Import events from Facebook: Create the module class

The module described in this section registers the resources class and the inbound and outbound pipes.

To implement the module, perform the following:

1. In the context menu of the project, click Add » Class...

2. In the Name input field, enter FacebookEventsImportModule.

3. Open the file FacebookEventsImportModule.cs and add the following namespaces:

   using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;

   using FacebookEventsImport.PublishingSystem;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.VirtualPath;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.VirtualPath.Configuration;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Configuration;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Data;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Localization;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Publishing;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Publishing.Model;

   using Telerik.Sitefinity.Services;

4. Change the class definition to:

   public class FacebookEventsImportModule : ModuleBase

   {

   }

5. Define the module name by pasting the following code:

   public static string ModuleName = "FacebookEventsImport";

6. Add the following properties:

   public static readonly string PublishingVirtualPath = "~/SFPublishing/";

    

   public override Guid LandingPageId

   {

       get

       {

           return Guid.Empty;

       }

   }

    

   public override Type[] Managers

   {

       get

       {

           return new Type[ 0 ];

       }

   }

7. Override the Initialize method of the ModuleBase class, by adding the following code:

   [SuppressMessage( "Microsoft.StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter", Justification = "This method is obsolete" )]

   [SuppressMessage( "Microsoft.StyleCop.CSharp.DocumentationRules", "SA1600:ElementsMustBeDocumented", Justification = "This method is obsolete" )]

   public override void Initialize( ModuleSettings settings )

   {

       base.Initialize( settings );

       Res.RegisterResource<FacebookEventsImportResources>();

       this.RegisterFacebookEventsInboundPipe();

       this.RegisterFacebookEventsOutboundPipe();

   }

8. To register the pipes, add the following methods:

   private void RegisterFacebookEventsInboundPipe()

   {

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipe( FacebookEventsInboundPipe.PipeName, typeof( FacebookEventsInboundPipe ) );

    

       var mappingsList = FacebookEventsInboundPipe.GetDefaultMapping();

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeMappings( FacebookEventsInboundPipe.PipeName, true, mappingsList );

    

       SitefinityContentPipeSettings pipeSettings = new SitefinityContentPipeSettings();

       pipeSettings.IsInbound = true;

       pipeSettings.IsActive = true;

       pipeSettings.MaxItems = 25;

       pipeSettings.InvocationMode = PipeInvokationMode.Push;

       pipeSettings.ContentTypeName = typeof( Telerik.Sitefinity.Events.Model.Event ).FullName;

       pipeSettings.UIName = "FacebookEventsInboundPipeName";

       pipeSettings.PipeName = FacebookEventsInboundPipe.PipeName;

       pipeSettings.ResourceClassId = typeof( FacebookEventsImportResources ).Name;

    

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeSettings( FacebookEventsInboundPipe.PipeName, pipeSettings );

    

       var definitions = FacebookEventsInboundPipe.CreateDefaultPipeDefinitions();

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeDefinitions( FacebookEventsInboundPipe.PipeName, definitions );

   }

    

   private void RegisterFacebookEventsOutboundPipe()

   {

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipe( FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.PipeName, typeof( FacebookEventsOutboundPipe ) );

    

       var mappingsListOutbound = FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.GetDefaultMapping();

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeMappings( FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.PipeName, false, mappingsListOutbound );

    

       SitefinityContentPipeSettings pipeSettingsOutbound = new SitefinityContentPipeSettings();

       pipeSettingsOutbound.IsInbound = false;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.IsActive = true;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.MaxItems = 0;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.InvocationMode = PipeInvokationMode.Push;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.ContentTypeName = typeof( Telerik.Sitefinity.Events.Model.Event ).FullName;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.UIName = "FacebookEventsOutboundPipeName";

       pipeSettingsOutbound.PipeName = FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.PipeName;

       pipeSettingsOutbound.ResourceClassId = typeof( FacebookEventsImportResources ).Name;

    

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeSettings( FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.PipeName, pipeSettingsOutbound );

    

       var definitionsOutbound = FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.CreateDefaultPipeDefinitions();

       PublishingSystemFactory.RegisterPipeDefinitions( FacebookEventsOutboundPipe.PipeName, definitionsOutbound );

   }

9. Override the Install method of the ModuleBase class.

   The method installs the module in Sitefinity CMS system.

   public override void Install( SiteInitializer initializer )

   {

       this.InstallCustomVirtualPaths( initializer );

   }

    

   private void InstallCustomVirtualPaths( SiteInitializer initializer )

   {

       var virtualPathConfig = initializer.Context.GetConfig<VirtualPathSettingsConfig>();

       ConfigManager.Executed += new EventHandler<ExecutedEventArgs>( ConfigManager_Executed );

       var productsModuleVirtualPathConfig = new VirtualPathElement( virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths )

       {

           VirtualPath = FacebookEventsImportModule.PublishingVirtualPath + "*",

           ResolverName = "EmbeddedResourceResolver",

           ResourceLocation = "FacebookEventsImport"

       };

       if ( !virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths.ContainsKey( FacebookEventsImportModule.PublishingVirtualPath + "*" ) )

           virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths.Add( productsModuleVirtualPathConfig );

   }

    

   private void ConfigManager_Executed( object sender, Telerik.Sitefinity.Data.ExecutedEventArgs args )

   {

       if ( args.CommandName == "SaveSection" )

       {

           var section = args.CommandArguments as VirtualPathSettingsConfig;

           if ( section != null )

           {

               VirtualPathManager.Reset();

           }

       }

   }

10. Implement the ModuleBase by pasting the following code:

    protected override ConfigSection GetModuleConfig()

    {

        return null;

    }

     

    public override void Upgrade( SiteInitializer initializer, Version upgradeFrom )

    {

    }

FacebookEventsImportModule inherits from ModuleBase. The Initialize method registers the resources class and the pipes. When registering the pipe, you register all of its components.