Integration architecture
Current version: 3.4
Sitecore Content Hub provides flexible integration methods with external systems and for cloud development pipelines in general. This section explains the different building blocks of Sitecore Content Hub.
Global architecture
Sitecore Content Hub offers different layers for integration:
Note
The different integration components can work independently or in combination with other integration components based on the required use cases.
Connectors
The various connectors allow the integration of Sitecore Content Hub with different major product collections.
| Connector | Description |
|---|---|
| Sitecore Connect for Content Hub | Sitecore Connect for Content Hub allows users to browse, search and insert digital assets from Sitecore Content Hub directly within Sitecore Content and Experience editing tools. |
| Sitecore Connect for Creative Cloud | Sitecore Connect for Creative Cloud is a powerful extension that connects Sitecore Content Hub with Adobe Creative Cloud tools and enables direct linking to stored assets. |
| Sitecore Connect for Salesforce | Sitecore Connect for Salesforce allows users to to include assets from Sitecore Content Hub in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email App. |
Tools for integration
The following tools allow users to integrate Sitecore Content Hub with external systems.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Triggers | Triggers are a push mechanism in Sitecore Content Hub that executes certain actions if certain conditions are met after specific events occur. Triggers are defined by a set of triggering events (Objectives), a set of conditions, and a set of actions. Triggers can be used as a push mechanism towards external systems by making API calls (e.g. invoke an Azure Function) or by publishing messages to an Azure Service Bus queue or an Azure Event Hub. |
| Actions | Actions are extensible objects that can be included in other page components (e.g. selection component) and that can execute a specific task like running a predefined script, making an external API call and publishing messages to an Azure Service Bus queue or an Azure Event Hub. |
| Scripts | Sitecore Content Hub allows users to integrate custom scripts in their business logic. Scripts can be manually triggered by end-users or automatically triggered by the application (e.g. using Triggers) depending on the script type and the use case. Sitecore Content Hub offers different script types, with each type having different context properties. |
| CLI | A command-line interface (CLI) processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text. The program which handles the interface is called a command-line interpreter or command-line processor. The CLI is used for communicating with Sitecore Content Hub™ instances through the REST API using the C# Web SDK. |
| Import/Export | Sitecore Content Hub offers an import/export package feature that allows users to migrate their structural changes between different instances of Sitecore Content Hub. |
| External components | External page components are extensible components that can be integrated into portal pages. They allow the integration of external libraries within Sitecore Content Hub pages. External components contain a code section that gets executed when the component is initialized, as well as a template section that contains an HTML markup that gets injected in the DOM when the component is initialized. |
| C# Web SDK | The C# Web SDK is an external tool that makes it easier for C# developers to implement their own logic in manipulating the object resources. |
| JavaScript SDK | The JavaScript SDK is an external tool that makes it easier for JavaScript developers to implement their own logic in manipulating the object resources. |
| REST API | The REST API of Sitecore Content Hub is a Hypermedia API built on top of HTTP where all objects are modeled as resources. Each resource represents the state of the object at the time of the request. Standard HTTP requests and responses are used to query and manipulate the state of the objects. |
Triggers, Actions, and Scripts
Triggers, Actions and Scripts are frequently used together in the following logic:
- Scripts are configured to execute business logic (e.g. API calls, data validation, data modification)
- Actions of type Action script are configured to run the Scripts when called.
- Triggers are configured to call the Script Actions when an event occurs, and the conditions are met.
Modules
For more information about the different modules available in Sitecore Content Hub, see Modules and licenses.