Extension point - *.extensionpoint

Declares a named hook that other artefacts can contribute to. Synchronizer: ExtensionPointsSynchronizer. Discoverable at runtime via @aerokit/sdk/extensions.

File format

{
    "name":        "ide-menu",
    "description": "Top-bar IDE menu contributions"
}

Fields

Field	Notes
name	The string used by contributors when they declare extensionPoint: "<name>" on a *.extension. Must be globally unique within the deployment.
description	Human-readable purpose statement.

Discovering contributions

At runtime, code asks the platform for every contribution registered against the point. String-keyed for *.extension artefacts:

import { Extensions } from "@aerokit/sdk/extensions";

const modules = Extensions.getExtensions("ide-menu");
for (const m of modules) {
    // m is the registry path of a contributing module
}

import org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.extensions.Extensions;

String[] modules = Extensions.getExtensions("ide-menu");

Typed Java alternative

For Java there is no extension annotation. The extension point is a plain Java interface; a contribution is a @Component bean that implements it. Consumers retrieve typed instances directly - by collection injection (preferred) or Extensions.find(Class):

import org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.component.Component;
import org.eclipse.dirigible.sdk.extensions.Extensions;

// The contract: a plain interface, no annotation.
public interface MenuContribution {
    List<Map<String, Object>> getItems();
}

// The contribution: a @Component that implements the interface.
@Component("payments-menu")
public class PaymentsMenu implements MenuContribution { /* ... */ }

// Consumer - collection injection (preferred): inject a List<MenuContribution>
// into a @Controller / @Component constructor, or look them up programmatically:
List<MenuContribution> menus = Extensions.find(MenuContribution.class);

See /sdk/extensions/extensions and Extension providers.

Editor

Authored either through the Extensions editor or as raw JSON in Monaco.

See also

• Extension artefact
• Extension providers (develop)
• Extension points deep-dive