Walkthrough: Implementing a custom provider for text files
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This walkthrough describes how to build, deploy, and integrate a custom provider.
First, it shows you how to define the requirements for the provider. It then shows you how to create the components in the following table. When you have created the components, continue to the second walkthrough, which shows you how to use the components in a pipeline batch.
| Component | Topics |
|---|---|
| a Visual Studio project for your custom code | Create a Visual Studio project |
| a Sitecore element that can call the custom code | Create a provider in Sitecore |
| an endpoint that tells Sitecore how to connect to the source file | Create a template for an endpoint Implement an endpoint settings plugin Implement an endpoint converter Set standard values on an endpoint converter |
| a pipeline step that can read from the source file | Implement a pipeline step Create a template for pipeline steps Implement a pipeline step converter Implement a pipeline step processor Set default values on a pipeline step template |
| components that can parse the input from the source file | Create a template for value accessors Implement a value accessor converter Set default values on a value accessor template Create a template for value accessor sets Set default values on a value accessor set template |
Note
Finished code and installation packages are available in GitHub.
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