Locations module: Implement a configuration class

After you Locations module: Implement fluent mappings, you need to implement the configuration class, that is, the configuration file is used by the manager class. The configuration class must provide information about the available data providers and the definitions of the frontend and the backend views.

To create a configuration class:

1. In Visual Studio, in Solution Explorer, navigate to LocationsModule project and open the context menu of the Configuration folder.
   Click Add » Class.
2. Name the class file LocationsConfig.cs and click Add.
3. Open the file LocationsConfig.cs.
4. Add the following using statements:
   • using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.GenericContent.Configuration;
   • using Telerik.Sitefinity.Configuration;
   • using LocationsModule.Data.OpenAccess;
   • using System.Collections.Specialized;
   • using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ContentUI.Config;
   • using System.Configuration;
5. Make the LocationsConfig class inherit the ContentModuleConfigBase class:
   public class LocationsModuleConfig : ContentModuleConfigBase

   {

   }
6. Implement the following abstract members of the ContentModuleConfigBase class:
   • InitializeDefaultProviders - initializes the providers available for the module.
   • InitializeDefaultViews - initializes the frontend and backend views.

   Use the following code for these members:

   protected override void InitializeDefaultProviders(ConfigElementDictionary<string, DataProviderSettings> providers)

   {

       // add default provider

       providers.Add(new DataProviderSettings(providers)

       {

           Name = "OpenAccessLocationsDataProvider",

           Description = "A provider that stores locations data in database using OpenAccess ORM.",

           ProviderType = typeof(OpenAccessLocationsDataProvider),

           Parameters = new NameValueCollection() { { "applicationName", "/Locations" } }

       });

   }

    

   protected override void InitializeDefaultViews(ConfigElementDictionary<string, ContentViewControlElement> contentViewControls)

   {

       // add backend views to configuration

       contentViewControls.Add(LocationsDefinitions.DefineLocationsBackendContentView(contentViewControls));

    

       // add frontend views to configuration

       contentViewControls.Add(LocationsDefinitions.DefineLocationsFrontendContentView(contentViewControls));

   }

   NOTE: The frontend and backend views are defined via definitions. You implement them later in this tutorial. For more information, see Locations module: Create the definitions class.

7. Override the DefaultProvider property in the following way:
   [ConfigurationProperty("defaultProvider", DefaultValue = "OpenAccessLocationsDataProvider")]

   public override string DefaultProvider

   {

       get { return (string)this["defaultProvider"]; }

       set { this["defaultProvider"] = value; }

   }