Smithsonian Folkways Recordings now upgraded to Orchard Core - This week in Orchard (06/10/2022)
Provide IConfiguration extensions to configure certain modules, replace StatusCode() when possible, demo about migrating Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Orchard Core, and many more are waiting for you in our current post!
Orchard Core updates
GraphQL 4
Now Orchard Core uses GraphQL 4 instead of 2.4.0. The next step would be to update to GraphQL to 7.1.1, which is the latest release currently.
Provide IConfiguration extensions to configure certain modules
Several modules expose their configuration via IOptions<T> but only include site settings IConfigureOptions<T> for it: Email, Facebook, GitHub, Google, and Reverse Proxy Configuration. These could also provide extension methods like OrchardCore.Shells.Azure does with AddAzureShellsConfiguration() so the configuration can be easily provided by e.g., the appsettings.json file.
And now we have these extension methods. If you check out the ConfigureEmailSettings extension method, you can see a sample for that which reads the settings from the appsettings.json file. This means the OrchardCore.Email module allows the user to use configuration values to override the settings configured from the admin area by calling the ConfigureEmailSettings extension method on OrchardCoreBuilder when initializing the app.
Replace StatusCode() when possible
We have some helper methods that can be used instead of returning StatusCode(). And there is also a new extension method called InternalServerError that produces an InternalServerError response.
Demos
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Orchard Core migration
For those who are unfamiliar with the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings site, the primary purpose is to showcase music and its cultural impact, as well as to provide related educational content. The news from the world of music is also available in the form of articles, and users can digitally purchase albums and other content as well. Additionally, users can also request licenses to use music for their purposes.
The site was recently migrated from Orchard 1.x to Orchard Core and its process includes recreating and reimplementing everything present in the previous application as well as adding some important new features like UI tests.
The home page serves navigation purposes for the most part. It shows the latest available content on the site, including new releases, artists, vinyl reissues, news, etc. You can also browse the site by filtering by genre, location, artists, or record labels.
Users can use the License request form to request licensed music for their personal uses. You can navigate between the editor groups using the top navigation bar or you can also use the Back and Continue buttons. The data that the user enters is always saved when you click the Continue button, which is by design. There is a song search feature too that can be used to find the song which they would like to license.
The registered users of the site can use the LDAP server and NetSuite login options as well for authentication so they don't necessarily need an Orchard Core user account to log in. One of the largest parts of the migration process is data migration which was handled by Jean-Thierry Kéchichian. If you are interested in how he did that or some other technical details, check out this recording on YouTube for more!
News from the community
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings now upgraded to Orchard Core
As you can read, the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings now upgraded to Orchard Core, migrated from Orchard 1.x, and we worked a lot on it too! Here you can check out the case study about the migration process.
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