GraphDB Workbench Plugins

Since v1.2, GraphDB Workbench features a plugin system which allows components to be plugged in without introducing coupling between new and existing components. The new system allows extending or replacing existing components, introduction of new single or compositional components. All this could be achieved without any changes in the rest of the system.

Currently the new system is integrated in the workbench main components registration. These are the components which implement the main workbench views (extension point route) and their respective main menu entries (extension point main.menu). In next versions more extension points might be introduced.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Available npm Scripts
• Development Workflow
• Project Structure
• Plugin Manifest
• Contributing
• Documentation
• License

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Features

• Plugin-based architecture for GraphDB Workbench
• Extend or replace existing components without modifying core code
• Easy integration and validation of plugins

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Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone <repository-url>
cd graphdb-workbench-plugins
npm install

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Usage

Building Plugins

To build the plugins for production:

npm run build

The output will be in the dist/ directory.

Development Mode

For development with automatic rebuild on changes:

npm run dev

Linting

To check code style and find problems:

npm run lint

To automatically fix linting issues:

npm run lint:fix

Documentation

To generate documentation using JSDoc:

npm run document

The documentation will be generated in the docs/ directory.

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Available npm Scripts

Script	Description
dev	Watch plugin files and rebuild on changes
build	Validate manifest and build plugins using webpack
validate-manifest	Validate the plugins manifest file
lint	Run ESLint on the codebase
lint:fix	Run ESLint and automatically fix problems
document	Generate documentation using JSDoc
install:ci	Install dependencies in CI mode (clean install)
prepare	Prepare git hooks using Husky

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Development Workflow

1. Clone and install dependencies as described above.
2. Develop plugins in the plugins/ directory.
3. Run in development mode with npm run dev for live rebuilding.
4. Validate and build with npm run build.
5. Lint and fix code with npm run lint and npm run lint:fix.
6. Generate documentation with npm run document.

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Project Structure

graphdb-workbench-plugins/
├── dist/                   # Compiled plugin output
├── docs/                   # Generated documentation
├── plugins/                # Source code for plugins
├── scripts/                # Utility scripts (e.g., manifest validation)
├── plugins-manifest.json   # Manifest describing available plugins
├── package.json            # Project configuration and scripts
├── webpack.config.js       # Webpack build configuration
├── jsdoc.config.json       # JSDoc configuration
└── README.md               # Project documentation

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Plugin Manifest

The plugins-manifest.json file describes all available plugins and their extension points. It is validated automatically during the build process.

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Contributing

Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository and create your branch.
2. Make your changes and ensure all lint checks pass.
3. Submit a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

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License

This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.