Step 3: Registering the Connector
You must register the connector with the navigation service for the navigation service to include your navigation nodes in the portal.
Generally, you create a new service whose only function is to register your connector.
Procedure
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1. Create a portal service, which must implement IService.
2. Define a constant for the prefix.
public static String NAV_CONNECTOR_PREFIX = "myPrefix";
3. In the service’s init() method, create an instance of your INavigationConnector class.
public void init(IServiceContext serviceContext) {
mm_serviceContext = serviceContext;
myConnector = new myConnector();
}
4. Register the navigation connector in the service’s afterInit() method.
public void afterInit() {
INavigationConnectorRegistration service =
(INavigationConnectorRegistration)
getContext().getService(INavigationService.KEY);
if (service != null) {
service.registerConnector(
NAV_FILE_CONNECTOR_PREFIX, myConnector);
}
}
5. Create a service entry in portalapp.xml for the service, similar to the one shown below:
<service name="myConnectorService">
<service-config>
<property name="className" value="myConnectorService"/>
<property name="startup" value="true"/>
</service-config>
</service>