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The installer class executes logic on application start and performs the following operations: 

  • Register the resources
  • Add the criterion to the personalization configuration
  • Register the evaluator class
  • Create a user segment
  • Create and personalize a sample page

Create the Installer class

To create the class, perform the following:

  1. In Visual Studio, open the context menu of the DayOfWeekPersonalization project and click Add » Class
  2. Name the class file Installer.cs and click Add.
  3. In the Installer class, add method PreApplicationStart.
  4. Subscribe for the Bootstrapper_Initialized event that is fired after initialization of the Sitefinity CMS application.
  5. Add the worker methods which execute their logic on the Sitefinity CMS application start.

Use the following code sample:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Telerik.Microsoft.Practices.Unity;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.VirtualPath.Configuration;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Configuration;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Data;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Localization;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.GenericContent.Web.UI;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Pages;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Personalization;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Personalization.Impl;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Personalization.Impl.Configuration;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Personalization.Impl.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Services;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Workflow;
namespace SitefinityWebApp
{
public class Installer
{
public static void PreApplicationStart()
{
Bootstrapper.Initialized += (new EventHandler<ExecutedEventArgs>(Installer.Bootstrapper_Initialized));
}
private static void Bootstrapper_Initialized(object sender, ExecutedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CommandName == "Bootstrapped")
{
SystemManager.RunWithElevatedPrivilegeDelegate worker = new SystemManager.RunWithElevatedPrivilegeDelegate(CreateSampleWorker);
SystemManager.RunWithElevatedPrivilege(worker);
}
}
private static void CreateSampleWorker(object[] parameters)
{
if (!IsPersonalizationModuleInstalled())
{
return;
}
AddVirtualPathToEmbeddedRes();
CreateCriteria();
RegisterCriteria();
CreateSegment();
CreateAndPersonalizePage();
}
private static bool IsPersonalizationModuleInstalled()
{
return SystemManager.ApplicationModules != null &&
SystemManager.ApplicationModules.ContainsKey(PersonalizationModule.ModuleName) &&
!(SystemManager.ApplicationModules[PersonalizationModule.ModuleName] is InactiveModule);
}
private static void AddVirtualPathToEmbeddedRes()
{
//Register the resource file
Res.RegisterResource<CustomPersonalizationResources>();
var virtualPathConfig = Config.Get<VirtualPathSettingsConfig>();
if (!virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths.Contains(virtualPath + "*"))
{
var pathConfig = new VirtualPathElement(virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths)
{
VirtualPath = Installer.virtualPath + "*",
ResolverName = "EmbeddedResourceResolver",
ResourceLocation = "DayOfWeekPersonalization"
};
virtualPathConfig.VirtualPaths.Add(pathConfig);
ConfigManager.GetManager().SaveSection(virtualPathConfig);
}
}
private static void CreateCriteria()
{
var personalizationConfig = Config.Get<PersonalizationConfig>();
if (!personalizationConfig.Criteria.Contains(Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day))
{
CriterionElement ageCriterion = new CriterionElement(personalizationConfig.Criteria)
{
Name = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day,
Title = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day,
ResourceClassId = typeof(CustomPersonalizationResources).Name,
CriterionEditorUrl = "DayOfWeekPersonalization.DayOfWeekEditor.ascx",
ConsoleCriterionEditorUrl = "DayOfWeekPersonalization.DayOfWeekEditor.ascx",
CriterionVirtualPathPrefix = Installer.virtualPath,
GroupName = "DayOfWeekPersonalization",
};
personalizationConfig.Criteria.Add(ageCriterion);
}
}
private static void RegisterCriteria()
{
ObjectFactory.Container.RegisterType(
typeof(ICriterionEvaluator),
typeof(DayOfWeekEvaluator),
Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day,
new ContainerControlledLifetimeManager(),
new InjectionConstructor());
}
public static void CreateSegment()
{
var personalizationManager = PersonalizationManager.GetManager();
using (new ElevatedModeRegion(personalizationManager))
{
if (!personalizationManager.GetSegments().Any(s => s.Id == Installer.segmentId))
{
var segment = personalizationManager.CreateSegment(Installer.segmentId);
segment.Name = "Weekend segment";
segment.Description = "Pages will be personalized according to the day of the week";
segment.IsActive = true;
CriteriaGroup group = new CriteriaGroup();
Criterion saturdayCriterion = new Criterion();
saturdayCriterion.CriterionValue = ((int)DayOfWeek.Saturday).ToString();
saturdayCriterion.CriterionDisplayValue = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Saturday;
saturdayCriterion.CriterionName = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day;
saturdayCriterion.CriterionTitle = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day;
