Plugins

The application comes with a plugin feature system that offers an easy way to customize and extend OpenKM functionalities. By default, the application includes a general-purpose plugin implementation; these can be disabled, replaced by others, or increased in number depending on the plugin type. For example, for the antivirus plugin it makes sense to disable it or replace it with another; in the case of the text extractor, disable it or increase the number of available text extractors.

Plugins are shown in a table structure:

Plugin family name Name Class name Status

Plugin families:

Plugin family	Module	Description
Automation validations	Automation	Validations are used in the automation feature. More information at: - Automation - Creating your own Automation Validation
Automation actions	Automation	Validations are used in the automation feature. More information at: - Automation - Creating your own Automation Action
Option select values	Metadata	Retrieves select values from server-side logic. For example, it helps retrieve data from a third-party system. More information at: - Metadata - Metadata Select field - Creating your own Option Select Values plugin
Field validators	Metadata	Validation is based on server-side logic. It helps implement complex validation logic that is not covered by default UI validators. More information at: - Metadata - Metadata Validator element - Creating your own Form Validator plugin
Principal adapters	Authentication	Authentication adapters are used to retrieve user and role information. For example, to connect to an LDAP directory or an external database that stores users and roles. More information at: - Creating your own Principal Adapter
Version number adapters	Document	Implements version number logic. More information at: - Creating your own Version Number Adapter
Document converters	Conversion	The conversion service is used to convert a document to other formats. More information at: - Creating your own Document Converter
Text extractor	Search engine	Text extractor based on document MIME type. More information at: - Creating your own Text extractor
Antivirus	Document	Antivirus checker. Helps integrate with any command-line antivirus. More information at: - Creating your own Antivirus Analyzer plugin