Community Server module for embedding Silverlight 1.1 to posts
I figured I just jump into it; creating a Community Server 2007 module for rendering Silverlight content.
It all started up yesterday as a simple thing, but I figured that I didn't feel comfortable with the way the plugin system worked in Community Server, so I created a small abstraction from it to make it feel more right for me. :) It's all based upon attributes instead of hooking up events. The reason I started doing the abstraction was that I have a couple of modules I need in the pipeline and wanted to simplify stuff I will be needing for all modules, such as filtering for ApplicationType.
The module code turns out as follows (I've attached the entire project with source and binaries)
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[Module("SilverlightModule")]
public class SilverlightModule : BaseModule
{
private static readonly string SilverlightScript = "Silverlight";
private static readonly string SilverlightApplicationScript =
"SilverlightApplication";
[Method(MethodType.PreRender)]
[MethodType(MethodType.PreRender)]
[ApplicationType(ApplicationType.Weblog)]
[ApplicationType(ApplicationType.ContentManagement)]
public string Render(string protocol,string xamlUri)
{
string completeUri = protocol + ":" + xamlUri;
Page page = MethodContext.Current.Page;
if (!page.ClientScript.
IsClientScriptBlockRegistered(SilverlightScript))
{
page.ClientScript.
RegisterClientScriptBlock( typeof(SilverlightModule),
SilverlightScript,
Resources.Silverlight, true);
}
if (!page.ClientScript.
IsClientScriptBlockRegistered(SilverlightApplicationScript))
{
page.ClientScript.
RegisterClientScriptBlock( typeof(SilverlightModule),
SilverlightApplicationScript,
Resources.SilverlightApplication,
true);
}
Guid applicationGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
string hostName = "SilverlightControlHost_"+applicationGuid.ToString();
completeUri = completeUri.Trim();
return
"<div id=\"" + hostName + "\" style=\"background-color:Black\" >" +
"<script type=\"text/javascript\" style=\"background-color:Black\">" +
"createSilverlight(\""+completeUri+"\",\""+applicationGuid.ToString()+"\");" +
"</script>" +
"</div>";
}
} |
Installation instructions :
Copy the binary (DoLittle.CS.Modules.dll) into the bin directory of your Community Server installation. Add the following line to your communityserver.config file :
<add name="SilverlightModule" type="DoLittle.CS.Modules.SilverlightModule, DoLittle.CS.Modules"/>
Then you have the SilverlightModule up and running.
To use it you simple write [SilverlightModule: protocol:uri] in your editor.
protocol : http, https
uri : The uri for the XAML to use
Sample : [SilverlightModule: http://www.dolittle.com/Silverlight/3D/Page.xaml]
Remember to use the unlink button for the Uri. Community Server editor and most other editors will automatically translate the Uri and add a href around it.