Criterion sundayCriterion = new Criterion();
sundayCriterion.CriterionValue = ((int)DayOfWeek.Sunday).ToString();
sundayCriterion.CriterionDisplayValue = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Sunday;
sundayCriterion.CriterionName = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day;
sundayCriterion.CriterionTitle = Res.Get<CustomPersonalizationResources>().Day;
group.Criteria.Add(saturdayCriterion);
group.Criteria.Add(sundayCriterion);
segment.CriteriaGroups.Add(group);
personalizationManager.SaveChanges();
}
}
}
private static void CreateAndPersonalizePage()
{
PageManager pageManager = PageManager.GetManager();
if (!pageManager.GetPageNodes().Any(a => a.Name == Installer.pageName))
{
CreatePage(Installer.pageName, false);
AddControlToPage();
PersonalizePage();
}
}
public static void CreatePage(string pageName, bool isHomePage)
{
PageManager manager = PageManager.GetManager();
PageData pageData = null;
PageNode pageNode = null;
// Get the parent node Id
var parentPageNodeId = SiteInitializer.CurrentFrontendRootNodeId;
PageNode parent = manager.GetPageNode(parentPageNodeId);
// Check whether exists
var initialPageNode = manager.GetPageNodes().Where(n => n.Id == Installer.pageId).SingleOrDefault();
if (initialPageNode != null)
{
return;
}
// Create the page
pageNode = manager.CreatePage(parent, Installer.pageId, NodeType.Standard);
//pageData.NavigationNode = pageNode;
pageData = pageNode.GetPageData();
pageData.HtmlTitle = pageName;
pageNode.Title = pageName;
pageNode.Description = pageName;
pageNode.Name = pageName;
pageNode.ShowInNavigation = true;
// Check whether home page
if (isHomePage)
{
SystemManager.CurrentContext.CurrentSite.SetHomePage(Installer.pageId);
}
manager.SaveChanges();
// Publish
var bag = new Dictionary<string, string>();
bag.Add("ContentType", typeof(PageNode).FullName);
WorkflowManager.MessageWorkflow(Installer.pageId, typeof(PageNode), null, "Publish", false, bag);
}
public static void AddControlToPage()
{
//get a PageManager object
PageManager pageManager = PageManager.GetManager();
var pageData = pageManager.GetPageNode(Installer.pageId).GetPageData();
var draftPage = pageManager.EditPage(pageData.Id);
var contentBlock = new ContentBlock();
contentBlock.Html = Installer.weekdayContent + Installer.instructionContent;
var draftControl = pageManager.CreateControl<PageDraftControl>(contentBlock, "Body");
draftControl.Caption = "Content block";
draftPage.Controls.Add(draftControl);
//Save the changes
pageManager.PublishPageDraft(draftPage, SystemManager.CurrentContext.Culture);
pageManager.SaveChanges();
}
public static void PersonalizePage()
{
PageManager pageManager = PageManager.GetManager();
var pageNode = pageManager.GetPageNode(Installer.pageId);
if (pageNode != null)
{
var personalizationManager = PersonalizationManager.GetManager();
personalizationManager.CreatePersonalizedPage(pageNode.GetPageData().Id, Installer.segmentId);
personalizationManager.SaveChanges();
var personalizedPageData = pageManager.GetPageDataList().FirstOrDefault(p => p.PersonalizationSegmentId == Installer.segmentId);
if (personalizedPageData != null)
{
var draftPage = pageManager.EditPage(personalizedPageData.Id);
var contentItem = draftPage.Controls.FirstOrDefault();
var currentControl = pageManager.LoadControl(contentItem) as ContentBlock;
currentControl.Html = Installer.weekendContent + Installer.instructionContent;
// Copy the properties of the current Content Block item to the newly created
pageManager.ReadProperties(currentControl, contentItem);
//Save the changes
pageManager.PublishPageDraft(draftPage);
pageManager.SaveChanges();
}
}
}
private static readonly string pageName = "DayOfWeekPage";
private static readonly string virtualPath = "~/SFCustomPersonalization/";
private static readonly string weekdayContent =
@"<h1>Weekday page.</h1>
<p>This page is visible during weekdays.</p>";
private static readonly string weekendContent =
@"<h1>Weekend page.</h1>
<p>This page is visible during weekends.</p>";
private static readonly string instructionContent =
@"<p>To change when this page is visible</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to Sitefinity's Backend</li>
<li>Select <i>Marketing > Personalization</i></li>
<li>Select the <i>Weekend segment</i></li>
<li>Modify the existing <i>characteristics</i></li>
<li>Click <i>Save changes</i></li>
<li>Refresh this page</li>
</ol>";
private static readonly Guid segmentId = new Guid("2E68BB39-9D4E-4D8E-B53A-551B81D2FBA4");
private static readonly Guid pageId = new Guid("5B9B0941-3B78-4F23-842D-95820FDC5D0C");
public const string UrlNameCharsToReplace = @"[^\w\-\!\$\'\(\)\=\@\d_]+";
public const string UrlNameReplaceString = "-";
}
}
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Edit the AssemblyInfo class

Open the AssemblyInfo.cs class, which is located in the Properties folder of the DayOfWeekPersonalization project, add the following code:
[assembly: PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(Installer), "PreApplicationStart")]

Thus, the PreApplicationStart method in the Installer class is called on application start of any Sitefinity CMS project by ASP.NET. 

Reference the class library

Finally, you need to reference your custom personalization - the DayOfWeekPersonalization class library, in your Sitefinity CMS application.

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