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MojiPage Widget Concepts

This article introduces the general concept of how MojiPage widgets work.

Contents 1 MojiPage Widget Concepts 1.1 Terminologies 1.1.1 Widget 1.1.2 Widget Instance 1.1.3 View Modes

Terminologies

Widget

A widget is simply an XHTML file retrieved from a URL, that uses the MojiPage Widget API (MWA).

Widget Instance

When a widget is added to a user's page, it is instantiated. A widget instance is owned by a user, is contained within a page, and has its own set of preferences. Aside from sharing the same widget code, it is separate from other widget instances.

View Modes

A widget instance can be embedded onto MojiPage in various views. We call that view modes. The possible view modes are:

• default view - when viewed on the page along with other widgets
• do view - this is a single widget view where the instance is rendered on a page on its own. This is generally provided to widgets that wish to define different sub actions (e.g. signup form that spans multiple pages.)
• config view - when a widget instance is being configured. This is the view where MojiPage provides the user-interface for changing preference values.