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Sitecore automatic datasource builder. To use it, Drop the config file into App_Config/Includes folder. Use ./Components as your sublayout/rendering Datasource.
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using Sitecore.Data; | |
using Sitecore.Data.Items; | |
using Sitecore.Data.Managers; | |
using Sitecore.Pipelines.GetRenderingDatasource; | |
using Sitecore.SecurityModel; | |
using Sitecore.Sites; | |
using Sitecore.Text; | |
using System; | |
using System.Collections.Generic; | |
using System.Linq; | |
using System.Web; | |
namespace Site.Web.Pipelines | |
{ | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This pipeline is envoked everytime there is a component being added on a page. This pipeline ensure's the components are created right under the article/page within the Components folder. There is also a Web.config entry for this. | |
/// Refer https://jermdavis.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/improving-your-sitecore-ia-with-relative-datasource-locations/ for more info. | |
/// </summary> | |
public class RelativeDatasource | |
{ | |
private static ID DataSourceLocationField = new ID("{B5B27AF1-25EF-405C-87CE-369B3A004016}"); | |
private static ID FolderTemplateID = new ID("{A87A00B1-E6DB-45AB-8B54-636FEC3B5523}"); | |
private static TemplateID FolderTemplate = new TemplateID(FolderTemplateID); | |
private static string RelativePath = "./"; | |
private static string FolderName = "Components"; | |
public void Process(GetRenderingDatasourceArgs args) | |
{ | |
if (args == null) | |
{ | |
throw new ArgumentNullException("args"); | |
} | |
string dataSourceLocation = args.RenderingItem.Fields[DataSourceLocationField].Value; | |
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataSourceLocation)) | |
{ | |
return; | |
} | |
if (!dataSourceLocation.Contains(RelativePath)) | |
{ | |
return; | |
} | |
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args.ContextItemPath)) | |
{ | |
return; | |
} | |
string subFolderPath = args.ContextItemPath + "/" + FolderName; | |
if (args.ContentDatabase.GetItem(subFolderPath) != null) | |
{ | |
return; | |
} | |
Item currentItem = args.ContentDatabase.GetItem(args.ContextItemPath); | |
if (currentItem == null) | |
{ | |
return; | |
} | |
using (new SecurityDisabler()) | |
{ | |
currentItem.Add(FolderName, FolderTemplate); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/"> | |
<sitecore> | |
<pipelines> | |
<getRenderingDatasource> | |
<processor patch:before="processor[@type='Sitecore.Pipelines.GetRenderingDatasource.GetDatasourceLocation, Sitecore.Kernel']" type="Site.Web.Pipelines.RelativeDatasource, Site.Web"/> | |
</getRenderingDatasource> | |
</pipelines> | |
</sitecore> | |
</configuration> |
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