Widget Structure

A widget consists of the following primary components:

• An Escenic content type definition

• A set of one or more skins, each consisting of CSS file and associated graphics files

• A template, consisting of a set of JSP files. The template is internally organized as a controller and a set of one or more views.

This structure is reflected in a widget's folder tree:

webapp/
  META-INF/
    escenic/
      publication-resources/
        escenic/
          content-type
  skins/
    skin1/
      css/
        skin1.css
      gfx/
        widget-name/
          skin1-graphics-files
    skin2/
      css/
        skin2.css
      gfx/
        widget-name/
          skin2-graphics-files
  template/
    widgets/
      widget-name/
        controller/
          helpers/
            helper1.jsp
            helper2.jsp
          controller.jsp
          view1.jsp
          view2.jsp
        view/
          helpers/
            helper1.jsp
            helper2.jsp
          view1.jsp
          view2.jsp
      

These components are discussed in more detail in the following sections.