A code widget is a reusable bundle of code that provides flexible dashboard customization (see more details here).
To write a code widget:
The code widget will now display in a list of code widgets within your dashboard canvas editor, where they can be dragged and dropped onto the canvas from the Code Widgets menu on the left in Dashboard Creation mode.
You can set up your IDE to develop Yellowfin plugins by following this guide.
Code widgets are children of canvas widgets, so when you are using the META-INF/services feature mentioned in that guide, you will need to add your code widget as a CanvasObjectTemplate. |
When you're ready to get started with code widgets, follow this process:
To further assist you during code widget development, click on the code widget reference page for samples, API links and detailed descriptions.