New DateTime and TimeSpan Tag Helpers, DiscoverableSterotypes to GraphQLContentOptions - This week in Orchard (23/02/2024)
New DateTime and TimeSpan Tag Helpers and adding DiscoverableSterotypes to GraphQLContentOptions are the topics for this week. Let's check them out in detail!
Orchard Core updates
New DateTime and TimeSpan Tag Helpers
Now, you can use the new DateTime and TimeSpan Tag Helpers. The DateTime Tag Helper has a Utc and a Format attribute. The Utc attribute is a DateTime? and the Format is the format of the datetime. And when it's rendered, it's creating a DateTime shape. You can utilize this Tag Helper like: <datetime utc="@contentItem.ModifiedUtc" format="g" />
The TimeSpan Tag Helper has a Utc attribute, which is a DateTime? and an Origin attribute which is also a nullable DateTime. The Tag Helper will calculate the difference between these two dates using the TimeSpan shape and will give you something like "2 days ago" or "3 minutes ago". You can utilize this Tag Helper like: <timespan utc="@Clock.UtcNow" origin="@contentItem.ModifiedUtc" />
DiscoverableSterotypes to GraphQLContentOptions
This is a new option that you can use to set the stereotypes that will be available in the GraphQL queries. When identifying content types for GraphQL exposure, we identify those without a stereotype to provide you with control over the behavior of stereotyped content types. A new option, DiscoverableSterotypes, has been introduced in GraphQLContentOptions. This allows you to specify stereotypes that should be discoverable by default.
For instance, if you have several content types stereotyped as ExampleStereotype, you can make them discoverable by incorporating the following code into the startup class:
services.Configure<GraphQLContentOptions>(options =>{options.DiscoverableSterotypes.Add("ExampleStereotype");});
You can read more about configuring contents in the official documentation of Orchard Core.
News from the community
Orchard Harvest 2024 survey
For those too young to remember, we had Orchard conferences, called Orchard Harvest. The conference website was available under orchardharvest.org, but unfortunately, it's not anymore. The last in-person one was in 2017 in New York. So, having another get-together is very much overdue. If you would like to see or get a feeling of how this looked like before, we have a couple of mood videos on the Orchard YouTube channel, like this one from the first conference.
The point is that we should think about organizing the next in-person one, and we at Lombiq can take part in that or provide an organizing role with anybody who wants to take part.
After last year, the Orchard Harvest Conference will be held again in 2024. Last year, it was held online due to economic reasons. But first, we would like to assess the potential interest and what would be needed. You can fill in the questionnaire here, which should take about 5 minutes.
Share your thoughts with us in the survey. We are curious about who we will meet in 2024! :)
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