and node type definitions
The model, explained in more detail on the Content type Model definition page, defines which nodeType is used. The model itself does not define the nature of the node type. In the example above the nodetype chosen is mt:tourGuide.
Let’s assume that the mt:tourGuide nodetype has not been registered yet. How to make sure that the model can utilize it?
There are two approaches.
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All specifications in the YAML file.
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Using the the
nodeTypeDefinitionproperty and a CND file for the node type definition.
All specifications in the YAML file
The example above defines all the JCR parameters in one YAML file. In most cases this is the recommended approach.
If you intend to use a JCR namespace that hasn’t been defined yet, you can define the new namespace, for example mt, with the namespaces property.
In the above example, assuming that mt:tourGuide has not been registered yet, the system will automatically register a new node type with the given namespace mt, and the new node type inherits from the Magnolia mgnl:content node type.
What is CND - Compact Namespace and Node Type Definition
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The Compact Namespace and Node Type Definition (CND) notation provides a compact standardized syntax for defining node types and making namespace declarations. The notation is intended both for documentation and for programmatically registering node types. See http://jackrabbit.apache.org/jcr/node-type-notation.html for more details.
While XML-based node type definitions are still supported, we recommend using CND.
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Using a CND file allows you to define various JCR namespace and node type definitions. Node type definitions based on a CND file can be more complex than the automatically generated node types, which inherit from |
- Example of a CND-based node type definition
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./content-type-examples/jcr-node-type-files/travellers-node-types.cnd
<mt = 'http://www.magnolia.info/jcr/mt'>
[mt:traveller] > mgnl:content
orderable
[mt:tourGuide] > mt:traveller
orderable
[mt:happyCustomer] > mt:traveller
orderableExample of a content type definition referencing an CND-based node type definition:
datasource:
$type: jcrContentTypeDatasource
workspace: happycustomers
autoCreate: true
nodeTypeDefinition: /content-type-examples/jcr-node-type-files/travellers-node-types.cnd
model:
nodeType: mt:happyCustomer
properties:
- name: country
- name: age
type: Double| The CND node type definition resource is loaded only if the CND resource is referenced in the Data source definition of a Content type definition. |
JCR security
Access to JCR workspaces is controlled by role-based access control lists (ACLs).
When the system detects and registers a new JCR workspace from a data source definition, it also automatically updates the superuser role by adding an ACL for the given workspace and granting read/write permissions for the / path.
In a production system, if you want to provide anonymous website visitors with (read) access to a specific JCR workspace, you must update the anonymous role by adding an ACL for the workspace.
For further information please read:
Interfaces and classes
The info.magnolia.ui.datasource.DatasourceDefinition interface is agnostic of any data source type.